General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: My friend is still upset from the last election debate where HRC let Trump stalk her from [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)her game, getting inside her head, etc. No matter what choice she made, it would have been the wrong one for some people.
This is the quandary that women and minorities consistently find ourselves in when having to deal with micro-aggressions like this. We have to make split-second decisions about how to address them while still doing whatever were trying to do in that moment, Knowing that no matter what we do, it will deemed wrong by someone.
Hillary Clinton had to make an instant calculation on how to respond to him - while continuing to give an intelligent answer to a tough question. She knew that no matter what she did, shed be attacked for it. If she confronted him, she faced criticism for being distracted, hostile, and overreacting, among other things. If she didnt, she be attacked for letting him get away with it. She chose to do the latter, and stay focused, not get distracted by the bully lurking behind her, and answer the question she was given
She had to choose between two not perfect solutions. She made her choice, a perfectly reasonable one. And true to form, nearly 3 years later, people who werent in her shoes are questioning it.