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In reply to the discussion: Robert Reich -- Hillary "cannot run on being the first woman to be president..." [View all]qazplm
(3,626 posts)they span the same gamuts as men.
They are neither superior nor inferior to men. Any idea that the "World would be better if women ran it" is silliness.
Now, the world would be better if more women were in office because that would mean more diversity and more respect for half the population, but individual women leaders can be as stupid, war-mongering, or what have you as any man.
Having said all of that, as an AA, I have no problem saying having Obama as President is a pretty big deal and it motivated a lot of AAs to come out to vote that might not have. I am not a woman, but I think it's foolish to think having Clinton as President will not motivate a lot of woman to come out and vote for her that might not otherwise have voted, and that's going to be a real advantage for her because there are a lot more women than AAs (and of course nearly all AAs who vote will vote for her as well)...and there is nothing wrong with that either!
She isn't going to run just on having a vagina, but having a vagina matters in this instance, and the fact that she's going to be a better choice than anyone the republicans put up there will matter as well.