Not that I know what to think about the politics of Hillary Clinton (whether or not she and Bill are members of the cabal, etc.), I sure did enjoy her recent show with the old white guys. And BTW: back in the early ’90s, when Bill Clinton was president and he and Hillary came to Jackson, Wyoming for some kind of fundraiser, they were also feted at a small party attended by about 30 women invited to meet with Hilary. In the receiving line, I handed her a copy of the magazine I was publishing, Crone Chronicles: A Journal of Conscious Aging. Without missing a beat, she said, “Crone? That’s an honorific title, isn’t it?” I loved it, our exchange, and especially, her response.
Check this out. From upworthy.com
‘How To Talk To Scared, Condescending, Misinformed, Old White Dudes’ With Your Host, Hillary Clinton
At the Senate hearings looking into the Benghazi attack, Secretary of State Clinton was given the unique opportunity to be yelled at by some vitriolic old white dudes with a loose grasp on the facts, and a firm goal of making her look bad, regardless of what really happened. They did it in a very special way, a way we like to call “mansplaining.”
So our friend Zerlina Maxwell, over at Feministing, wrote up a delightful explainer on how to handle mansplainers, reprinted here with her permission.
Step 1: Raise your hands up like, “Whoa, you guys you can’t be serious.”
Step 2: Make sure to emphasize your points by counting with your hands so that simple Tea Party senator mansplainer understands. Mansplainers like visuals.
Step 3: No, seriously. Fuck this guy.
Step 4: Raise your hands up like, “What’s your point?” and clown the mansplainer for not having an actual relevant point.
Step 5: When Sen. John McCain calls you combative and proceeds to rant endlessly, nod with a sly smile.
Step 6: Take the time McCain spends ranting to reorganize the pages in your binder.
Step 7: Rearrange all of the random crap on your desk. You can never be too organized when getting grilled by angry white dudes.
Step 8: When the rant continues on and on look at the mansplainer with a *blank stare* and put your hand on your chin like, “Are you still talking?”
Step 9: Go home and do this:
