I am just as tired of people being called racist because they don't vote for Obama.

The sexism I have seen has not been so much in the voters but rather in the pundits and politicians who support Obama.  I give any voter a wide berth to decide who they vote for whatever the reason they have for doing so.  But people who are in a position to influence people's opinions should be held to a higher standard and should refrain from sexism and/or allegations of racism.

I don't think there is anything you can do. Sexism is in the eye of the beholder. If Hillary's supporters feel that they've been told to take a back seat because they are women, well, that's the way they feel. There's no way to dissipate that force. And clearly Hillary has fueled that feeling.

There is a study in contrasts. At no point has Barack Obama suggested in the least that his race should either be a cause for solidarity or that any negative attacks were do to his race.

You missed the whole point of Angry Mouse's diary.

She didn't call you a sexist for voting for Obama over Hillary.  Nor did she state that sexism was the reason why Hillary lost.

Try reading it again.

What is ironic is your denial of the MSM and netroots embrace of sexist and misogynist comments towards Hillary.  It isn't moral or right to have those comments towards someone just because you dislike or even hate them.   To excuse those statements because of that is just being in denial

The most hardcore Clinton supporters tear down Pelosi, Michelle, Brazile, McCaskill, Sebelius, Maria Shriver...they don't care about abusing female politicians, they are concerned solely with getting a woman into the White House. Everything else is secondary, including women's rights. I actually saw people on Hillaryis44 excoriating Michelle for a dress she was wearing.

I'm still being tut,tutted by some of my Hillary supporter friends for being a 61 year old female veteran of the culture wars, who's not supporting their 'entitled' Hill-gal.

Ok, I see this is a troll diary.

the diarist posted his/her inaccurate comment on Angry Mouse's diary and then decided to reprint that comment in his/her own diary.

And misrepresent what was stated in Angry Mouse's diary.

echo chamber here of Hillary haters who cannot see that this type of language is unacceptable, no matter who you are.

I don't understand what is sexist about being opposed to someone who voted for the War, voted for possibly doing the same in Iran, and thinks it is acceptable for a candidate for President to talk about hypothetically "obliterating" another country.

please give an example of you posting something positive about Barack and being called a sexist. Generally those called sexists base all or part of their support for Barack by 'citing' or agreeing with Hillary's so-called negatives. I'd be surprised that anyone on Hillary's side would call you a sexist unless you'd said something sexist and hadn't seemed to realize what you were spouting.  Some of us try to educate others on what's offensive and/or what of her 'negatives' were originally based on sexist notions of a woman's proper role, or something connected to some unattractive stereotype often used to demean woman.   For example those that say she shouldn't emasculate Barack, or any words to that effect, are saying something sexist but may not know it.  So, please give an example.  Your last statement, that her vagina has little to do with the tone of the media about her, is offensive.  Using female body parts in any way is usually unpleasant.   Perhaps you could take out that last line, or substitute sex or gender for the word vagina?  

I can give you good examples of sexism against Hillary:

Male commentators saying they cross their legs when they hear her voice

The "bros before ho's t-shirts

The comment from Obama about "tea with ambassadors" certainly sounded sexist

Comments that she is only a Senator because her husband was unfaithful

Remarks about her appearance - ie her hair styles, what she wears, etc

Those are just a few I came up with from memory in like 2 minutes.  I am sure if I dug deeper I could find plenty more.

I think there's clearly been some sexism in the media, as well as some racism. I am sure Hillary has lost votes from people who don't want to vote for a woman, just as Obama has lost votes from people who don't want to vote for a black person. Both have undoubtedly gained some votes because of it as well.

Clinton may have faced some sexism from the pundits, but I take exception to those who claim that she is losing because of it, or that she is being told to take a back seat to a "less qualified" man.

She is losing because she ran a lousy campaign. She started out with all the advantages and blew it. I read the New Republic article describing the problems inside the Clinton campaign, with the factional rivalries and failure to develop a clear chain of command, and it makes me wonder 'is this how her White House is going to be run?' Her campaign started with every advantage and they blew it. They spent too much money on consultants and not enough on field organizers. They blew too much money early on and did not have the resources to compete for hte long haul. They failed to plan beyond Super Tuesday, and they underestimated the competition.

For her or her supporters to claim that she is losing because of sexism trivializes women who have legitimate claims of being passed over for promotions or fired because of their gender.

The media may have written her obituary too quickly after Iowa, but they did the same thing to Dean four years ago. The difference was, as a white male running against other white males, Dean did not have a natural constituency in New Hampshire to rally to him and prop him back up the way women did for Clinton. It's hard to imagine any other candidate being treated as relevant after losing 11 contests in a row in February. And if we're going to complain that she was "passed over" for a "less qualified" man, shouldn't we examine the fact that she jumped ahead of three men with longer resumes than hers?

Please.  Lots of people have been calling all those white women racist.