“Why Everyone’s Wrong About Gloria Steinem’s Controversial Comment”

“The swift backlash did indeed garner an apology from Steinem. But the actual point remains lost: Not that young women only support Sanders because they want to impress boys, but that, especially among the young, “guy stuff” is cool and enviable, whereas “girl stuff” is lame, uncool, and, well, girly. In this primary, Sanders is the guy stuff. Clinton is the girl stuff…

this isn’t to say that plenty of young women don’t like Bernie Sanders for his policy positions, his revolutionary message, and his far-left politics. They do. Young women aren’t dumb, and they aren’t pledging allegiance to Sanders just to get the boys. But especially for young women, there are social benefits to supporting Sanders — the Guy Thing, the cool thing — that don’t come with supporting Clinton.”

I’m really noticing this reporting-on-twisted-words thing right now. Like, the pro-rape rallies were misreported (thank god) and the CDC statement on ladies never drinking alcohol was also over-intensified. Obviously this happens, but it’s usually like one or two click-bait sites that do this, or maybe everyone will get it wrong but it’s only a little bit wrong. This is extreme.