this is just heartbreaking. how can WOMEN sit there and say "you don't see women building skyscrapers"?
first of all, they very much do. second, what does that have to do with being president? third, how can you say your own gender can't run the country?
from this gutwrenching piece: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/09/us-voters-kamala-harris-donald-trump-republican
@dietotaku I think alot of these beliefs start in their families of origin. I remember Kamala talking a lot about her mom (not so much about her dad at all I think they’re estranged) and how supportive her mom was of her and her ambitions. Many girls (myself included) never get that kind of validation growing up. We’re just expected to take care of everything and everyone and not think of ourselves and what we want. These messages really limit the scope in our thinking of what is possible.
@Siren_six i knew it was still a problem that girls are raised to believe that their role is to be subservient to men, that they are weak and their place is in the home... i guess because i tend to hear it from people who got out of that dynamic, i didn't appreciate how many were actually internalizing it and how widespread it still is.
well if we still have a democracy in 4 years, at least i'm validating the shit out of my daughter's aspirations.