• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    6 days ago

    Men do it too, they also don’t get elected. See Bob Dole, or Mitt Romney.

    People saying what they think they need to say to get elected will always lose to people who genuinely believe what they are saying, even if what they believe is batshit crazy.

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      Men do what too, come across as “plastic and fake”?

      And that sinks their elections? Not coming across as genuine?

      We’re talking about Harris vs Trump, right?

      Can you say with a straight face that you have ever believed anything you have ever heard out of Trump’s mouth came across as genuine? Not just opportunistic? Not just tailored to his audience?

      The man who literally slathers himself in excessive amounts of bronzer doesn’t come across as plastic?

      The arguments about successful female politicians coming across as insincere are tiring. Respectfully, I think you might have missed the point of me linking to that specific video. It is all about the unfair expectations projected onto women, to be one way, but to not too much that way, but also be the opposite way too. It is all about being forced to conform to societal expectations while also being expected to come across with sincerity. It is literally impossible.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        We’re talking about Harris vs Trump, right?

        We’re talking about Democratic voters. What Trump voters believe does not matter in Harris’ turnout.

        And there are plenty of women more genuine than Harris in American politics. AOC, Warren, Tlaib just off the top of my head. Harris did not lose because Democratic voters are sexist, she lost because they also want change, and Harris refused to even promise it to them.