In today's installment of "propaganda as news" the New York Trims is lamenting the end of Kirsten Gillibrand's presidential campaign. According to the Times, the senator had a strong "feminist" message. Are they kidding?
The only thing "feminist" about the Gillibrand campaign was that the senator is a woman. That can't be enough for a feminist meassage. It is true that Gillibrand supported abortion until moments before birth and even, in certain cases, after birth. That's hardly feminist; more than anything it's just racist since African Americans get abortions in the USA at a rate more than five times that of white people. The abortion industry functions, more than anything, as a way that society can keep the numbers of African Americans down. Again, that's not feminist. It's more Social Darwinism and fascist than anything.
The only thing "feminist" about the Gillibrand campaign was that the senator is a woman. That can't be enough for a feminist meassage. It is true that Gillibrand supported abortion until moments before birth and even, in certain cases, after birth. That's hardly feminist; more than anything it's just racist since African Americans get abortions in the USA at a rate more than five times that of white people. The abortion industry functions, more than anything, as a way that society can keep the numbers of African Americans down. Again, that's not feminist. It's more Social Darwinism and fascist than anything.
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