Krystal Ball is my hero

[surrealestate]

Krystal Ball is running for Congress in VA. The opposition dug up some photos of her with then-husband at a party engaged in sexy, non-explicit play. I don't even know why it was an issue, except for, I guess, she's a woman. She released an official response and its awesomeness is beyond my ability to express. I wish I could vote for her.

Here is a summary of the whole situation, with links to the photos, and the complete text of her statement.

Read it, link it, and perhaps have some hope for the future if she wins.

Comments

it's called 'slut shaming'

[drwex]

and it's an awful practice. Like bullying and gay-bashing and 'boys will be boys' it's a plague that permeates American society and mostly gets greeted with giggles and winks. One of the most awesome things about her statement is that she calls bullshit on it and the way it's used to keep women politicians (and, frankly, lots of other women) from advancing.

Re: it's called 'slut shaming'

[ifotismeni]

+1