Saw this via Melissa McEwan and had to share.
From the Twitter account of Phillip Rucker, promoter of rape culture:
A Dem source just summed it up neatly: “Elizabeth Warren’s mouth says no, but her eyes say yes, yes, yes.”
Let me be clear.
I'm a staunch supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and she will have my vote and extensive support if she decides to run.
I'm also a staunch supporter of Elizabeth Warren, and while she would not get my primary vote if Clinton runs, she would likely get it if Clinton does not run.
I would be thrilled to see a contested primary between these two remarkable women, and can think of nothing better for the democratic process to see the national conversation be dominated by these strong, intelligent women who share a deep mutual respect and understanding of the challenges that were unique to women of their generation, and the challenges that are facing all women (and men) today.
But the language of coercion must stop. Just as there are some ways of presenting things when speaking about a black president that are inappropriate, even if they would be fine when talking about a white one, there are some ways of framing things that have a very different connotation when it comes to women.
When Elizabeth Warren said, "No Means No", I took her at her word. I have this habit of doing that when women are saying what they do and do not want to do.
Could she change her mind? Of course. But between the Cease and Desist letter to Ready for Warren and the repeated public denials, I'm getting awfully weary of people saying that they know what Warren really wants. She's just being coy.
That's what rapists say. It should not be what Democratic operatives say. It should not be what any progressive says.
Against the backdrop of the biggest push back against women's agency that our nation has seen in generations, we are witnessing something historic. A major political party, for the first time, isn't just debating whether they want a woman to lead the country. They are debating over which woman should do so.
For either of these ladies to be cheapened by this rhetoric is a disgrace, and this operative should be revealed and hand in their resignation for speaking of Warren this way.
We've learned over the last six years that even the presidency cannot shield President Obama from the injustices and biases that all blacks in America face.
Let's stand up now. Let's protect Warren, Clinton, and any other woman who would dare to be leader from the injustices and biases that all women in America face.
It is not okay for Elizabeth Warren's own agency to be trivialized.
She deserves far better than that.
So does every woman.