Hillary Is A Victim

I have another blog post in the works about the representation of women and the Bechdel Test. But that can wait. This is about the national election. Specifically, the presidential election. This is the the reason why I can never vote for Hillary. She is a victim. By her own agency, she has stayed in an unhealthy relationship with a known victimizer. We know all about Bill's transgressions. There was an unprecedented impeachment trial that we all had to live through in the '90's where his debauchery was on full display. Thanks to that media circus, we know Hillary is the victim in infidelity. And still she chose to stay. When I pointed this out to someone, they wrote it off as the Clintons' "dynastic aspirations." That's double speak for "I'm going to trade my soul to the Devil for untold riches and power." Or, "I'm going to tout feminist ideals and the dream of becoming a world leader, but not live by my soundbites." Sounds hypocritical to me. When I say this to people, and point out her flaws, I get one of two marriage responses: "Marriage is what you make it" and "We don't know what goes on in other people's marriages." BULLSHIT!!!! Lets break this down: 1. "Marriage is what you make it." I am so sick of this line. Marriage is not what you make it. It is what both parties contribute. If a party is cheating in a marriage, then the marriage is crap. There is nothing one can do to control the actions of someone else! How many times to we tell children to "control yourself" and "you are the only one you can control. Don't hit people." Same logic here, people. Only instead of getting "hit" by a spouse, you get cheated on, which is kind of worse than being hit. Hitting is an assault charge. Infidelity isn't prosecutable (except in North Carolina). Seriously, Hillary made a great marriage to a man that would humiliate her on a national stage. 2. "We don't know what goes on in other people's marriages." This is true. We don't. Usually. Unless someone shares. Like the media circus that surrounded the Clinton impeachment trial which everyone has seemed to forget about. We do know what went on. I felt humiliated on Hillary's behalf that everyone knew about the famous BJ in the oval office with some co ed that managed to snag an internship. It was gross. It was demeaning to everyone. It tainted the whole image of the presidency. We do know. And we aren't proud of what happened. If Hillary isn't strong enough to leave Bill in the dust, then what good are all of her works and accomplishments? Because she failed to accomplish it on her own. Would it have been easy? No. Divorce never is easy, even people who amicably decide to call it quits. But then she really would have been a role model. As it stands, she is an example of "what not to do."