Ha ha ha... you are killing me.
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The Front Page: The harm in referring to Jacinda Ardern as ‘Cindy’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-fr...FERBAYOAN5EGQ/
That nickname (Cindy) persisted throughout her tenure in charge and has often been coupled on social media with everything from mild criticism to blatant sexism.
Dr Suze Wilson argues that we shouldn’t just brush this aside as a harmless five-letter word, as some commentators have suggested.
“It’s sexist,” she explains.
“It’s a technique designed to humiliate, belittle and undermine her authority and credibility.”
Wilson stresses that the term “Cindy” doesn’t exist in a vacuum and is instead part of a broader spectrum of sexism that’s accepted across New Zealand.
Once again, apologists for the misogyny often argue that these are just words and that politicians know what they’re getting into.
And even here, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has been vocal about what she has to contend with on a daily basis.
“The strategic goal behind [misogynistic] behaviour is to drive women out of public life,” says Wilson.
“It is very much a backlash against the kind of progress that we have actually made.
You're missing the point again tim23. How could we be a terrible misogynist society when at one point Ardern had sky high approval ratings? Her BS was her undoing. And darned right I'm pleased she's gone! Nothing to do with her being female. She's just an incredibly deceitful politician.