Here we are, 38 years later, and our girl children are being taught, through a mercenary and exploitative media,that a size 8 is marginally big and a size 10 is HUGE. They’re being taught that to be anything other than a perfect body with an interchangeable Barbie head is social suicide.

The other day I heard a co-worker issue the following declaration: “If I EVER get into double-digit sizing, I”ll starve myself – it’s just embarrassing, double digits are so HUGE.” She’s 28, beautiful, and is far too thin. A size 10 would be a GOOD size for her – healthy – but not in our culture. When will women stop allowing themselves to be objectified??? Men aren’t going to stop doing it – it’s up to us to end it.

I’m off on a rant, so I should probably stop and get back to work – so I will – with one more question: When are women going to wise up? Some of y’all have, but we’ve still got a ways go go.

Just my two cents.

This is one of the most complete & concise articles of everything my friends & relatives who support HRC that we have read. I don’t care why people vote but I do care that people examine the truth of everything else that I read in this article. I am very grateful to the person who forwarded this to me and will forward it to others as well. Thank you Robin Morgan.

She is in no way saying she will vote for Clinton because Clinton is a woman. Did you even read the previous paragraph? She is voting for Clinton because: “I support Hillary Rodham because she’s the best qualified of all candidates running in both parties. I support her because her progressive politics are as strong as her proven ability to withstand what will be a massive right-wing assault in the general election. I support her because she knows how to get us out of Iraq. I support her because she’s refreshingly thoughtful, and I’m bloodied from eight years of a jolly “uniter” with ejaculatory politics. I needn’t agree with her on every point. I agree with the 97 percent of her positions that are identical with Obama’s—and the few where hers are both more practical and to the left of his (like health care). I support her because she’s already smashed the first-lady stereotype and made history as a fine senator, because I believe she will continue to make history not only as the first US woman president, but as a great US president.”

Robin Morgan is a brillant and accomplished writer who has been striving for decades to reach mass audiences with the truth about society and feminism. I personally haven’t decided yet which way I’m going to vote, but I do know sex and race of the candidate I choose will not matter, although of course my personal sex and race will inevitably affect my decision. And Anne, you are the only one here that is ignorant, my dear.