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Originally Posted by Izzle
Honest question: suppose wittynickname had said Mike Pence has "misogynistic tendencies" rather than outright calling him a misogynist... would that make you more agreeable to her comments?
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Not particularly, at least as far as it applies to her criticisms of his pro-life stance. The comments he made in that Mulan article are pretty sexist, so it might even be an accurate statement more broadly - I could be convinced.
But her complaint about his pro-life stance is that he favours policies that have a negative effect on the reproductive rights of women, thereby causing women harm. That's different from anything remotely connected to misogyny, which is a form of bigotry. It requires actual chauvinism, a belief in the inferiority of women in some way.