Comments on: The Double Standard in America Rears its Ugly Head by Maria Grant https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/ Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Marcie Fritz https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759777 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:11:10 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759777 Thank you for your important statements. We need to be informed about what is going on.

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By: Maria Grant https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759767 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:47:43 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759767 In reply to JUDITH OBERHOLTZER.

Judith, thanks for your comment. Much appreciated.

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By: Maria Grant https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759766 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:47:03 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759766 In reply to Kathy.

Kathy, thanks for your message and for this insightful information.

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By: JUDITH OBERHOLTZER https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759750 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:21:49 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759750 Maria, I am saying “AMEN” to your article “The Double Standard”. Thank you!

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By: Deirdre LaMotte https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759680 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:45:01 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759680 I will say it again. Women who voted for Trump are self loathing. Men who voted for Trump are devoid of decency.

I would think these fascist would at least have standards.

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By: Maria Grant https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759673 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:36:19 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759673 In reply to Stephanie Harris.

Ouch. Thanks for writing but I respectfully disagree. The way Trump and his cronies talk about women is problematic to say the least.

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By: Maria Grant https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759667 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:25:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759667 In reply to Ron Jordan.

Ron, thanks for your comments. You make some great points. In many ways, women in this country let us down.

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By: James Dissette https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759663 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:54:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759663 In reply to Ron Jordan.

Ed. Note: I would add that”Using data from the University of Florida Election Lab, a new analysis by the Environmental Voter Project shows that 85.9 million eligible voters skipped the 2024 general election, far surpassing the 76.8 million ballots cast for Donald Trump or the 74.3 million for Kamala Harris.

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By: Kathy https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759657 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:23:13 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759657 Not surprised women are erased/subordinated, biblical patriarchy “gender role theologies” have been strategically marketed in Christian media and publishing, conferences, in sermons, Bible studies through decades by powerful evangelical networks, always with an aim on politics. And here we are. Their theologies are refuted by leading theologians, scholars, historians & millions of Christians

As author Katherine Stewart says, “Outsiders don’t appreciate just how extreme the patriarchy is on the right. I have attended conferences where speakers and participants actively promote a return to male-only voting…; the elimination of…effective forms of birth control…” Kristin DuMez, author of Jesus and John, wrote of the rise of the militant, manly Christianity who believe men are God ordained protectors of women, families and nation. Here we are.

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By: Stephanie Harris https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759649 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:09:34 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759649 “I can’t help notice how different the optics are between men and women”. This line alone made me want to read what I thought would be a thought provoking article.

Unfortunately, I found it is nothing more than a yawn-inducing tirade about Trump. Congratulations on joining all of the unimaginative late night talk show hosts that when nothing of interest is available, they fall back to poking fun at the POTUS. Boring and SO played out. You had an opportunity to really offer an interesting commentary but instead your words read like something in The National Enquirer. This article was disappointing and I would suggest it is nothing but clickbait. I’ve never had this experience with Chestertown Spy articles and I am sorry to find it now.

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By: Ron Jordan https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759646 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:34:15 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/18/the-double-standard-in-america-rears-its-ugly-head-by-maria-grant/#comment-759646 Maria, I agree with you on a number of points. Though, the majority of “white women” voted against their best interests. Voting to keep prices down, that was a lie. Take responsibility for what you all did, not what your men did. Women comprised the largest block of voters in the nation and what happen, instead voting with their sisters of color, all 92 percent of them, you decided it was better to stand off, let this fool become President. All the things you site are correct, the glaring point you leave out is that women didn’t stand up with those sisters you have said in the past were your compatriots. Want to blame anyone, take this as it was you all that let this nation down and now we all will suffer because the biggest block of voters were selfish!

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