I'm all for admitting that there are differences between men and women, but not for our futile attempts at defining what those are. Our stereotyping has done far more harm than good – and such celebration of said differences often leads to excluding those who don't perfectly fit our box.

Celebrate being a man or a woman all you want, but just not at the expense of the other sex. One should not have to put done the opposite sex in order to celebrate one own's sex.

I read through some of your other posts and wondered if I might ask a few questions.

1. Do you think there are any legitimate distinctions between men and women? If so, is it "sexist" to celebrate those uniqueness?
2. Maybe more important, how do we celebrate being "men" or "women" without being labeled "sexist"?

If you have written other stuff on this, please send me a link or link to other articles that you think might help me understand your approach to this topic. Thanks.

All I hear lately is that Hillary is unlikable, and the country wouldn't vote for a woman in a national election. People I talk to don’t like Hillary, but they don’t know why. And I wonder if the misogynic press she’s received for the past 16-20 years might not play a part in it.

Not to mention the impossible line she must walk that no other candidate must walk. She has to be strong, but not too strong, she can’t be seen as masculine. Kind but not too feminine or she might be seen as week. She can be firm but not angry. Her voice may be loud, but be careful she might sound shrill. She wouldn’t be taken seriously if her oratory style was similar to Obaba’s. She would no doubt be seen as preachy or nagging. It’s not easy to be a woman in politics.

I tried to find the commercial you referenced on youtube, and I couldn't find that one. But I did find this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLHlvb8skQ

(shaking head)

Thank you for pointing this out. Pistol Pete may be right that it comes from the media. But I think what is disturbing the most is that people, even Christians, uncritically absorb it and spit it right back out.

I have heard Christians call Hillary "Satan" and "evil" just because she is a woman and aspiring to such a high position. I was shocked! She is a thinker, very logical, very articulate and has run an amazingly organized campaign. Any man that would be doing the same thing would be emulated. But because she is a woman, people think she is arrogant and trying to be equal to men. Huh???

I also know subtle ways we perpetuate sexism and probably don't even realize it. How many people have you heard mumble things like "it must be a women driver" when they see someone do something annoying on the road? Or at school I heard a coach comment, "go ahead, cry like a girl!" How many of our sons and grandsons are going to unknowingly absorb these attitudes we display? Maybe we think we are just being funny (which makes it worse!), nonetheless these are habits that subtly instill disrespect and sexism, not a healthy and caring love that sees both our brothers and sisters as equally valued in Christ.

I, too, am tired of it.