"A feminist would not be brought on such a show in order to have a valid debate. A feminist is brought on to be attacked and ridiculed; a straw woman to be kicked and knocked down. That is not debate. It is a set-up meant to debase feminism, and I won't play a part in that.
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"I told Kevin in comments that women do not have to get over their dislike of this kind of political squabbling - the "food fight," as I've heard it described. It's the food fight that needs to change. There are many more reasonable and effective means of discussing political issues that don't involve telling guests to "shut up" or turning off their mike while they are in mid-comment. That is grade school playground bantering, not valid political discourse. Change the medium, and the message will get through."
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