Women in Power

If Hillary Clinton wasn't a fence straddler and countless other things, I believe she would still be heavily attacked by the men because of her gender. Women in positions of power are scrutinized more than men in the same position. What's seen as a strength for a man, is not necessarily so for a woman. Big business people, like politicians, sometimes have to be cut throat. A man may be called a leader and strong where as a woman may be called more or less a bitch.
I'm glad it isn't really a "man's world," but many times it feels this way. Argentina has just elected their first woman president and many other countries have had women elected as leaders (Ireland, Finland, the Philippines, Liberia, Chile, Switzerland, etc.). The United States is completely behind the times and backwards if a woman running for President is a big deal. It is a step, but not a huge one. 1 woman is running, at least 15 old men are running!! A young girl (or any minority, for that matter) shouldn't be raised with the "you could be the first woman/black/hispanic/asian president," there should already be a president that more wholly represents the people they lead. White men cannot rule this country forever, despite the push for that to happen by so many unfortunately ignorant people.

No tears shed

New Orleans' Sheriff Harry Lee died a month ago, but undoubtedly few tears were shed. He was extremely racist, but was somehow in his seventh term in a city many minority citizens. He was apparently unfair in his policing, by punishing black people who crossed a jurisdiction line. After reading a quote in the newspaper about pulling over black people driving through a predominantly white area, it makes me wonder if the song "Riding Dirty" wasn't written, at least in some part, about him.
There are racist, sexist and ageist people in every walk of life, but it's always saddening when they are in a position of power.