This clip of Obama is about two years old. I found it interesting that he tells us that the degradation of women in our country is not something the government can fix, but it is something we must find a way to overcome, both in public spaces and in our homes. He tells us that “All of us have been complicit in diminishing ourselves and engaging in a kind of self-hatred.” I hadn’t thought of this situation in this way before, but it makes a lot of sense. Ultimately we are destroying ourselves through the way we treat others, especially in this generation. If more of us can stand up and speak out against our drawbacks, perhaps those responsible will feel less supported when they put down a woman because of her gender. The clip ends with Obama connecting these problems to educational funding. Would better schools and a challenging education for our generation and those to come eventually reduce misogyny in the United States? Where is Obama’s stance on the situation now, a year into his presidency?
