Why yes, in fact, she does, and it will continue to be held against her. In perfect illustration of one of the less nuanced ways in which misogyny will play out in the upcoming election, there is a campaign out there to "educate" United States voters on Hillary Clinton's role as a cunt (and I don't mean the empowered happy kind). Referring to her euphemistically as a "special flower," interviewer and Weekly Standard senior writer Matt Labash seeks to avoid the offensiveness of the word cunt, thus also foreclosing any potential discussion about the word's power or value. Founded by Roger Stone, long-time political operator, C.U.N.T's education campaign consists almost entirely of this t-shirt and C.U.N.T. website which contains a count of those who sign their agreement with the statement. For more check out the The Weekly Standard's interview with Stone, in which Labash neatly explains, Stone "is trying to tap into deep-seated sentiments about [women, I mean] Clinton." The real fear after all is not just Clinton but possibilities for shifts in gender equity (at least for white women) because as Stone notes, should Clinton win the nomination, "a thousand special flowers will bloom."
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