Feminism is not about Hillary Clinton

And don't you dare try to tell me otherwise

You do not have to be a supporter of Hillary Clinton to enjoy the advancement of all women.

However much we may be at loggerheads right now, surely Democrats can agree on this much: Hillary Clinton was trounced on Tuesday. Indeed, she was so thoroughly trounced that she tweeted her concession at 8:05 pm — all of which frankly suggests that as ugly as the politics have been thus far, they're going to get a lot uglier from here on out.

Which in turn suggests that I'll probably be called a bad feminist again for failing to sign my first-born over to the Clinton campaign.

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Emily L. Hauser

Emily L. Hauser is a long-time commentary writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The Daily Beast, Haaretz, The Forward, Chicago Tribune, and The Dallas Morning News, where she has looked at a wide range of topics, from helmet laws to forgetfulness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.