DaTechGuyBlog posted a really good commentary on the Republican debate and the interaction between Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly. I happen to know DaTechGuy, and I can tell you from personal experience that he is a total gentleman who treats women very well and would never describe them in the way attributed to Donald Trump. However, he brings out a very interesting point in his article.
The article begins with a quote from “Inherit the Wind“::
Henry Drummond: “Madam, you may vote, but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat.”
The point is simple–if you want to be equal, you need to expect to be treated equally.
In terms of the questioning of Donald Trump, DaTechGuy reminds us:
Anyone who knows me knows that I tend to be polite. I was brought up by people born in the 1920’s. I hold a door for a woman and I tip my fedora to them. I don’t believe in talking about women in the crass way that our culture does today. It’s not what I do, it’s not what I’ve taught my sons an I don’t approve of it.
That being said, I was extremely offended by the questions concerning tweets to Rosie O’Donnell by Megyn Kelly,
The question itself was one of several that had no place on that stage (Showing that the real difference between Fox & the rest of the MSM is not that they are easier on the GOP but are just as hard on Democrats).
The article points out:
As soon as the debate was over every single network was hitting Donald Trump for these remarks and it didn’t stop when the morning came. It was all about how Donald Trump was acting like a misogynist, who women were going to be offended etc etc etc.
That has been the these on every network since last night and the light of day hasn’t made a single change in the argument.
The problem with this argument is three-fold:
1. Trump’s statement concerning Rosie O’Donnell was not decorous, but it was highly accurate.
2. The Primary qualification for almost every women on these panels is physical attractiveness
3. When Megyn Kelly went after Trump this way he reacted the same way he does when anyone attacks him, he punches back.
This is the danger of equality.