Over the past few weeks there has been much discussion regarding the opposition to health care reform and President Obama’s race. If Hillary Clinton were president, do you feel her gender would have an effect on support or opposition of health care reform?
Please post your responses to your personal blog by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30.
I do not believe that if Hillary Clinton were president, that her gender would have an effect on the support or opposition of health care reform any more than it would for any other initiatives she would advocate for. I do not believe her gender would affect health care reform specifically. I believe that if her gender were to effect support or opposition, it would relate to her being in the position as president in general, and would thus affect all of her actions similarly (with the exception of possible gender-related issues, such as the debate on abortion).
I believe the opposition to health care reform in relation to President Obama's race simply stems from varying opinions in the way health care should be handled in the US. With emotions running high, the free associations and arguing are bound to, at some point, if only miniscully touch on the obvious fact that Obama is Black. In a media-driven society where issues such as race are watched like a hawk, any trigger is bound to set off a list of reverberating affects, that are amplified as the controversy grows. The ones who were prejudice against Obama because of his race are likely the minority when measured against those who simply oppose the policy.
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