Shorter @CNN: Women don’t vote right because of their monthly bleedings. https://t.co/6Tm7Cewm #teamuterati #TFY #fem2 #shevotes #p2
— Imani Gandy ☄️?? (@AngryBlackLady) October 24, 2012
alright, I give up, @CNN is telecasting the 1950's … women vote according to their monthly cycle…
— #FascismHasComeToAmerica with #Trump and @GOP (@PinchandScrimp) October 24, 2012
Ugh. It’s really difficult for women to represent themselves as more than just a collection of lady parts when an article like this is published. CNN gave space to an article describing a “study” that suggests women’s voting preferences are dictated by their hormones. Yes, really:
The researchers found that during the fertile time of the month, when levels of the hormone estrogen are high, single women appeared more likely to vote for Obama and committed women appeared more likely to vote for Romney, by a margin of at least 20%, [researcher Kristina Durante] said. This seems to be the driver behind the researchers’ overall observation that single women were inclined toward Obama and committed women leaned toward Romney.
Here’s how Durante explains this: When women are ovulating, they “feel sexier,” and therefore lean more toward liberal attitudes on abortion and marriage equality. Married women have the same hormones firing, but tend to take the opposite viewpoint on these issues, she says.
“I think they’re overcompensating for the increase of the hormones motivating them to have sex with other men,” she said. It’s a way of convincing themselves that they’re not the type to give in to such sexual urges, she said.
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So, basically, liberal women want abortions when they’re “feeling sexy,” and conservative women need to work overtime to avoid becoming promiscuous? Huh?
Women on both sides of the political aisle were disgusted:
U should just take our vote back. We cant be trusted with it. RT @inthefade: CNN: "Do women vote with their periods?" http://t.co/KM3z8xfP
— RavensRedd (@RavensRedd) October 24, 2012
New study says women vote based on ovulation, not information. What BS. Obviously some data mining going on: http://t.co/Zi3Zilbc
— Chelsea Roff (@ChelseaRoff) October 24, 2012
CNN says women vote according to hormones. Who's a nonsingle, unmarried, queer wonky cycled religious woman supposed to vote for? I'm lost.
— Amadi says Test, Trace, Isolate, Then Reopen (@amaditalks) October 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/sam_sdp2012/status/261219211643326464
women vote with their lady parts. #stupid #cnnfail CNN: Menses Make Women Vote Like Maniacs http://t.co/0PA3OFxH
— Qladys ? (@gladyslala) October 24, 2012
OMG, I was totally going to vote for this cute bag! Come on CNN, are you serious? http://t.co/In5LtRo1 "Do Hormones Drive Women's Votes?"
— Adriana Vecchioli ? (@AdrianaVecc) October 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/jesslynngraves/status/261216294282620928
.@commiegirl1 i take issue with ANY study that attempts to glean women’s voting habits based on their fucking periods.
— Imani Gandy ☄️?? (@AngryBlackLady) October 24, 2012
Not sure what @CNN was thinking with news article on women voters, but my vote is consistently the same every day, every month. #insulting
— Erica Romero (@AmoComer) October 24, 2012
Women (sorry, baby-makers) don't bother with logic/rational thought when deciding how to vote. Thanks, science! http://t.co/f1LJKN3z (@cnn)
— Ani Vrabel (@avrabel) October 24, 2012
THIS is a #WarOnWomen RT @MelissaTweets: Really? REALLY? RT @inthefade: CNN: "Do women vote with their periods?" http://t.co/xQKyVUPa
— ???MAMADOXIE??? (@Mamadoxie) October 24, 2012
Offensive. We vote with our brains not estrogen. HT @emilyslist / @cnnhealth Do hormones drive women's votes? http://t.co/ZekwEETq
— Hilary Kirwan (@HilaryKirwan) October 24, 2012
@tminsberg @lheron Less "sexy-feeling" single women & repressed marrieds vote Romney? Related news: CNN officially no longer news outlet.
— Fred Gates Design (@fredgatesdesign) October 24, 2012
Confused…@CNN is worried abt women voting based on their hormone levels..don't these women have husbands that tell them how to vote? #ugh
— Kristen Chapman (@KCGibbons) October 24, 2012
Lots of women don't ovulate. In the absence of regularly rupturing follicles, how do they know how to vote?! http://t.co/U733qFcV
— Richelle C. Brown (@wodewoselle) October 24, 2012
How indeed? Looks like post-menopausal women might as well just stay home (in the kitchen, perhaps).
This is offensive on so many levels for women. And, does this imply that men who vote dem are "ladies?" http://t.co/GX7gR6yz
— Aura Johnson Kay (@Auradawn) October 24, 2012
Excuse me? The question is, do men vote with their dicks? #sexism RT @Slate: CNN asks: Do hormones drive women's votes? http://t.co/bGJ9awyb
— Rachel Richard (@richardrrachel) October 24, 2012
@cnnbrk All period having, cranky women, please vote to change the channel from CNN! That way our hormone issues won't help their ratings.
— Apple (@aplemkseriously) October 24, 2012
Women: think you decide how to vote? Apparently not. Your period and relationship status do according to this study.-L http://t.co/ZmjqFF9S
— The Abigails (@the_abigails) October 24, 2012
Last RT: Fuck off do women's hormones distort their vote. Bloody CNN.
— Hannah ??? (@Hannah_MCurtis) October 24, 2012
If only some of the liberal women decrying the article realized that President Obama views them in the same way the study does.
Men were offended as well:
https://twitter.com/Nonanon_anon/status/261220776294875136
https://twitter.com/HoboWriterDK/status/261232275776221184
CNN says women vote according to hormones. Because the poor lassies don't have minds,you know. Maybe we shouldn't bother letting them vote.
— Roofer On Fire (@roofer_on_fire) October 24, 2012
Ace of Spades thoroughly shredded this B.S. “study” on his blog. Be sure to read the whole thing.
Number of "Take this w/a grain of salt" caveats before the CNN "Women vote w/hormones" post suggests MAYBE it shouldn't have been posted.
— Daniel Fienberg (@d_fienberg) October 24, 2012
That’s a pretty good theory, right there.
Whatever happened to the idea that women voted based on their morals? CNN should be ashamed for giving any credence to such a sexist piece of pseudo-science.
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Update: CNN has quickly pulled the entire article from its site for not meeting “editorial standards.”
https://twitter.com/TamforRandR/status/261263079994712064
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