I'd like to thank Herman Cane for bringing to the fore the latent misogyny of my colleagues. Her's a sample of the remarks I've heard in the past couple of weeks.
Note: These remarks are only said when the women in the office are not around.
Typical, as soon as a man gets success some bitch pops up to bring him down.
They're only saying this stuff because they want his money.
They probably spent all the money on shoes and now they want more.
You know what women are like.
The thing that's so interesting about these guys is they are so unaware of their attitude toward women. They sneer at women for "only being interested in shopping" but when one of the women in the office discuss politics they snicker and giggle about how women "should stick to what they know". As I said, none of these comments are made when women are around. The attitude toward the women is one of polite condescension. They condemn women for being superficial but when a woman steps out of that stereotype they are condemned for it.
You wouldn't believe how terrified they are of Oprah Winfrey. She makes them hide under their desks, shaking with fear and anger. OW is represents their biggest fears. An influential woman, a black woman. They blame her for Barack Obama's election. Who knew that she had such power?
