Voting for a candidate because she’s a woman is cute (when you’re 8 years old)

NPR listener Josh and his daughter, Penelope, recently had a conversation about gender and politics, which became more involving than they might realize. When she found out “a girl” is running for president, Penelope insisted her father vote for Hillary Clinton because she’d be the first female president.

“Okay, it’s really sweet,” NPR noted. In a way it is, because Penelope is 8-years old. She’s also learning an important lesson many voters don’t know as adults.

In asking “Is it Okay to Vote for Hillary Clinton Because She’s a Woman?,” NPR points to an interview with “liberal feminist” author Rebecca Traister. In response to that question, Traister didn’t just answer yes, but complained “you couldn’t say it.” She also noted, with original emphasis:

And I remember thinking, Since when is it progressively OK that a country that’s 51 percent female has only been governed by men? And that more than 80 percent of Congress is male? Why is it OK to not care about that?

Those who have argued the opposite point have also received criticism. Rapper Killer Mike repeated the sentiment from activist Jane Elliot that “a uterus doesn’t qualify” someone for the presidency. While Sanders and others stood by Killer Mike for his comments, he took flak from liberal feminists.