Romney doesn’t say “women” or “moms” one time. Not once. He says “people” and “you”.

Not a single commenter picked up on this.

The interpretation that he is talking about women/moms shows just how messed up and sexist our society is. If there is discussion of raising kids, it MUST be about women.

And this is why the discussion about insurance coverage for birth control pills is so important. By default, our society assumes that women are the #1 responsible party for raising kids. We read it in, even when it is not there. Women considering a career debate how they will fit in raising kids; men don’t think about that for a heart beat. So our society should make it simple for women to have access to birth control. And abortion. It IS about women and power, exactly because our society is so deeply, even unconsciously, sexist.

Think about it.

The feminist movement still has a loooong way to go to make things truly equal.