Kellie Chauvin And The Problem With Benevolent Sexism

Benevolent sexism and racism have a long, ugly history

We have seen wives standing by their (poorly behaved) man — from Hillary Clinton to Huma Abedin to Camille Cosby, Silda Wall Spitzer, the late Elizabeth Edwards and Maria Shriver, among others.

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Kellie Chauvin And The Problem With Benevolent Sexism

Benevolent sexism and racism have a long, ugly history

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