I agree that there are a lot sexist posts on this site (strangely, most of them coming from women). But when you go after honest posters for using words like "unhinged" or "rant", you make it that much less likely that people will listen to complaints about the truly objectionable comments.

The sad fact is that much of Hillary's problem comes from her inability to use emotion effectively. She comes across as scripted and phony, much in the same way that Kerry, Dukakis and Gore 1.0 did. Of course, when you point out that problem with a woman, you are immediately subject to charges of sexism.

The other side of the coin is that the same posters who see sexism lurking around every corner will talk about the "new perspective" a woman president would bring, or about how "it's time we elected a woman in this country." They seem to imply (or state directly) that Hillary's gender somehow comes with these magical benefits that we'll realize once she's elected. And yet, if someone were to suggest that her gender would have negative consequences for the country, these same posters would (rightfully) hammer them.

This primary season has given us all an immersion course in race and gender relations. People on both sides are bound to say stupid, insensitive things as we adjust our online discourse to deal with these two historic candidacies. The only way I see to deal with it is to give each other a break, accept that all humans are pre-programmed to be dumbasses, and try to work these issues out calmly.

At the end of the day, we're all working for the same things. Pointing fingers at each other does nothing to get us closer to those goals.