Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Hurlock rejection was blatant sexism


Kudos to The Idaho Statesman for calling a spade a spade. The paper’s editorial (Feb. 16) says the votes to reject Joan Hurlock as a Fish and Game commissioner were a result of narrow-mindedness and sexism. The sole reason 19 Idaho legislators voted Joan Hurlock is blatant sexism, and extreme narrow-mindedness being the cause of sexism. Hurlock’s appointment would have been a loose brick on the edifice that white men built long ago to control government, women and society.

The Fish and Game Commission website merely states that “[t]o be appointed, commissioners must be a bona fide resident of the region from which they are appointed, and be well informed and interested in wildlife conservation and restoration. During their terms, commissioners may not hold any other elective or appointive office.” Clearly, any person with a brain can see that being a non-hunter is a fictitious reason for not confirming Hurlock for the Idaho Fish and Game Commission.

These 19 backward-thinking sexists need to be voted out of office! Women, don't just vote for open-minded candidates, run for office yourselves. It's time to turn the old boys club out to pasture. I commend Gov. Otter for choosing Hurlock and the 16 legislators who voted for her.

Fran Collette

Boise




About Comments

Comments with content that seeks to incite or inflame may be removed.

Comments that are in ALL CAPS may be removed.

Comments that are off-topic or that include profanity or personal attacks, libelous or other inappropriate material may be removed from the site. Entries that are unsigned or contain signatures by someone other than the actual author may be removed. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or any other policies governing this site. Use of this system denotes full acceptance of these conditions. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

The comments below are from the readers of mtexpress.com and in no way represent the views of Express Publishing, Inc.

You may flag individual comments. You may also report an inappropriate or offensive comment by clicking here.

Flagging Comments: Flagging a comment tells a site administrator that a comment is inappropriate. You can find the flag option by pointing the mouse over the comment and clicking the 'Flag' link.

Flagging a comment is only counted once per person, and you won't need to do it multiple times.

Proper Flagging Guidelines: Every site has a different commenting policy - be sure to review the policy for this site before flagging comments. In general these types of comments should be flagged:

  • Spam
  • Ones violating this site's commenting policy
  • Clearly unrelated
  • Personal attacks on others
Comments should not be flagged for:
  • Disagreeing with the content
  • Being in a dispute with the commenter

Popular Comment Threads



 Local Weather 
Search archives:


Copyright © 2024 Express Publishing Inc.   Terms of Use   Privacy Policy
All Rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Express Publishing Inc. is prohibited. 

The Idaho Mountain Express is distributed free to residents and guests throughout the Sun Valley, Idaho resort area community. Subscribers to the Idaho Mountain Express will read these stories and others in this week's issue.