You've come a long way, baby

[BainsBane]

Remember that ad? Even as a child I knew it was fraught with irony. Somehow that is what came to mind when looking at reactions to President Obama's latest proposal that women should appear on US currency. Reactions included the following suggests: Ginger from Gilligan's Island, Kim Kardashian, and






When something so simple is treated as a joke and an opportunity for derision, is there little wonder that a Supreme Court justice can get away with saying women aren't covered under the 14th Amendment, while the court itself rules that we are separate but not equal under ACA, and campaigns to combat rape are denounced as unfair to men?