Yes, even if I can't admire him for what he truly believed, he is still the agent behind the Emancipation Proclamation. So, whatever his reasons, it did happen, and I'm glad it did. We're all human, and all subject to being wrong, and I don't think Lincoln would deny that, and I also think he would not have been against what the future brought, had he realized it was a real possibility.
@ David Schmidt, who said:"When feminists are hypersensitive, as you and Melissa appear to be, and pro-Woman to the degree that you're anti-Man"
I think it's you demonstrating hypersensitivity. While Leigh may be a little indignant, I think her points are valid. You are over-reacting, yourself. It is true that there are women who become "man-haters" (as the frightened men will describe them). But this isn't about being anti-man. It IS annoying to see Obama represented as some kind of superman with a secret identity as a feminist. I perceived him as an ordinary feminist, like me.
Also, the idea of a "superman" as the object of admiration by so-called feminists kind of bothers me. Can't we just admire a regular guy who does what's right?
The reason I think you are over-reacting, David, it this little addition to your admonition: "But I suppose disagreeing with you makes me anti-Woman and nonfeminist." Who's over-reacting here, Schmidt? You seem to think you're suffering at the hands of the very women you're supporting, is that right? Ah, the passive aggressive feminist man.We feminists have to deal with men like you on top of anti-women men, and it gets a little wearying.