Christian TV host and actress Candace Cameron Bure does not think it is right for people to be bullied into voting for a candidate they do not believe in, and this is why she got very upset when politician Madeleine Albright made a veiled threat to women who are not going to support Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency.
"There's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other," said Albright during Clinton's campaign stop in Concord, New Hampshire. She insisted that young women "have to help" in Clinton's campaign because "Hillary Clinton will always be there for you."
But during an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Bure slammed Albright for her comments. "There's nothing funny about that," said Bure. "If anyone read their Bible and saw what the description of hell is...it's disgusting."
Bure further said that Albright's comments represent how narrow-minded some feminists can be. "There's so many women that are not pro-choice, that are pro-life," the actress said. "To say that they're not feminists, that they're anti-women if they're not supporting other women, that's, to me, what's wrong with feminism. That is a turn-off for me as a woman."
Albright seemed to regret the comments she made since she later explained herself in an article written for the New York Times: "I absolutely believe what I said, that women should help one another, but this was the wrong context and the wrong time to use that line. I did not mean to argue that women should support a particular candidate based solely on gender. But I understand that I came across as condemning those who disagree with my political preferences."
She did, however, reiterate her belief that women should always help each other out. "In a society where women often feel pressured to tear one another down, our saving grace lies in our willingness to lift one another up," she added. "And while young women may not want to hear anything more from this aging feminist, I feel it is important to speak to women coming of age at a time when a viable female presidential candidate, once inconceivable, is a reality."
