Since the announcement of Sarah Palin I've been trying to figure out why the same country that still doesn't "know" Barack Obama is willing to accept Palin in less than a week. As the week has gone on , I've seen VPILF buttons, recieved an email that called her a smoking hot librarian , had a male co-worker tell me he'd nail her , heard Rush Limbaugh call her a hot babe with a gun etc. etc. On the flipside of the coin, her 5 children are being offered as credentials. She is a hockey mom ! And she has 5 kids! She cooks her own food !She could be "the girl next door" to both the perverts and the regular folks depending on which version of girl next door they are using.
Then it hit me. I am witnessing the "other" sexism in our country. The one that says pretty girls get to go first , always. If Sarah Palin looked like Rosie O'Donnell, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Sarah Palin has been called the "every" woman. She is smart ( and she is, I am not denying that) she is pretty, she is feminine , she is a mother , she didn't let herself go after five kids and still has a nice figure. She seems to dote on her husband and obviously her kids. She is outdoorsy.
None of those are bad things , but they are not automatic qualifiers for the Vice Presidential office , either.
Compare the words used to describe other accomplished women who don't fit that mold just perfectly. Condi Rice (unmarried , no kids) is an "ice queen" . Janet Reno (not married no kids and not feminine) was called manly and ugly. Hillary "pantsuit" Clinton was called a ball busting bitch, shrill, aggressive, icy and a feminazi. Rush Limbaugh asked us if we really wanted to watch her get older and fatter if she were elected President. When Bill Clinto had an affair , it was ::wink wink nudge nudge:: "Can you blame him? Look at her" . If Todd Palin has an affair, I have a feeling it would be " OMG, what was he thinking? Look at her !!"
All three of those women have been accused of being lesbians . Why? Why is Sarah "barracuda " Palin considered warm and friendly ? Is it the cute nose wrinkle she makes after every catty comment? Is it the cheerleader hair? Maybe its Mabelline? Why can't we leave looks out of it ? Please understand, I am not blaming Palin for this. Her intelligence and achievements aren't getting the credit they deserve either. She should be allowes to run on her own merits and not just seen as the pretty mother of 5.
Equality for women means we don't get stuck at the back of the line or get to go straight to the front because of our gender.
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well i guess calling hillary a bitch dosnt count. we are also witnessing reverse femenism if the women dosnt agree with most womens veiws shes not qualified.if she is pro life all of a sudden she dosent have womens issues in mind all it is is an excuse to not give her a chance i even heard liberal women mostly democrates saying she should spend more time with her family instead of bein governor.the acheivements of her and barrack are unique and imspiring you know i dont support barrack but even i called him an uncle tom whitch is wrong i sincerly appologize and also most of the attacks on barrack came from hillary campange and most of the attacks on palin hello you nailed it from the dems.and also im sure your co worker will nail a donut if it was in front of him lol
Yes, calling Hillary a bitch does count.
Please re-read what I wrote. I am defending Palin, not attacking her. She is being unfairly judged because of her looks. Her actual accomplishments are the second thing people notice about her. Thats the whole point.
my co-worker is a donut.
well if thats a defense please dont compliment her lol.
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