Sarah Palin—Feminist or Victim of Sexism?
The Republican right, in all its glory, is going bonkers over a Newsweek cover with what some call a highly unflattering picture of their fearless leader, Gov. Sarah Palin.
Despite countless magazine pictures and covers with similarly unflattering pix of Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama (and his wife, Michelle), this one, they whine, shows too many wrinkles and too much unsightly facial hair and was taken from too close an angle. Apparently you've got to see one in person to get the full effect.
Meanwhile, Reuters ran some pictures of Palin that truly are tasteless and deserve more attention than the volumes of blogosphere venom spewed on the Newsweek cover. Taken through Palin's legs and from behind her, they make it appear that male members of the audience are peering right up her skirt. Now that's deserving of conservative alarm.
Don't take my word for it—take a look for yourself.
Meanwhile, a gadfly president of a local chapter of the National Organization for Women endorsed Palin this week at a rally in California. Shelly Mandell even said, in reference to Palin, "This is what a feminist looks like."
Let's not go there. Palin has called herself a feminist (in her now infamous interview with CBS's Katie Couric), and every American gets to choose his or her own labels, no matter how inappropriate they may be. Feminist is not the first word I would link with Palin. Lipstick and pit bull are much higher up on the list.
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wow.
I think that women with any iota of intelligence would rather not waste their time being caustic towards a candidate for vice-president.
Palin go home!
Ms Palin is still out there giving negative speeches about Sen Obama and trying to spread rumors and scare people about him, when people should know that she has abused her governship power for her personal use. These woman stands for everything that women for years have been fighting for. The real Palin is the one where she was interviews by Katie Couric where she did not study for and rehearse. I think that the only way she got to be a mayor and then a governor is because her husband has been behind the scenes helping her and he admits it to advising her with many things. The real Sarah is someone we don't need in our government making decisions or suggestions in our lifes. I think all women (and men) should be afraid if this woman with high-heels, a wink and a deceiving smile!
Palin is NOT a Woman for Women
I found out very early on that Sarah Palin was an avid hunter, NRA life member, and that she actively promotes Aerial Wolf and Bear brutal slaying, (including offering $150. bounties for severed wolves legs...etc., etc). All TRUE !!! Look it UP!
That's all I needed to know. She's a MAN's woman, not a woman's woman. I give Women who identify with Women much more credit for value systems that include a deep streak of kindness and promoting much more Humane approaches for leading and problem-solving.
She has an unusually strong stomach for killing. I do not trust animal abusers. It tells me a lot about a person, about their inability to feel compassion for the suffering of the "OTHER".
It is also clear to me that she is very motivated to PLUNDER the TUNDRA, (environmental Concerns be damned) for PROFIT.
Are you kidding, another Governor from a BIG OIL State?
Another V.P. that has big oil interests, and gun-love at heart? Palin is an opportunist in lipstick and a sharp-shooter to boot.
Some people think this is powerful. I think it is pathetic. Do you think for a minute she embodies the true values of women whose hearts and souls are uncorrupted by Male dominant ideologies of domination politics toward life?
She is the Governor who DID NOT try to get raped women in "HER" Wasilla FREE from having to buy their own rape investigation kits from the police dept. ( I heard the figure $1200.)
Are you kidding? A Femininist?
Believe me, I am not threatened by this woman, except when I think of her potential for manipulating power over others and forcing her narrow views into laws.
I have met plenty of Power-monging women who see other women as a threat and so COMPETE. I am not a friend of women like this.
I can see that Mrs. Palin has been thoroughly socialized into (and thrives upon) honing her aim and taking fire at anything that stands in her way. She has excelled at this and bought the package lock, stock and barrel. Obama is her target now.
A sad example of a schizoid puzzle of contradictions in a woman. Maybe when she's older she'll put all of her strung- out parts into a cohesive whole.
Including her ability to Mother her young children in person at least part-time. ( but by then it will be too late for that).
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