The Sad State of Obama’s Party
August 29th, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Barack Obama, Gender, Misogyny, Politics, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Shakesville, Social Privilege, Symbolic Violence
It tells you everything you need to know when a post like this is even necessary, or this one:
"But let’s state this flatly, right here, right now — where you don’t attack Palin is based on her looks. Based on her femininity. Based on her being a mother. Based on her XX genotype. Sarah Palin is a former Miss Alaska, and conventionally attractive. But that doesn’t mean her mind is irrelevant to the discussion, that her experience as a Mayor or Governor is somehow worthless. (…)
Palin should be judged in the same way any other candidate for the vice presidency should be judged — on her merit as a candidate and a leader. Period. Attack her record and attack her experience — those must be on the table. But her gender — that should be off the table, period."
Or when Liss McEwan has to start another sexism watch for Sarah Palin.
But this should not be surprising. The nomination of Barack Obama shows that
- sexism works
- race-baiting works
- bullying works
In other words, behaving like Republicans works.
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