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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Palin and sexism. Cont’d.
Sunday, October 5th, 2008A reader writes:
If it weren’t for sexism, Palin would not have been chosen. If it weren’t for sexism, she would be humiliated in a debate, rather than coddled. The sexism meme is tired, boring and hypocritical…..
But Palin wouldn’t be able to take advantage of it if it weren’t floating out in the general culture.
It would be more comfortable to just line up a list of what’s ridiculous and frightening about Palin and the Republican campaign but that’s been done elsewhere very well. It’s less comfortable to point out the part of her phenomenon that crosses party lines, although I don’t belong to a party. Hey, I think she has a great ass too. And probably more audiences will laugh at a comment I make like that than will laugh at something that cuts deeply at sexism. One of the greatest gifts of this moment is that people are laughing at sexism. That is an entirely new thing.
That’s because our lives will look very different if women are seen for more than their appearance, especially if women see themselves as more than their appearance.
I’ve not used the term “sexism” much in the past 15 years (but man I used it an awful lot before then) as I came to see sexism as the gender tip of plain ol’ dehumanization you betcha.
There are a many reasons to be disturbed by Palin’s presence on the Republican ticket. But it’s just as important to observe the soup of dehumanizing tendencies she’s swimming in. I I’ve been an Obama supporter for quite a while, but I still saw the sexist crap thrown at Hillary and named it as such.
Post debate, my early impression remains that Palin is like Eve Harrington and is underestimated at our peril. Unless our culture makes a big shift in the next 4 years and I dearly hope it will, along with an Obama Presidency, I think Palin has a good chance at being President. Not just because of what’s she’s willing to do and not do, but because of what kind of general soup we’re all content to swim in.
Sexism isn’t a meme. It’s one piece of not genuinely seeing others or ones self. We’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s beneath.
Sexism and the VP Debate
Sunday, October 5th, 2008As my wife pointed out, do we even know what colour shoes Obama or McCain wore?
This is a new camera angle for these debates that, as far as I can see, does nothing for the viewer except allow you to check out Palin’s shoes or ass.
Jewish love
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Kids play chess in Central Park
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Kids play chess in Central Park
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
This is what’s wrong with 100% free market health care
Friday, October 3rd, 2008Themoney put into producing and placing this ad could have helped pay for your last surgery.
But 100% free market health care means large advertising budgets.
Is the goal efficient health care? This is Proctor&Gambel health care.
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Bella Abzug’s feminist schlemiel standard achieved
Friday, October 3rd, 2008“Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.”
-Bella Abzug
Part of social change are the results you’re not fond of. Opportunity means opportunity for everybody. We can thank the feminist movement for Palin (as well as Bush who paved the way for her as a national candidate at this point in her career). We can also thank the feminist movement for Ifill as moderator and Biden being choked up in public.
performing with Margaret Cho at Equalipalooza – get your tix now to fight prop 8.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008This should be a great night. Man am I excited to perform with Margaret Cho. This is a real thrill for me to share the stage with someone I loved watching perform live in the early 90s in LA and really inspired me.
Hope you can all come and help defeat Prop 8 and Save My Marriage.
Equalipalooza
A special evening of comedy and entertainment to defeat Proposition 8
Hosted by Margaret Cho
www.equalipalooza.com
A special evening of comedy and entertainment to defeat Proposition 8
Hosted by Margaret Cho
www.equalipalooza.com
Who: Hosted by Margaret Cho, Equalipalooza will feature comedians Johnny Steele, Heather Gold and Ali Mafi as well as photographs of the same-sex wedding movement by Margot Duane, a poetry reading by San Francisco Poet Laureate Janice Mirikitani, clownfoolery by Fou Fou HA! and more surprise delights…
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7 PM – VIP reception; 8 pm – show
Where: Broadway Studios, 435 Broadway Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Tickets: $40 for 8 pm show, $100 for 7 pm VIP reception w/performers and show. Buy yours now:www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45780
[After-tax proceeds will benefit the No on 8 – Marriage Equality USA campaign to defeat Proposition 8, which aims to ban same-sex marriage in California.]
heather gold
