My new friend Bethany, an Obama supporter and now commenter on my blog, brought up the point that Hillary was also mocked as a woman vying for power in politics. The below is my response to her. I realized I rambled on too long to bury\u00a0 this response in the comments section:<\/p>\n
Yes, I agree that sexism is rampant.<\/p>\n
But the disparity is staggering\u2026Hillary got dished on, but not to the extent that Palin is getting.
\nIt\u2019s been barely two weeks, and already they have Palin dolls in sexualized schoolgirl outfits?<\/p>\n
And this from Salon: http:\/\/www.salon.com\/opinion\/kamiya\/2008\/09\/09\/mistress_palin\/<\/a><\/p>\n The MSM (main stream media) is tipping their hand\u2026Letting the broader public see the [let’s pause and let this travesty sink in for a moment…Palin, her political power entirely sexualized. Can you imagine if this were a column sexualizing Obama, for example?\u00a0 The racist stink off such a column would befoul the area for at least a 100-mile radius.\u00a0\u00a0But who is taking Greg Kamiya aside to explain that he is an emabarassment to the freedom of the press?]<\/p>\n This post from Lileks is what I mean: http:\/\/lileks.com\/bleats\/archive\/08\/0908\/091008.html<\/a> I am not saying that every democrat is as bad as Mallik and Kamiya. But, to paraphrase Jesus, a little So\u2026I don\u2019t ask that everyone I meet agree with me.<\/p>\n But maybe I should amend my guidelines for \u201cHow to have an open-minded discussion\u201d<\/a> \u2026#9 in At what point do compassionate democrats start to feel guilty by association?<\/p>\n Oh, one more thing. This is hardly a new train of thought for me. Check this post from My new friend Bethany, an Obama supporter and now commenter on my blog, brought up the point that Hillary was also mocked as a woman vying for power in politics. The below is my response to her. I realized I … Continue reading
\nusual chatter that is reserved for in-crowd-behind-the-palm-snide-snickers to be shared when the mikes are off.<\/p>\n
\nHe is usually a mild-mannered homebody with a love of retro music and city history. But Mallik\u2019s column was just too much for him.<\/p>\n
\nleaven goes a long way. And these outrageous accusations toward Palin (not even fact-based\u2026\u2019Dominatrix\u2019?!) are piling up really high.<\/p>\n
\nparticular\u2026to include \u201cSnobbery\u201d along with sexism, racism and violence as a stopping
\npoint where someone is morally\u00a0obliged to speak out.<\/p>\n
\nthree years ago:
\nhttp:\/\/writtenbymurphy.com\/wonderblog\/?p=626<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"