Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Political Sexism?!
What is wrong with our citizen's and our media that they need to bash our presidential and VP candidates? Why are we so cautious of the racial issue in this campaign, yet still so blatently degrading and making fun of our female vp candidate? Is sexism still that common? I clearly understand the psychology of gender and our roles, but this should not come into play so much in a presedential election. I do not agree with Obama and his campaign, but I cannot say that I have ever ridiculed him for anything and I have not torn apart aspects of his life that essentially have nothing to do with his campaign. People have been discussing Palin's wardrobe costs (please read the article) in a effort to further the liberal gain in the polls and focus on soemthing that is not only irrelevant, but incorrect. I am not blogging here about my political views and I have an open mind and respect (most) other people's views. I am just here stating that I am sick of the aesthetic emphasis we put on our women in politics and the other issues that we bring up to push them down. 'We the people' need to focus on the issues and exactly where each candidate will take this country. Please vote on the issues and stop worrying about what our intellgent capable women are wearing.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
Lauren, I agree 100%. Elections should always be about the issues, and never about race or sex. But in the end it's just easier for both sides to feed on stereotypes, rather than make real and valid arguements as to why you should vote one way or the other.
Both parties are to blame, but until the people stop reacting and voting on these stereotypes I don't see any end to it.
Thanks for your feedback! I agree that it is society as a whole that allows these stereotypes to continue and our political leaders will prey on that. Society in general gives direction for our media as well. For instance, if we did not watch the horrible shows that are on TV nowadays, they would be gone and off the air. If we citizens really have a problem with it, it will change. We fuel the fire in these instances, and until individuals change, the whole of society definitely cannot.
I disagree with your comment that the female vp candidate is being blatently degraded and made fun of, due to sexism. I think she is actually being handled with kit gloves, due to "sexism". I agree that gender shouldn't come into play in a presidential election, but it clearly has when Palin refuses to answer questions asked of her in a debate or when a McCain defines "gotcha journalism" as a registered voter asking a question that Palin is not prepared to answer. Discussing Palin's wardrobe costs can not be remotely compared to blatently spreading lies about a presidential candidate stating that he has ties with terrorists,that he's a muslim, and other lies that have been repeatedly proven false. Has anyone threatened the female vp candidate's life? Most of the bashing of the presidential and vp candidates I have seen has come directly from McCain. I am not basing my vote on the gender of the candidates. I'm looking at various aspects of each candidate. I think sometimes the media underestimates the amount of people that think and read for themselves. Here is a link to a site that gives information on each of the candidates: http://www.nafella.com/naflogger/?My_Political_Pundit/Educational_background_of_the_presidential_candidates
I understand your point of view, and I realize that McCain has taken some of those connections a bit too far,(again-the bashing in politics is terrible) but there is a connection for Obama with a past terrorist and that cannot be denied (not saying the McCain has not made odd connections in the past too). I do not believe that Obama is a terorrist, but Ayers was and is and has clearly stated that he would do it again and is not sorry. I would like to also note that your website is not objective and please see the one listed in my original message as it has clear objective, factual information about each candidate. The one you listed somewhat shows another reason that the political issues are corrupt, b/c the info. is listed skewed so that it looks bad for some candidates. Thanks for your feedack! Good convo!
I am more in agreement with elisia in that I think the real 'sexism' here is the treating of Palin differently in any aspect. Her wardrobe should not be a topic of conversation, but she should not be allowed to be protected from legitimate questions from reporters or voters. She should have the same scrutiny and the same protection from silly standards (wardrobe questions) as Joe Biden.
We will have matured as a nation when all candidates will be judged not by the color of their skin, their age, or their XY chromosomes but on their intelligence, ideas, and leadership abilities!
I agree with both of you on that point. I do not think that women or anyone should be discriminated against or have bias toward because of their gender or race.
Post a Comment