I am not a fan of Hillary Clinton, but what Obummer and the boys did to her was cruel and sexist... purely and simply sexist. And now Sarah Palin. Just shows that there has been little that has been accomplished thanks in great part to Hollywood and the misogynistic pop culture.
Palin bashing is women bashing - Yahoo! News:
"Langhorne, Pa. – Let's call it what it is: sexism in the media. No matter your political stripe, pundits are skewering Sarah Palin. Again. Back in the media spotlight for announcing her resignation as governor July 3, she's become easy fodder for misogynistic bashing.
During the presidential campaign, the press bombarded her with stereotypes that already plague us as a gender – airhead, stupid, not qualified. And no, the media weren't picking on her just because she was a former beauty contestant. If Governor Palin was crucified, Hillary Rodham Clinton was slaughtered. Here, a woman of substance, education, and strength was portrayed as weepy, dowdy, and shrewish.
In a commentary this past week on the Huffington Post, Peter Daou qualifies the reasons for such bashing: 'Unlike Clinton, Palin didn't have time to develop the layers of thick skin required to handle the withering glare of the national celeb/politico spotlight, a glare that for some reason shines much more harshly on women like Palin and Clinton.'
Some reason? Please. Read the word 'women' above and know the truth of it. While it may be true that Palin wasn't 'seasoned' enough to bear the spotlight, that 'withering glare' shines on all women,"
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