Sexism Permeates Democratic Websites
About the Author: Born in Boston, I lived and worked in the D.C. area for a time, but have spent most of my life in Tennessee, where I graduated from the University of Tennessee. My political philosophy could best be described as eclectic, though mostly right of center. Read more from this authorPerhaps the enlightened party needs to look a little more carefully at itself. Today’s news that Sarah Palin will be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republicans has brought a barrage of sexist remarks at Democratic websites.
Here’s a quick review:
Son of Bill Brasky, who came on this site to rail about Palin being a beauty queen, has more standard drivel on his site, including an hilarious post that includes a picture of Palin and a baby polar bear. Nice work, there, SOB. Don’t bother thanking me for the link.
Ali A. Rizvi, like Brasky another small time liberal blogger, calls Palin “just a girl”. I’m sure his mother is proud.
At the Democratic Underground, posters are making fun of her, again, participating in pageants and being a part of the PTA. They compare her to a fry cook, which is demeaning only to the people who struggle through the hard and hot work of being a fry cook. For anyone from the DU who might come over here, I’d like to remind them that there is nothing wrong with having a job. Various threads exist on Palin and almost all of them are sexist. They claim she is a “token” woman, point out that she has a vagina, question whether she is suffering from postpartum depression and make copious predictions that she’ll cry throughout the campaign.
Over at Daily Kos, the official articles repeatedly belittle her knowledge on just about everything and compare her to Dharma and Punky Brewster. I don’t see any reasoning for the arguments except that she is female. The comments to the articles are filled with a sad sort of bitter sexism. Apparently being an involved mother is now an indicator of stupidity.
At The Huffington Post, the headline screams: Quick Bio: Alaska Governor For Two Years… “Hockey Mom”… Got Into Politics After Joining PTA… Miss Alaska Runner Up… Had Fifth Child In April… Seriously, that’s her relevant political bio? That’s not a political bio, that’s talking points meant to belittle not just her but every woman in America. It echoes the liberal talking points of the day: mother = questionable background. PTA member = questionable background. Pageant participant = questionable background.
Furthermore, the liberal talking heads this morning were all aflutter with thoughts of her taking on Biden in a VP debate, apparently assuming there is no way that this “beauty queen” could compete with the towering intellect of their old white guy.
It is both unbelievable and yet somehow expected. Democrats are really nothing but Democrats. They aren’t enlightened. They aren’t for women. They aren’t for minorities. They aren’t for freedom of speech. They are for Democrats and the exhaustive and unquenchable thirst for power.
This time, the people aren’t going to buy it.
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