Oct 27 2008
Feminist in shock
Even after 14 years, I still enjoy my Internet connection more than I ever enjoyed TV. Today I ran into a piece written by a feminist who thought it was time to defend Sarah Palin. She wrote the following;
<<<< I thought Americans would be proud of her nomination, whether we agreed or disagreed with her on the issues. Was I in for a shock. <<<<
This is the attitude that caused the downfall of feminism I guess. We are all supposed to be proud of women if they accomplish something and treat it as a miracle. Reminds me of a National Geographic documentary I once saw: “Look at that monkey cracking a nut with a stone!”
Give me a (US) female candidate who is not too shy to tell the world that she is a devout Christian *and* a lesbian, maybe then I will be impressed. Or a male politician admitting that he is gay without stepping down.
I am not going to flame this article, because I am sure the author means well. And I can also see that most of Palins texts are scripted by a campaign team, so there must be more to her than we get to hear and see. The main reason I post this entry, is because I want to keep the piece for reference in my archive: Voices of a dying breed.
You will find the article here:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20081026_Palin_deserves_our_respect.html