Palin and The Problem With Women

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In the Aftermath of Senator John McCain’s announcement of his choice for a Vice- Presidential Running Mate, and after the SHOCK AND AWE affect his decision has apparently had on the WORLD, it would seem that a little perspective is needed. Far be it from me to make such an attempt at providing any thoughts of my own regarding this historic event, ...BUT has anyone noticed that even with all of the strides that women the whole world over have made to be treated equal with men, that there should be ANY reaction to the thought of a woman being president or vice president is an absolute reflection of the OLD ANTIQUATED SEXIST IDEAS that obviously still plague us all.

Did anyone else notice that when Sen. McCain introduced this "WOMAN”, he prefaced all of her vague credentials by stating that she is a "mother of five"? . The fact that she is a mother of five is wonderful, but what does that have to do with her professional qualifications? He could have only noted that she is the Governor of Alaska or maybe he could have chosen to expound a little more on her track record as a public servant {maverick}.

Men are rarely defined by their parental roles in societies. The male is generally defined by his credentials in terms of leadership as it relates to his job, his opinions, political disposition, or his accomplishments in whatever areas he may show interest. Has anyone ever seen a male judge or a lawyer, or Doctor, PUBLIC SERVANT introduced as "the father of five"?

In   many societies around the world {this one included} the ideas of women or females may not be respected just because they are not MEN. When women express interest in areas that do not involve child rearing or other domestic tasks that women are traditionally expected to perform, the rest of society will frown upon her and take the attitude that she is not equipped to handle tasks that men have traditionally been know to do nor is it appropriate for her to be interested in such things.

Unfortunately the mind of sexism seems to be at play even in the Historical implications of these weeks’ announcements. You see, Governor Sarah Palin is an accomplished WOMAN, in a better world we would not have to note her gender at all, her works should be enough to speak to her importance. The fact that people are still GASPING because a WOMAN is being asked to perform a task that has always been performed by a MAN is PROOF POSITIVE OF THE LINGERING SICKNESS OF SEXISM.

In this male dominated society that we live in, the role of the female has always been clearly defined. She should be interested in being beautiful {sexy} vessels that have babies, cook, clean and only express the opinions of a male counterpart. She is to support her husband or significant other {male} in pursuit of his interests and sacrifice her own.

Senator McCain has chosen a woman who ALMOST exemplifies every demeaning attribute that women have worked to escape in this country. The old mind of sexism seems to be very prevalent in the Senators own ideas regarding what makes up a professional "woman" candidate for vice- president of the United States.

Sarah Palin is in conjunction with being the Governor of Alaska, an ex "beauty queen", who has no formal training or knowledge of U.S Constitutional Law. How could she uphold what she has NO working Knowledge of? Apart from her service of about 20 months as Governor of Alaska she does not seem to have any real experience as a TRUE LEADER. She is consistently inconsistent in her political standings regarding what she supports or does not support, she changes her mind frequently when asked about her political positions. I only mention this because in our male dominated atmosphere we have {women} been deemed the "Weaker" more delicate group within the human species who are considered incapable of making up their minds. {Stereotype}

If the idea behind choosing a woman as a running mate, was meant to sway the female supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton in the direction of John McCain, it should be noted that Hillary Clinton does not fit into any of the traditional stereotypical molds that women have worked to diminish. Even if we all wanted to only refer to her as The WIFE of Bill Clinton, we could not deny or overlook her credentials and Professional qualifications to leadership. There is NO comparison between Gov. Palin and Senator Hillary Clinton. They in fact polarize one another in some striking ways.

Yes he chose a woman, {big Whoop!} what does his choice in a "woman” vice - president say about him or his views of women? Well we just need to look at his choice for a WIFE, who we can successfully compare to Gov. Sarah Palin, as Cindy McCain was also a Beauty Pageant Contestant.

Of course this is only my opinion, and since I am only a GIRL I should probably keep my thoughts to myself right? {WINK}

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