Friday, August 29, 2008

I don't hate women, just this specific woman.

Sarah Palin is a woman who is against abortion, pro-"consumer driven" healthcare (women use healthcare way more than men do), and does not know how to pronounce "nuclear" or "Iraq" correctly. I hate how she talks about how she is going to be the one to break the glass ceiling that so many feminists before her have cracked. She doesn't get to do that. She is not a feminist! If you don't believe that a woman should have full autonomy over every part of her body, just as a man does, you are not a feminist. If you believe that a woman should be subservient to her husband, you are not a feminist.

I don't really like a woman who thinks she's better than me because she didn't abort her Down Syndrome kid. Does the GOP actually think (legitimate) Hillary Clinton supporters will fall for this? I care more about keeping my reproductive rights than having a woman in office, thanks.

In related news, this is some funny shit:


2 Comments:

Blogger Phoebe North said...

Yes, totally, exactly.

I had someone (who doesn't follow politics at all, beyond thinking that Cindy McCain is hot) IM me today to ask me if this changed my dislike for Obama. ??!! Of course, I told him that my dislike for Obama was only relative to my affection for Hillary--and that, above all, I'm interested in protecting women's rights. A token female candidate who is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, and who believes that her "gay friends" shouldn't get married just doesn't do it for me.

7:57 PM  
Blogger Erin said...

I really can't believe that ANYONE thinks Clinton's supporters would fall for this crap (PUMAs aren't Hillary supporters, they're Republicans in disguise).

I do seriously wonder what she thinks of restoring the Lilly Ledbetter bill. Seeing as McCain is against it. Maybe she doesn't care because she's one of the highest paid women in Alaska?

7:32 PM  

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