http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/0cf2043d-6392-43cb-a716-9631415c1c96?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/0cf2043d-6392-43cb-a716-9631415c1c96#383414e3-5cb5-4718-b567-d3f649573fc4 ""Hillary Clinton was unfairly labeled a "bitch" because she was too assertive and politically sophisticated. Sarah Palin has been unfairly labeled "dumb" because she isn't assertive or politically sophisticated enough. And it isn't men who are doing the name calling or trying to hamper women from taking the giant leap to the White House. It is women-and, of course, the news media, whose reporters this election have left any semblance of objectivity at the door of their newsroom as they wallow in a Barack Obama coma."" snip ""Simply, this presidential race, which triggered the worst journalism in American presidential politics, conjured up charges of sexism, not racism. My colleague, author and political commentator Professor Nancy Snow said, "You know it's bad when a PR specialist in a classroom refers to Sarah Palin as a 'talking vagina,' and Gloria Steinem says that the only thing Palin has in common with Hillary Clinton is a shared chromosome. This country is much more sensitive to racist charges than sexist charges." Snow said a charge of sexism conjures up bra-burning of the 1970 s and seems oh so 20 th century. "Everyone knows that racism persists but sexism persists just as much, if not more," she says. "Does anyone think it's any easier for an African-American or Hispanic woman than their male counterparts? Not a chance. And yet to point out the surround-sound of sexism comes across as victimhood. We're supposed to just get over it. That would never be said about racism."" Read Professor Fellow's report here: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_10708550 I read it with great interest, because my daughter is a journalism major. I had certainly hoped... even expected... that she would enter the work world as the equal of her male peers. The thought of her soul being battered in this way breaks my heart. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:35:36 GMT http://feministphilosophy.tribe.net/thread/0cf2043d-6392-43cb-a716-9631415c1c96#383414e3-5cb5-4718-b567-d3f649573fc4 Amma 2008-10-14T11:35:36Z