Nother' Fem. Rant

So a book discussion fueled my “femi-nazi” (of course by using that term, I am probably cheapening my perspective b/c it's probably what some sexist dude would refer to me as); why? Because I think women should be equal to men? Go F yourself) rant switch . . .

So I was watching a presentation on CSPAN2 by Erica Falk, Author of "Women for President" who talked on historical bias in the media against women running for office.

Among the statistics she mentioned are that in different media sources men receive more substantive press while women receive more press that relays their physical appearance . . .
Ok, I gotta call side note hear about this whole appearance thing (related to my other blog post). It is very disheartening that women are still very much objectified; here, in the highest profile eschelon of society. This of course is pervasive through all levels of our Strip club, girls gone wild society . . . yuck. Disappointingly enough, I guess HRC participated in a magazine examination of her “10 worst outfits” or something . . . (was it in People? Anyone? Sad . . .)

Further, she makes the VERY excellent point that women running for office often face a double bind when it comes to emotional conveyances. For example when Hillary cried after one of the primaries she lost, she was conveyed as being too emotional, but if she does not show too much emotion, she is conveyed by the media as “cold” or an “ice queen . . .” damned if you do, damned if you don't . . .

This presentation pretty much confirmed my feeling that Hillary has gotten the short shrift in the Media overall. While Obama is painted as this great uniter (a portrayal based on his policy . . .), Clinton is often times more chastised for her emotional reactions. Another interesting thing she pointed out was that each time a woman has run for office in the past, even if they were not the first, they would be portrayed as the “first woman running for office . . .” While this is comical, it is also very frustrating-like some sort of retroactive diminishment of women's democratic accomplishments.

OH yeah, I almost forgot, one of the most common things that hinders women in their race could be the American perception of their lack of viability as a candidate. Even at points where polling statistics showed that both candidates had equal support, the press would paint it as “surprising” if Clinton won a primary . . . Also, and this sentiment was voiced by one of my law school collegues, you often hear, “America is not ready for a woman . . .” WTF? Why not-a good point she makes is that you don’t often hear people voice why America is "not ready."-prejudicy? Sexism? Just generally, American is not ready? Well I want to call bullshit on that-America, show you are fuc*in ready by voting HRC in-yeah!