Guys? You're not helping (Palin sexism watch)

The din of commentary re Sarah Palin's children, her 'special' child, her responsibilities as a mother, her sense of propriety and dubious 'family values', yadda yadda have been a huge component in the scrutiny however, and that kind of thing was rarely if ever applied to Hillary.

I suspect that when the day arrives when politicians act in a mature and respectful way towards each other and towards the people they're elected to serve then cartoonists and the 10% idiots will fall in line and this type of thing will stop.

In other words when pigs, with or without lipstick, fly.

Politicians earn the disrespectful treatment they get. In spades.

I am not contesting that it's never there, just that I don't feel every single person calling her hot is trying to do that consciously or even subconsciously.

Dubious family values re her stated policies--it takes a village--pro choice--all that yes. Dubious family values re how she chose to live her life? No. And therein is the difference.

Sorry. The sweet lady may or may not be generally sexist, but her observation is. It doesn't make her a horrible person, but if she is applying separate standards to the behavior of male and female candidates then she is exhibiting sexism.

Alas Bill, you don't get to level this attack against Palin under the cover of a sweet old lady you know and avoid the sexist tag --- especially when you have an eagle eye for the racisim hidden within opposition to Obama.

From the first I have argued that saying anything about Palin being able to both VP and mother regardless of health/physical problems was not being fair in that we do not say the same for men. It is sexist no matter who participates in that line of thought and voices it or just thinks it.

No matter the outcome of this election, sexism and racism will still exist. What matters right now is that we don't contribute to that. Perhaps the right wing will start to care about equality issues a little more that they've seen it a little closer.

being aware of what is does not match the definition of "promotion". We already overly censor speech in America, lets not promote the practice...OK?

Thats a bit of a straw man. I dont think anyone has argued that whoever, whenever calls Palin a hottie in any context is sexist.

T-shirts or bumper stickers saying McCain/MILF, VPILF, or Hoosiers for the Hottie, however, are.

"Being a hot chick, strong fun and capable all go together," said Koch, who said she wouldn't see anything sexist even if a man were to don the button.

Lawrence Mayor Paul Rickets wins the award for political correctness.

"She's a very hot lady in terms of her intelligence, her abilities and she's a very nice looking lady. I think she fits the bill very very well," he said.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=8946005&nav=menu188_2

They take Palin as politician and presidential candidate and reduce her function as such to being a mere sex symbol.

It's the equivalent of McCain/Dumb Blonde, or McCain + The Bitch, or McCain/That woman I want in my bed.

Mind you...it does kind of amuse me to see right wingers outraged by gross sexist attacks on Palin, given what Hillary received....unless they similarly expressed disgust about that.

Ditto. Sarah Palin did not express disgust about sexist attacks. On the contrary, her advice to women (and to Hillary Clinton, in particular) was to keep their mouths shut and just work harder. Sarah Palin publicly stated, as fair or unfair as the excess criticisms may be, Hillary Clinton does a disservice to herself by even mentioning it and she must plow through and work harder. Palin stated that any "perceived whine" doesn't do women in politics, or women in general, any good.