That's not funny

[firecat]

I am no fan of Governor Palin, but I am also not happy about jokes at her expense that are based on her sex or her sexual attractiveness. I think such jokes are going to set back the cause of electing women to political offices.

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[leback.livejournal.com]

I've probably seen relatively few of these, on account of being somewhat culturally out of it, but I suspect I've also failed to give them due attention (and/or recognize the gendered nature of the humor) on occasions when I have encountered them. Since I purport to be a feminist, this obliviousness worries me. Should you encounter examples that you feel inspired to call out individually, I'd be glad to have the food for thought.