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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[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear. This is just the flip side of the "ugly" memes about women like Janet Reno, and both of them are based on the assumption that a woman's only value is in her looks.

There is one point at which I'm rather of two minds about Palin. I'll admit that I'd be happier, personally, if she didn't seem so determined to reinforce the "airheaded cheerleader" stereotype -- but the fact that she is, and is doing such an outstanding job of it, is very much to the advantage of American women right now, because it's pushing moderate voters toward Obama. So I can't be altogether upset about it either.