Yeah, I lured you in. You thought this was going to be a diary about anatomy because you really need a break from crazy Sarah Palin. Little did you know when you clicked on the link what you were getting yourself into.
This diary is really about Tits and Asses. I knew that if I put those two words into my title I would probably get into some trouble. I certainly don't want that to happen because Daily Kos is my sanity of late. My safe place.
And, this diary is about Sarah Palin. And White Women.
Apparently White Women are busting down doors, running through hallways, climbing over dead bodies and leaving the children unattended to talk with pollsters in droves.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday brushed aside a survey that showed him losing support among white women voters to John McCain since the Republican standard-bearer named Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Apparently, White Women think Sarah Palin is the second coming of Annie Oakley. At least according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News Survey:
A Washington Post/ABC News survey published on Tuesday found most of McCain's surge in the polls since the Republican National Convention was due to a big shift in support among white women voters.
I am not going to dissect this "survey" or analyze the scientific ramifications of what this survey has found. Instead, I think the real story here is the sexist shift we are seeing with Sarah Palin's candidacy.
I am no fool. Sexism has always flourished worldwide. But it is rearing its ugly head in a manner that shocks my socks right off my feet. By putting Sarah Palin on the ticket, the Republicans and McCain are setting the women's movement back a couple thousand years. Yes, back.
Sarah Palin is a White Woman who has benefitted from Affirmative Action. And she doesn't even know it. White Women have benefitted most from Affirmative Action.
Numerically speaking, white women are the biggest beneficiaries of affirmative action, and because white women tend to marry white men, it follows that white men are, numerically speaking, among the top beneficiaries too.
The Republicans, courtesy of Rove and his ilk, have pulled a major coup d'eta on all women in the U.S. They have put a woman on the ticket who is anything but a feminist. A woman who is anything but a critical thinker. A woman who has gotten ahead professionally because of her tits and ass. An aging beauty queen who knows how to work a crowd with her smile and forked tongue.
And Sarah doesn't just work the conservatives. She is working progressives too.
I am not convinced White Women are running to support Palin in droves. But I am sure there are many who are running to her side because she validates who they are. Palin makes conservative women feel good about taking a backseat to men in the work place. Palin gives conservative White Women a warm and fuzzy when it comes to the war.
What Sarah's supporters don't realize is that Sarah does not have their best interests at heart. Sarah only has her own very best interests at heart. Sarah Palin hearts Sarah Palin.
I wonder if Sarah Palin's supporters remember a time when we didn't have the right to vote in this country. Or, do they remember those days when women used coat hangers to end unwanted pregnancies? Maybe they are comfortable with a work environment where a boss can pinch an ass at will. Even better, how about a work environment where women get fired for becoming pregnant?
She is a token female, arm candy, an empty pantsuit that has been put on a presidential ticket as a last ditch effort to win an election. That is all.
Unfortunately, the sexualization of Sarah Palin is working against the rest of us. Just like the Republicans hoped it would. Instead of asking Sarah questions about her positions we are expected to keep her at arms length; treat her with respect (sorry Repubs, respect is earned). Don't rattle her too much with inquisitions about policies, foreign affairs, or her experience. No true feminist would stand for treatment like that. Sarah Palin has now become our porcelain doll who is placed up on the shelves and taken down once a year for a dusting. We can't play with her or she'll break. That is their meme.
That, and of course, tits and ass.