tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13202745.post7165007845660511147..comments2023-05-23T10:00:47.653-04:00Comments on The Great Concavity: Fellow Gentlemen of the Democratic PartyAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191453293159605086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13202745.post-82237053512853729742008-09-06T01:45:00.000-04:002008-09-06T01:45:00.000-04:00As the person who away messaged the "sure she's ho...As the person who away messaged the "sure she's hot, but is she ready to lead?" comment (or, if not, someone who also had a status message very similar to that at a similar time), in my defense:<BR/><BR/>1) She's actually kind of hot.<BR/><BR/>2) In my opinion, she's not ready to lead.<BR/><BR/>3) While neither of these things actually affect the other, the rhetorical juxtaposition (and the implication that the hotness was a selling point politically that is, reportedly, at least for some, papering over her non-readiness to lead) is darkly humorous.<BR/><BR/>4) Though I identify as a heterosexual male, I believe that Bruce Willis is also hot, and yet not ready to lead our great nation.<BR/><BR/>5) I hate, and am very sensitive to, when commentators pull this shit on TV or in newspapers about female politicians or public figures as well. Nobody comments on McCain's or Obama's choice of suits, thus nobody should be commenting on Hillary's. People who read my status messages are people who know me, know my politics, and will understand the tongue-in-cheek context in which that comment was made.<BR/><BR/>6) That said, anyone I don't know making such a comment in public (especially in print or broadcast media) deserves to be smacked around. <BR/><BR/>7) That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13202745.post-91818915469347764252008-09-03T05:06:00.000-04:002008-09-03T05:06:00.000-04:00As a former pageant guru, I have to say that it's ...As a former pageant guru, I have to say that it's hilariously awesome that pageants have played such a role in this election. GOP VP candidate - former miss alaska 1st runner up. GOP presidential candidate's wife - former pageant contestant. Dem presidential candidate - rise to senate helped by miss america 4th runner up making accusations in divorce proceedings.<BR/><BR/>God bless the USA and all the pageant girls in it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13202745.post-82483608162648179592008-08-30T16:24:00.000-04:002008-08-30T16:24:00.000-04:00Why should we shy away from mentioning her physica...Why should we shy away from mentioning her physical attractiveness? Certainly this plays a significant role in her status as GOP Rising Star, and potentially has repercussions (though overblown as you acknowledge) in the general election? Sexism, as exemplified by your quotations, is to be discouraged, but commenting on hotness isn't necessarily sexism. Much has been made of Obama's sexiness (topless beach photos anyone?). Dan Quayle's boyish good looks were fair game in '88 and '92 (as was his 'ditsiness'). American politics is partially (mostly!) aesthetic and that Palin reads as "MILF" to many Americans shouldn't be brushed under the rug, particularly by cultural commentators.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465384822564027635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13202745.post-49603798700459153592008-08-30T11:38:00.000-04:002008-08-30T11:38:00.000-04:00This is why I love you. :)This is why I love you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com