Comments on: Fauxminism

By: John

John — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:37:36 +0000

I’ll agree with your point that women in leadership is not as big an issue as it once was, Steve, but this portion of your statement has me confused. “Or is it a case of support only for the women who share our ideals?” Since when is politics NOT about supporting people who share your ideals? I mean, people who believe that religion should be applied to government support politicians who do also. People who believe the environment needs stronger protection do likewise. All we’re trying to do here is point out to some women the discrepancy between their ideals and the candidate they are mistakenly supporting.

By: Amanda Jo

Amanda Jo — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:21:48 +0000

Sarah Palin’s candidacy is an absolute insult to all the genuinely qualified female candidates McCain could have chosen. But even if she were qualified, supporting a woman who undermines women’s issues is NOT progressive. I don’t care how strong she is.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:38:38 +0000

Haven’t we grown past faux-revolutionary, 1960’s-style ideals? To most of the country, and to a good part of the world, women in leadership is not an issue. Ever hear of Una Merckel? Margaret Thatcher? Indira Ghandi? Golda Meir? Palin is a strong woman and will pull a lot of votes for McCain for that reason. Where were the feminists during the Clinton-Lewinski years? Or is it a case of support only for the women who share our ideals?

By: A.Y. Siu

A.Y. Siu — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:16:17 +0000

Not to mention that it’s not that revolutionary to have a woman in a supportive role to a man (leader, McCain; secondary leader, Palin).