September 2, 2010
9:00pm
Basically this article is about the different sexist comments that have been made about female politicians by their male counterparts or the media. Comments range from discussing a woman's ability to take care of her family to a particular radio talk show host referring to a female senator as as a "prostitute." Advocates for women running for office are trying to shed light on this issue, especially when it comes to the media. A lot of time and money is being put towards not only identifying the problem but trying to fix it. Women have become increasingly more aware of this problem since Sarah Palin's run for Vice President. When a woman is running for a political office she is often scrutinized when it comes to her family and personal life, probably more so than a man running for a similar position. The article goes on to discuss racist comments verses sexist comments and how the latter has become not only acceptable in many groups, but normal.
Honestly, I've never paid much attention to politics. That being said, the issue this article is discussing doesn't surprise me at all. In life men and women are perceived differently, why would it be any different in politics? When men are judged it is usually based on their leadership skills and how powerful they appear to be. When a woman is judged it usually has something to do with her family. God forbid she has a pregnant unwed seventeen year old daughter. What did surprise was some of the quotes from members of the media mentioned in this article. That comment made about the Supreme Court Justice and "menstruating" was incredibly inappropriate. That's something I would expect to hear from an immature high schooler not a grown man about such an important woman.
3 comments:
Men have always been seen as more dominant over women and sexism is a growing problem in society. I think that sexism is a problem because people don't seem to report this issue. No one reports the issue because of jeapordizing their job or being afraid of a male in general. If women, would report these issue more often, then a solution could be found.
It angers me so much to think that one's family life is being brought up in their work. It makes me even more angry to know that its because people think that instead of working, the woman should be at home tending to the family. Why can't a man change diapers? Why can't a man wash dishes or cook meals? Why can't a man put his pride aside and take care of the family while the woman brings home the bacon? After all, many women do it everyday, so why can't men?
I agree with ashley, I think that in society now women need to speak out more and more about what is happening and take a stand so that we can solve the problem of sexism in society today, because it is clearly a problem.
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