tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post7914042092507052079..comments2024-01-04T04:31:00.481-05:00Comments on Mixed Race America: Why do people hate Sarah Palin?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-24344752062960721722008-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:002008-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:00Jennifer,Thanks for your comment (and sorry for my...Jennifer,<BR/>Thanks for your comment (and sorry for my late response). I can see some similarities between Sarah Palin & George Bush that do seem pretty disturbing--an arrogance that masks ignorance, a charisma that isn't rooted in ethics, and a dogmatic approach that doesn't allow for nuances and complexities.<BR/><BR/>But I suspect that the anti-Palin discourse and the plethora of jokes and skits have something more to do with her gender--that we find it easier to make fun of her in the mainstream because she seems like a vapid, hockey mom who doesn't understand foreign policy.<BR/><BR/>And I'm part of this--I find the some of these skits hilarious (I've posted 2 so far) but I'm also aware that I'm responding to something both within me and without in the larger culture. What IS that? The double bind of being a woman in the public sphere?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-60036238064006114532008-09-25T01:02:00.000-04:002008-09-25T01:02:00.000-04:00I don't know about anyone else but I'll say that f...I don't know about anyone else but I'll say that for me, part of my strong reaction to Palin is just a continuation of my hatred of Bush. I have lost all respect for McCain, although I once considered voting for him (or maybe I should say 'because I once considered voting for him'!), but if he does win, at least I can still hold out hope that maybe once this campaign is over, he'll find his way back to the independent man he once was. But Palin seems to embody everything I hate about Bush, from their stomp-all-over-personal-freedom-when-it-clashes-with-their-"Christian" values to plain old lack of intelligence. The more I learn about her, the more similarities I see to Bush and it terrifies and enrages me.Jennifer Imazekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.com