“Palin represented an explosion of a brand new style of muscular American feminism.”
H/T to Bill Hobbs for pointing to an article by Camille Paglia over at Salon. I know. I know. But, read the article first, before you write it off as left-wing propaganda. Anyhow, back to Paglia’s recent piece about “the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist — yes, feminist! — force.”:
…I had heard vaguely about Palin but had never heard her speak. I nearly fell out of my chair. It was like watching a boxing match or a quarter of hard-hitting football — or one of the great light-saber duels in “Star Wars.” (Here are the two Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn, going at it with Darth Maul in “The Phantom Menace.”) This woman turned out to be a tough, scrappy fighter with a mischievous sense of humor.
Conservative though she may be, I felt that Palin represented an explosion of a brand new style of muscular American feminism. At her startling debut on that day, she was combining male and female qualities in ways that I have never seen before. And she was somehow able to seem simultaneously reassuringly traditional and gung-ho futurist. In terms of redefining the persona for female authority and leadership, Palin has made the biggest step forward in feminism since Madonna channeled the dominatrix persona of high-glam Marlene Dietrich and rammed pro-sex, pro-beauty feminism down the throats of the prissy, victim-mongering, philistine feminist establishment…
I’ve noted before that feminists are coming out in support of Palin. Continued smears will just fan the flames. The double-standards of the media - Yes. Some of the same media missing-in-action, lately. - probably aren’t sitting too well either. I guess that’s just something else to drive the media nuts.
I bet Joe Biden is even more committed to his belief that Hillary “might have been a better pick than” him for the Democrats’ V.P. nominee.
Never underestimate the potency of Palin. It’s already causing the wheels to come off the Obama campaign bus.
Tags: Election '08, Sarah Palin, Sexism in Politics
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September 11, 2008 at 7:55 am
Where does Camille Paglia live and what cocoon does she live in?? I have met thousands of women just like Palin who are working, running businesses, and taking care of their families single or married. The only difference here, is that Palin has embarked on a mission to bring commen sense to politics.
Mrs. Palin and these other strong femine women know that a pack of men, if left unchecked at home, in business, or politics by a femine touch, will run amouck.
September 11, 2008 at 8:28 am
I am a Democrat but this year I’m voting Republican.I have served in the United States Navy and believe McCain is much more qualified to be our Commander in Chief.I am so impressed by McCain’s choice as a running mate. Palin is a Today’s Woman.All this bashing I hear about her having no time for her family is unbelievable.I raised my 3 children on my own and worked I see no difference in Palins’ way of working and having a family. Not everyone agrees that women with children should work but ,tell those women who have to work because the father is ill or not in the picture at all ,are to do? Starveing my children and not having a roof over their heads was my great concern.So I had to work and am angered by the negative remarks from other Politicals and celebreties about Palins’ chice to have a family and work. Well not all of us can hire a nanny. Which in my opinion is letting someone else raise your children. I’m sure Palin makes time for her children. Women are well known for multi tasking we do it on a daily basis. So I say give Palin a great big Kudos for standing her ground to all those haters.