first, let me remind you of one simple fact--the glass ceiling remains whole and perfectly intact. the glass ceiling is a term that refers to the inability of women--minority or not--to rise to the same heights as men. please, please note that not only one, but two, women were soundly crucified in this election, not for their beliefs or policies, but one for being a "bitch" (courtesy cnn/msnbc commentators) and the other for being a "bimbo" (courtesy of snl and commentators on most media channels).
i would like everyone today to take a moment from their jubilation--or anger--to keep in mind that the minority male in this country obtained the right to vote a full 50 years before ANY woman did. (national suffrage for women was achieved LESS than 100 years ago people!) my own son, who is 6 years old, asked me the day i took him with me to vote why all of the presidents have been "boys." i couldn't give him a good answer. i still can't. all i could say was, "son, maybe someday that will change. remember, women are strong. they are good. and they can do anything they want to."
so, while everyone is celebrating the "final frontier" being crossed in american politics, 52% of us remain in the shadows--a place we should be quite used to after thousands of years of virtual enslavement. and while black america may be telling their sons they are now free to be anything they want to be in life, i will continue to look my daughter in the eye and say, "someday, baby, maybe someday WE will
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Someone should get real. Breaking the glass ceiling means getting in the ring. It isn’t a guarantee of victory. Jackie Robinson broke the ceiling when he got in the game. It didn’t mean no one could strike him out.
There are a lot more as yet unelected categories than the first woman President.
Of course we don’t have complete equality in this country. For the first time (AFAIK), Mickey Mouse was allowed to vote this year, but a glass ceiling prevents cartoon characters from reaching the highest office in the land.