Oh, make no mistake. The feminist left hates Gov. Palin precisely because she’s gorgeous. All that political stuff is secondary.
I think that more than anything, the feminist left hates her for not even considering an abortion of any of her children. But yes, they hate true femininity. They hate themselves and all of the natural behaviors that they fight to suppress.
I think the radical feminists hate Governor Palin for more than just the fact that she is gorgeous. They would be fine with her being attractive if she were a either a socialist or a hater of religion and family. In that regard, please read the article by Jeffrey Bell in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard.
That article focuses on the cultural left’s hatred of traditional religion and traditional family life (and Governor Palin is the embodiment of traditional religion and traditional family life), and the article contains the most persuasive writing I have seen as to the reasons for the left’s unhinged reaction to Governor Palin.
There may be a little more to it though. It may be that the Campbell Browns and Sally Quinns of the world are thinking deep down, “oh, my gosh, surely I wasn’t wrong in thinking I had to choose between a full family life and a career; surely Palin must be some kind of “white trash” boob (they are actually using the term “trailer trash”) that has overestimated her abilities.” It may be a little less personal with Brian Williams and other unhinged males, but even they may be afraid they, or their wives, or their close female friends have gotten it wrong.
To her credit, Sally Quinn seems to be realizing her mistake in prejudging Governor Palin. I suspect Campbell Brown, Nora O’Donnell, and others will not.
On the other hand, lots of this nonsense could just be the underlying assumption on both coasts (and we see it a lot) that conservative women from Red America are ignorant; and if they are good looking, they are ignorant sluts. Elitism on steriods!