Posted on 03/05/2009 9:24:18 AM PST by lewisglad
Newly released academic research suggests that Sarah Palin's sexiness, while great for selling copies of Vogue magazine and political buttons about the hottest governor from the coldest state last fall, may actually have hurt her vote-getting ability, which seems to be what elections are all about.
The research, conducted by a psychologists at the University of South Florida actually confirms the findings of other studies that shows that beautiful women have a hard time being taken seriously in the work place. Just how did the researchers arrive at the conclusion that Palin's good looks turned out to be more of a hindrance than a help in terms of winning in November?
They took a group of 133 undergraduates and assigned them to write a few lines about one of two celebrities: Palin or actress Angelina Jolie. Half of the participants in each category were asked to write "your thoughts and feelings about this person," while the other half were asked to write "your thoughts and feelings about this person's appearance."
The participants were then asked to rate their subject (Palin or Jolie) in terms of various attributes, including competence. Finally, they were asked who they intended to vote for in the upcoming election.
Those who wrote about Palin's appearance were more positive in their assessments than those who assessed her qualities as a person. But they rated her far lower in terms of competence, intelligence and capability, and were far less likely to indicate they panned to vote for the McCain-Palin ticket.
Nathan Heflick, one of the studies co-author's, found the results disturbing. In essence, the perception among the college students he querried showed that when a woman is pretty, people are less likely to think of her as being competent.
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Well... at least it could be spun... of course it can also mean that her beauty is not an obstacle.
This poll asks a stupid question!
Fixed it.
AOL sucks as bad as MSNBC.
There needs to be a third option.
#3 — Neither, and this poll is bogus.
What you really mean is...
If she were a crusty old dyke she'd be more appealing...
...correct?
Those conducting this “academic research” probably comprised several women among them that have that liberal-dikey look and despise women who actually look feminine.
Sarahcuda: first woman POTUS of the USA
The important part of this link is to read the “vile” statements by the deranged DEMS on the “comments” of the page.
I have never seen such bad stuff.
They really really hate (ie. Fear) her.
They hated her because of her accent or the way she waved-- but the truth is they were just catty jealous *******.
When she was tapped, I did predict that ugly women would vote against her out of insecurity.
Some women are like that.
+1
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So Helen Thomas should be a shoo-in.
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