Posted on 04/14/2015 9:49:05 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Studies find sexism slips into political coverage.
Hillary Clinton is a presidential candidate, former first lady, twice-elected U.S. senator, ex-secretary of state – and a grandma.
She is not the first candidate with some of those qualifications, including the grandparent part. When President George H.W. Bush – a former congressman, director of the CIA, ambassador and White House wingman - took office he had 12 grandchildren. While Mitt Romney was campaigning, two more grandchildren were added to his brood. Yet Bush and Romney’s roles as gramps were never headline worthy. Grandma Hillary, however, already has become part of the discourse.
Sure, there is a temptation to throw up your hands and decry the patriarchy when Clinton is cast as a scrunchie-wearing grandmother who also happens to be a politician. But as the press and the public become more comfortable seeing women in politics, those overt media missteps are growing scarce. There isn’t much room these days to forgive statements that could’ve been made with a scotch in one hand and a cigar in the other.
Scholars say the contrast in reporting goes beyond what they deem an obvious example of sexism. They say gender-laden language weaves its way through stories about Clinton in much less conspicuous ways and that it is surprisingly (or maybe not surprisingly) pervasive.
In academic studies of the writing that surrounded Clinton in her 2008 campaign, scholars found that gendered language, or writing that is characteristic of one particular gender, surfaced most often through seemingly innocuous semantic choices. Granted, what is or is not sexist is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. And yes, there is the matter of what the writer actually intended. But it’s hard to ignore the contrast in how male and female candidates are portrayed....
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Didn’t Ms Clinton once brand herself as Hillary! ?
People have to know which Clinton you are talking about, and soon we’ll have to have Chelsea! too.
Better Hillary than calling her a elitist dried up lesbian liar.
She can not afford to not use her surname because of name recognition....
I know, twisted pretzel logic...
But to appeal to the feminist she can not afford to use it.
Sarah Palin did her part, she called the Senator from Delaware Joe.
Her campaign is financed by donations from the execs at Hilliard’s Grocery?
Because it’s in honor of her pal Humma ?
How about Grandma Clinton or Mrs. BJ or Bimbo Blitzkrieg. She has so much going for her.
Hey Abby, we should call her Mrs. Bill Clinton. That is proper, right Abby?
5.56mm
Should we, then, call he Grandma?
“To lose the last traces of sexism she should make up a last name that is not the last name of any male anywhere and use that name in her litrerature.”
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I suggest “PIAPS.”
If he wasn’t so dangerous, he’d be hilarious. Straight out of Amos ‘n Andy.
Nauthy? He got nauth on him? He isn’t from the Nauth, except maybe in Boston.
I have a gut feeling that somewhere in/on that grocery shelf is a very humorous double take, something like a can of rotten beans.
LOL....
Put the old Helen Ready crusty 45 on the old record player...
With Hillary’s HAG NAG TAG campaign 2016 voice, of course...
I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR ( AS A BOAR ) HEAR ME NOW!
I AM LEADER LISTEN TO ME NOW !
I AM INEVITABLE !
I WILL NOT BE DENIED !
I AM LEADER !
LOL! All true, I guess she is quite accomplished. I was talking about that yesterday, about her girlfriend Huma...That isn’t odd that Anthony Weiner would be so incredibly obsessed with internet porn and sex to the point where he would destroy his career AND after which he would be caught doing it again and again? What would drive a guy to do that? Simple: He’s married to a lesbian who doesn’t put out, so what we got here is a guy who is very sexually frustrated.
$ 2 billion sure could help a lot of homeless people who have no homes or shelter.
Mrs. Naughty Bill is more like it...
I meant, naughty..... I hate these auto checkers
REVRUNT KINGFISH SHARPTON! indeed!
“He’s married to a lesbian who doesn’t put out, so what we got here is a guy who is very sexually frustrated.”
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Bingo...and it was a fake wedding...Bill Clinton “officiated” the sham ceremony.
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