Unlike Michelle Malkin, I’m not worked up about the “abort Palin” stencil art Jen linked below. I am, however, endlessly annoyed about this ad, which is currently running on dozens of lefty blogs (I grabbed this one from Horse’s Ass):
Seriously–of all the zillions of things wrong with this woman, from her absolute ignorance of foreign policy to her insane religious beliefs, the best Vote for Dems could come up with was “yuk, yuk, don’t vote for her cuz she has a bush”? Implying (via the brilliant Bush/bush double entendre) that Palin isn’t qualified because she has ladyparts constitutes an implicit a dig at all female candidates. And as much as I loathe Palin and everything she stands for, I feel it’s my job to point crap like this out–because a sexist dig is a sexist dig, whatever you think of the intended target.
sexist jokes/comments against woman are worse than those against men at this point in time (because who has power right now).
while this might not be the best example, there have been sexist remarks made against palin, and we should really strive to be above that.
at the same time, being critical of policy etc… is no more sexist when used against palin then when it was used against clinton.
In the fourth grade – my class had a hated teacher – hated.
She was getting married at the end of the school year – to a DICK.
Many miles out of that grubby little association. Even today, it is funny.
Signed, Way past The Fourth Grade, or am I?
men…have a piece of yard art planted in the middle of the garden
Ok, that is the comment of the year.
I agree it’s sexist. I hated the jokes about “Barbara’s Bush” back in the day as well. And I’m not a fan of Ms P or Barbara B either. I would ask some libs, you hated sexism directed at Hillary, why don’t you mind it directed at Sarah? Is it just the target that’s important to you, not the sexism? But it’d be pointless. I never understood why making jokes about someone’s “bush” or “dick” is funny in the first place.
@17 +1
Sexism in this case is in the eye of the beholder.
I look forward to the inevitable day when tedious issues like this are obsolete.
What’s wrong with being sexy?
It’s your job to point this out? No no ECB, it’s your job to write.
It’s your forceful feminist ways that make you point this out.
Offensive Yes, Sexist No.
I put forth THE TEST for (an -ist as in, race-ist, sex-ist), as all college educated folks learned in their humanities-intercultral studies classes, is to merely substitute one group with another and see if the meaning changes. If the meaning changes, then test failed and it is an (-ist). If the meaning does not change, test passed, it is not an (-ist)
Offensive is a matter of personal taste. Not everything offensive is demonstrating hatred, ya know?
So, a republican, who is a woman, is being compared to an another person, who is a man. Is that comparision prima facie sexist? I say no. The double entendre, the second meaning, the sexism charge, is that a woman, in being compared in the manner which assumes that the man’s name is a slur for vagina, thereby sluring the woman.
Put a picture of men, repulican men, such as Mccain, Gonzales, Giuliani, Rossi, Cheney, Santorum on that image (removing the female politican image) and the (first) comparison meaning does not change. the double entendre, (the second meaning) for example, using cheney with cheney being compared to a vagina is not a slur of sexism. (if the word was pussy and not bush, then the results would vary. But the word was BUSH and not PUSSY, so that doesn’t matter right now.)
I put forth that the image posted by ECB is offensive to ECB and others, but does not rise to the level of commonly held sexism.
Erica Darling, I think you’re taking simple vulgarity a step too far. I don’t read a blanket condemnation of all women in it, and there were similar ads about Dick Cheney, playing on the vulgar parlance for the male reproductive organ.
One of my favorite bumper stickers ever was “Lick Bush and Dick in ’04”.
ms @34 has given me a new and delightful addition to the penis nicknames list: “yard art”. and by logical extension, “lawn” for female pubes. see, it’s possible to have fun with this stuff, erica. and i agree with those who think the stencil is the work of irrelevant, vulgar fools who don’t warrant your attentions.
Sorry, Erica, I disagree. Criticizing Sarah Palin in no way implies anything about any other woman.
Palin dragged her skanky bush — not to mention her white trash family — into the public arena, with no reasonable justification (as you point out). ANY comment about this freaky woman is FAIR GAME.
If I could get my hands on a “Clean-Shaven Palin” meets Britney Spears video, I wouldn’t leave the house for at least a week.
59, what are you talking about? it is obviously referring to palin’s vagina. the meaning completely changes whether they’re talking about a man or a woman. anyway, by your definition, calling her “mrs palin” would be sexist. get a refund for those 5 college credits.
Well, you can’t call her Dr. Palin.
Just reminds me of those Good Bush, Bad Bush t-shirts lesbians and straight men wore around the time of the last two elections. I don’t see the harm at all, and I kinda like it (and I’ve got a bush — and a Hillary yard sign.)