You’re trying to take up our time getting us to defend your friend, Sarah Palin. If you keep us busy defending her, we have less time to defend women’s bodies from the onslaught of reproductive rights attacks and other threats to our freedom, safety, livelihood, etc. Sorry, but we can’t defend Palin or even Hillary Clinton from every sexist insult hurled at them in the media. That task would be impossible, and it would consume us. You know this would not be a productive way to fight for women’s equal rights, which is why you want us stuck in this morass.
Did you speak up once on behalf of a woman politician before you learned the name Sarah Palin? Did you work toward equality for women in any way prior to August 2008? It would be nice to think that you’ve suddenly discovered sexism and are interested in joining us in the struggle for full equality. But this really smacks of the worst kind of hypocrisy.
NOW Blasts Fox News For Only Caring About Sexism Against Sarah Palin (via ehsisyphus)
Plus, you know, if NOW spent all its time responding to the sexist things Bill Maher says, women would never get anything accomplished.
(via thepoliticalpartygirl)
I really dislike this mentality of these discussions. It is “women” against a woman, in this case Sarah Palin.
I realize that the productivity of the movement for women’s rights relies on the ability of these organizations to focus on the big issues. However, it is also important to not put down or discount the worth of women in politics simply because you disagree with the message. The fact that Sarah Palin brings women’s issues into discussions that would not have previously have included women makes an impact. The fact that more people are talking about the way women are treated and recognizing it as an issue is the first step in creating societal changes.
(via gracecatherine)
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