Palin Says There's A "Double Standard" On Crying

On today's Good Morning America, Sarah Palin talked about the usual — tax cuts, American values, 2012 — but she also had some interesting things to say about John Boehner's waterworks.

On today's Good Morning America, Sarah Palin talked about the usual — tax cuts, American values, 2012 — but she also had some interesting things to say about John Boehner's waterworks.

Watch out, Glenn Beck. The Republican takeover of the House has anointed John Boehner Speaker, and he's publicly in touch with his feelings. Just like Nancy Pelosi! Oh wait, women in power can't do that.
on claims that there's a double standard in the entertainment biz, and critics of her sexually-charged performances. [Access Hollywood]
Determined to challenge society's double standards when it comes to going topless in public, Ty McDowell and roughly two dozen other women walked through the streets of Portland, Maine yesterday sans shirts. The protest had mixed results:
It's no secret that Kristen Stewart has a habit of frowning on the red carpet. But despite reports to the contrary, she also smiles on the red carpet all the time, and I have the pictures to prove it:
Should a woman be able to "tolerate" abuse because she has a demanding job? Or because she's black? A disturbing Guardian article exposes the stereotypes that keep women who kill their abusers from getting a fair trial.
A study found that when people looked at photographs of men and women who looked sad, angry, or scared, they thought the women looked that way because they were "emotional," but the men were probably "having a bad day."
The Boston Phoenix recently unveiled the "100 Unsexiest Men," a list that "holds men accountable for their rampantly unsexy ways." And now we're going to hold the Phoenix accountable for a few of their choices.
I'm pissed. It's an anger that's been on a slow boil that's beginning to bubble over, and at this point, there's no putting a lid on it. I've been writing about sex on a pretty public platform for some time now, at first anonymously, and then under my real name. I've had to endure ignorant assumptions and cheap shots…
Today we commemorated the passing of the author of the trailblazing I Hate To Cook Book — Sample passage: "Add the flour, salt, paprika and mushrooms, stir, and let it cook five minutes while you light a cigarette and stare sullenly at the sink." — by reading the rants of a bunch of women who love to cook about why,…