also, is anyone talking about the fact that letterman's a-rod comment was also racist? why should only women be defended? is anyone else out there worried that the 'rush to defend bristol/willow's purity' is also somehow archaic and totally reminiscent of the persistent and false impression in our society that women are weak-willed/minded and thus in constant need of being protected.

finally, david letterman's crude comments notwithstanding, it is sarah palin who chose to make public figures out of her family for her own sole benefit, thus subjecting them to this sort of ridicule in the first place. the fault ultimately lies with her. if she knew (and she did!) that her family's background wasn't squeaky clean she should have done the honorable thing and not subjected them to all of this in the first damn place!

equal opportunity poor taste - in short, a typical palin situation.

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I am very surprised that no one seems to think that Letterman was really mean in the way he stereotyped Alex as some sort of out-of-control pervert. This is wrong.

Why is it okay to attack a Latino man but absolutely unacceptable to even joke about attacking a Caucasian woman? Why should minority immigrant men get stereotyped as being dangerous to Caucasian women the way black men are? I am very surprised that no one on Jezebel.com has pointed this out. I am also surprised that people are once again rushing to the defense of an upper class Caucasian woman and ignoring the minority person. I suppose people's hidden biases come out.

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Oh and also? I am a staunch Democrat but that doesn't preclude me from respecting strong female politicians from the other side of the aisle. Sarah Palin, however, isn't one of those women, with her love of shooting defenseless animals for sport, to her love of telling me what I can and cannot do with my body and denying me the choice to do so. Or, you know, charging Wasilla women for rape kits. I have lived in places where people hunt and fish and are anti-abortion, and somehow, many of them managed to be at least a little bit understanding that our differences in lifestyle need not make us adversaries. Governor Palin's stance is always "Well, if you aren't with me, you're against me and you're part of the liberal coastal, sexist elite."

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Have an actress play one of Palin's younger daughters. Pick the developmentally disabled one for extra points. Girl wanders into the Alaskan woods and comes across a strange house. There she finds three bowls of porridge, three sets of beds, etc. And then, the angry owners return, and they're the three masturbating bears!

Shock! Awe! All eyes on Conando!

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This isn't about sexism any more. This is now once more a right wing smear campaign of outright lies, hatred and paranoia. You're on the wrong side, Megan.

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