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09/01/09
Women have less solidarity than racial, ethnic, or religious groups because we're in a unique position of "sleeping with the enemy" Gay or straight, we have men in our families.
The quickest way to get a nod and a cookie from a sexist progressive dude last year was to say "I'm not going to vote for her just because she's a woman" We need a critical mass of women in federal government, in media, in advertising, to stop struggling against the backlash and effect real progress, until then, women in power are crabs in a barrel.
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09/01/09
I always try to showcase more women when, because most days it's all men in every photo ... but picking based on attractiveness never, ever crossed my mind.
09/01/09
Mostly because a) I often go to work in simple clothes with my hair pulled back and very little makeup, and it isn't because I'm trying to look "severe" - I'm just at work, and as long as I look professional and tidy I see no need to worry too much about my appearance and b) it's just emblematic to me of an entire attitude that says all men have to do is wear a standard dark suit and they're perfectly professional looking, but women have to "do" their hair and makeup.
I also got really annoyed with my dad when I was doing a real-estate deal and the attorney (early 30s, long blonde hair, fully done makeup, business-casual clothes) clearly identified herself as such to us, then later he said "Oh, she was a paralegal - she didn't look like an attorney." He didn't catch her introduction of herself, but that wasn't the point - the point was that his assumption was that a woman my age dressed in a feminine manner couldn't be an attorney - but if she had been more polished looking, he might have thought she was "severe".
In sum, there's a reason I didn't become a lawyer.
09/01/09
There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the legal world a couple months ago because at a judges conference, a bunch of them complained that female attorneys wear short skirts and shirts that are "distracting." In the short time (4 years) I've been an attorney, I've seen one female attorney dressed inapporpriately in court (too casual) - but I've seen dozens of men who think it's fine to go in a sport coat and no tie. (It's not, where I practice.)
And I can't tell you the number of times I've been assumed to be a secretary or a paralegal.
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This reminds me of a recent controversy in Germany:
"The election placards have been put up by Vera Lengsfeld, a member of Mrs Merkel's own conservative CDU party, who is running in a left-wing district of Berlin for a seat in parliament in the September 27 poll.
The billboards show photographs of each woman in an evening dress showing plenty of cleavage with the slogan: "We have more to offer" emblazoned over the chancellor's breasts."
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It's kind of like how I chuckle when I see that picture of John Edwards checking himself out in the mirror. You know he traded on his looks.
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if the first two seasons of mad men have taught us anything, it's that women have come a long way when it comes to certain issues but girl-on-girl crime (joan telling peggy she needed to lose weight!?!) has been going on for a long, long time.
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I know it's an old story, I just for some reason have more respect for people who seem to have gotten where they are through sheer motivation and hard work.
I'm wondering, if John McCain's daughter Bridget had the same opinions as Meghan, and wanted to get them out there, would she have the same platform for them?
09/01/09
i also wonder about bridget mccain - to be fair, though...bridget is still a teenager.
09/02/09
@redqueenmeg: What's wrong with that picture? Forgive me if I misunderstand, but are you saying that that picture demonstrates McCain playing on her looks?
I was surprised at the pic, really I expected it to be sexy or something, but it's just an regular woman sitting on her bed, wearing jeans and a sweater, drinking what looks like a beer and using a laptop.
Is it the blonde hair? The ample busom? The red toenails? The smile?
Maybe it would be better if we all wore burkas so as to level the "playing on looks" field. Or maybe we should continuously harp on McCains chubbiness to keep her humble.
You said "I just for some reason have more respect for people who seem to have gotten where they are through sheer motivation and hard work." - that seems like a sort of icky thing to say.
I thought this was covered in the movie "9 to 5" like 30 years ago. Doralee was never a slut, no matter how blonde or big-busted.
and Hillary was, and still is, a total hottie:
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09/02/09
I also never implied Hillary wasn't attractive, only that I didn't think she counted on that to get attention.
I'm still wondering about Bridget.
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Because Ingram and Brown are assholes.
There, that was easy.
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Oooh, nerd alert!
07/10/09
Every time I hear this kind of chatter, I think of the word "hysteria" and how appropriately it describes the antics of the conservative male, especially.
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Jesus Tap Dancing Christ. Grasping.At.Straws.
Also, who gives a fuck if she's "abrasive" or whatever on the bench? I think the appellate attorneys can take it. They're a thick skinned bunch.
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Why is it that these men can only conceive of a powerful woman in terms of a teacher ready to rap their knuckles if they misspell a word? Because even as they seem to be acknowledging her possible power, by using the school marm image they're also undercutting her authority and presenting her as just another hysterical woman.
07/11/09
They're also morons and haven't a clue what lawyers and judges do.
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