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Results so far:
| Sarah Palin | 63% | 5 votes | Total: 8 votes | |
| feminists | 37% | 3 votes |
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Add to FavoritesTrauma is terrible, yet if we allow our lives to stagnate because of the fear of what can or could happen we lose sense of what we are here for along with the more important factor of what love means in life. Rape, molestation, abuse of any type or kind is unacceptable in the realm of what love is all about, yet it does exist, it is the reality we live with.
Feminists do not deal with the trauma they have perhaps been subjected to, although it may depend on how one defines a feminist. An example, many more women have been abused by their fathers than actually admit it, yet most deal with the ignorance and survive to lead happy lives with men totally unlike their fathers, yet in some ways the men may remind them of their fathers, which is what some tend to ignore and problems may persist at times in the relationship(s) they have. Some people just say do not go there, which is where they actually need to go, which is the point, if it is understood.
Where as many feminists will never let it go or deal with it, they let it fester and ruin their lives while at the same time try to make sure it ruins other lives also, because if they felt pain then everyone needs to feel as well as accept their pain. That is definitely not Sarah Palin, no matter what her past history is, which is no ones business anyway, at least in regards to running for public office. Yes some history is important to know, yet trauma and abuse is a private matter.
Sarah Palin may or may not consider herself to be a feminist, not that it really matters as if anyone pays attention to how she presents and carries herself it is evident she needs no ones pity or actually cares if someone does not like her. That is not a feminist trait in my humble opinion, even though someone may say they are a feminist.
Feminists will usually argue, fight, or do whatever it takes to get one to agree with their victimization from every single little blip of trauma experienced in life. Sad fact is acting like a victim will usually ensure some type of victimization. No it is not nice, though it is reality, and common sense will win if one knows how to use it.
For instance those who believe McCain chose Palin in order to somehow get more of the women's vote are incorrect in that assessment because Sarah does not nor did not cater to any one side in order to get attention. She is totally independent and real in who she is, agree with her or not, at least she will tell the truth, although it may not be the truth liberal feminists want to hear, or for that matter what conservative feminists want to hear. There is not an ounce of entitlement in her persona, she wants to help if she can because it is who she is, not what she thinks she deserves.
True feminism is the ability to keep the femininity of womanhood, which allows the power of woman to be as it is meant to be, which is absolute yet not dictatorial or tyrannical, which of course is where most men seem to have problems, leading to the problems we all face today from our government while at the same time because of the ignorance of following instead of leading, or knowing who to follow. Blind leading the blind is not usually a proficient way of growing, yet on the other hand at least the true blind have a legitimate excuse, even though most would not use an excuse of ignorance.
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John McCain's pick of a running mate was a slap in the face to a woman's ability to choose her candidate based on issues versus anatomy. I think for many of us, Sarah Palin wasn't the silver bullet the McCain camp was hoping for. It seemed at first that her addition to his ticket would help garner support of undecided women voters and the fringe PUMA voters but after the initial wave in the polls, she's been an immense drag on his campaign. Women aren't stupid. We know when we're being patronized.
Sarah Palin the Feminist - Abortion
We all know the social stigma attached to being a feminist. Saying you're a feminist in mixed company can result in sneers and snide remarks from men and women alike, who assume that it automatically qualifies you to buy sleeveless flannel shirts and get a discount mullet at Great Clips. Many women spell women the correct way, not womyn, and in most ways live a normal life. That's why we were surprised to see Sarah come out of the closet as a feminist.
She's a member of Feminists for Life. That's similar to being a Republican for Longer Hair on Men. It's pretty rare.
Abortion was never an option for me - but I would never stand in the way of a woman that feels that she simply cannot raise a child. It's unfair to both the woman and the child. As a feminist, you would think that I'd sit in a peculiar place in this debate. I am not a fan of abortion as a means for birth control (no one is pro-abortion, mind you), and I think that better sex education should be available to diminish the number of abortions needed.
But until that sex education is reached, I'm fine saying that I don't like abortion. It makes me feel icky talking about it. No one likes to think about it or talk about it but it's a necessary evil. But not ever has it crossed my mind to vote for a candidate that might have a hand in taking the right away that would make it illegal for another woman to make the right choice in her life.
Similarly, feminists by and large vote based on who's promised to do what to our rights to our bodies. Palin's record doesn't inspire confidence. Or her stance - or lack of one, depending on who you talk to - on rape in general. But does anyone that identifies as being prolife actually think a woman should carry the baby that results from a rape to term? And then what? Give the baby up for adoption? She's said that she supports abortion only in the case that the mother's health is at risk. What about the mother's mental health? This may not seem like much of an issue if you truly just read the text without absorbing what it says. Women brutalized during a rape attack not only has to suffer the indignity of deciding whether or not to go to a clinic, but once she finds out that her attacker got her pregnant she is supposed to carry that baby to term. Alaska leads the nation in rape cases, frequently in the case of the economically disadvantaged Alaskan Natives.
Perhaps her tap for VP wasn't an attempt to garner the votes of moderate and undecided women. Could it have been an attempt to show us just how far to the right can go? The rest of the GOP seem moderate in comparison. In the 24 hour a day news cycle, though, Palin's brief moment as a spokeswoman for well, women, was a blip. She's done.
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