“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?

Because her father is Janet Reno.”

- John McCain at a Republican dinner, June 1998

Do Angry Clinton Women Love John McCain? – don’t be fooled by his shameless pandering to feminists. look at his track record. i have no idea why his campaign is assuming that we’ll be so pissed by the sexism that we’ll vote McCain. “grr, the black man got it instead of the white woman, let’s vote for the anti-abortion white male republican.”

Media Charged with Sexism in Clinton Coverage – this made me upset. you sort of don’t expect people to be like “yeah maybe the media is a little sexist” and then see that someone on MSNBC had said that Clinton “had gotten as far as she had only because her husband had messed around.” a little sexist?! YOU THINK?!?! Keith Olbermann of MSNBC says there’s “individual” sexism but no “overall” sexism. ok, that makes sense. dude the media is made up of its individuals. individual sexism IS SEXISM. condoning individual sexism IS SEXISM, KEITH.

sexism doesn’t just appear in isolated bubbles in the form of this anchor’s statement or that host’s offhand joke. there has to be an audience for it first. you don’t just holler “so how do we beat this bitch” into a vacuum. sexist comments exist because the general, OVERALL sentiment is that it’s ok. your bros will back you up. what’re women ever gonna do about it. (apparently, vote for mccain).

i am sad.

“y’know sometimes, people say to me, rose, what’s the first time you ever heard the blues and y’know what i tell them – i tell them, the day i was born. you know why?

because i was born a womaaaaan….”

- Rose / Bette Midler.

“oh, being a woman is so interesting, dontcha find it. what are we ladies, what are we. we are waitresses at the banquet of life. get in that kitchen and rattle them pots and pans. and you better look pretty damn good doin it too or you’re gonna lose your good thing.”