You know, I just wrote a journal on another site about how women are being forced out of the home against their will in the name of 'feminism' by society, even if that's the choice they want to make with their life. So the response is in direct contradiction to my experience as a woman and the experiences I've read from other women. (if you want to read it, I'm not sure it's available to non-site members, but it should be: http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read/1316942/Feminism_and_Americans )
The personal attractiveness factor of the candidate has only recently become a relevant issue in presidential politics.
Interestingly enough, it's credited with women's right to vote and linked to when the most women started voting that the attractiveness of the candidate became an issue. (although this time, gotta say I'm glad--although I wonder how Bush got into office with that standard out there, lol).
And don't forget that Hilary Clinton running as not a VP, but a presidential candidate was groundbreaking as well. And I don't know how many people noticed, but there was a female third party candidate on the ticket for president. This was just an amazing, historical election in all ways.
With Geraldine Ferraro, the vote loss was actually contributed to women voters, interestingly enough. Women were less likely to vote for her... because she was a woman.
We have so much faith in our gender *rolls eyes* I voted against Clinton and Palin because I disagreed with their politics. It's too bad, I'd rather have voted the first woman into office, but I still got to vote for a huge change. Now, if Obama had been Michelle instead of Barack... LOL, THAT would have been freaking HUGE.
(sorry for the ramblings, being pregnant seriously triggers my ADHD and gemini all-over-the-place-ness, lol)
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Interestingly enough, it's credited with women's right to vote and linked to when the most women started voting that the attractiveness of the candidate became an issue. (although this time, gotta say I'm glad--although I wonder how Bush got into office with that standard out there, lol).
And don't forget that Hilary Clinton running as not a VP, but a presidential candidate was groundbreaking as well. And I don't know how many people noticed, but there was a female third party candidate on the ticket for president. This was just an amazing, historical election in all ways.
With Geraldine Ferraro, the vote loss was actually contributed to women voters, interestingly enough. Women were less likely to vote for her... because she was a woman.
We have so much faith in our gender *rolls eyes* I voted against Clinton and Palin because I disagreed with their politics. It's too bad, I'd rather have voted the first woman into office, but I still got to vote for a huge change. Now, if Obama had been Michelle instead of Barack... LOL, THAT would have been freaking HUGE.
(sorry for the ramblings, being pregnant seriously triggers my ADHD and gemini all-over-the-place-ness, lol)