Sarah Palin and the Battle for Feminism

City Journal ^ | January 23, 2011 | Kay S. Hymowitz

[2ndDivisionVet]

Surprising, considering the source.

[Balding_Eagle]

Later

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Palin is what all the leftist - so-called feminists - fear, a real woman. That is what is behind the cat-calling and smears. She is what they cannot be, and they are jealous as hell, and just as nasty as can be.

As for the leftist men (forget the pansies at MSNBC), they are jealous of her because they can’t have her. In other words, they have “penis envy” problems. They have both a “penis” and “envy” and they can’t do anything with either of them except squeal like a stuck pig.

Sarah Palin, bringing home the bacon and moose chili, without musing a single hair.

You go, girl!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“More evidence that feminism is up for grabs.”

I wouldn’t touch a feminist with a ten foot pole, LOL!

Angry, bitter, clueless, unwashed beotches.

Conservative Women Rock! :)

[2ndDivisionVet]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They know she’s inevitable.

They knew it the first time they saw her.

It's why they go insane every time they think of her.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Perfect! :)

[Darren McCarty]

It comes down to one issue. Abortion.

[Fitzy_888]

This is a crude analogy. Certainly, you’ve seen young girls or teen girls react as a group to a cute picture, a puppy, a rabbit, etc. There is a collective “…uuuuwe!” Actually, they usually try to reach competitively trying to reach higher pitches than each other with the “…uuuuwe!”

…hold that thought.

This culture frowns on strong/independent women and the left certainly does. The left specifically demands purity in victim-hood, else your quickly seen as displaying strength and subject to ire. The left also peddles depravity.

If a women hasn’t matured far beyond the “…uuuuwe!” stage and they are left leaning, then the find themselves trying to say the next most vile thing on the feminist message board…basically that they want to “vomit with rage” as above.

[WVNan]

Interesting article. What I’m seeing in the response from the liberal feminists is the same thing that defines the Boomer generation. Selfishness. Heaven forbid they should ever sacrifice for anyone. It’s the same old meme. Whinnne..”It’s not fair. It’s our game.” They have no idea that things change. How about my generation who was displaced by the boomer gals? We don’t like anything about them. They are self-centered and childish. We worked and sacrificed so they could have it all and they threw it in our faces. Do we go around “hating” them in public? Well, we don’t like them much, but we don’t hate them. We were never haters. They best catch a clue. Time moves on and things change according to the dynamics of life itself. Go Mama Grizzlies. You are more like my Great Depression generation.

[WVNan]

Qualification; the Boomer generation (feninists).

[A_perfect_lady]

I got about halfway through it... here’s the thing: Palin, as far as I know, doesn’t disagree with feminists about equal pay, equal rights, sexual harassment, etc etc etc... the only thing I know of that she disagrees about is ABORTION. And this drives them into a frenzy. Feminism is apparently about all women in lock stop, agreeing on EVERYTHING.. or else. But that’s not freedom.

[bray]

Breast Envy!

[Gargantua]

The Liberal definition of "Feminist" is "A woman who knows she can kill her unborn babies." It's the sickest thing about Liberals, and they will not fare so well on that Great and Dreadful Day. Sucks to be them.

8^D

[HiTech RedNeck]

This is a crude analogy. Certainly, you’ve seen young girls or teen girls react as a group to a cute picture, a puppy, a rabbit, etc. There is a collective “…uuuuwe!” Actually, they usually try to reach competitively trying to reach higher pitches than each other with the “…uuuuwe!”

Interesting suggestion -- is this actually true? That a puppy, rabbit, etc. that would elicit an "awwwwwwwwww how cute" from grown-ups (even a lot of the guys) actually DISGUSTS young girls? I was one of two brothers who never had a sister and can't speak to this from experience but it seems counterintuitive to the max.

[Quix]

Thanks for the ping.

[Liberty Valance]

Hold on tight!

[Brad from Tennessee]

In late 2008 presidential primaries FOX NEWS’ Greta Van Susteren seemed to openly support Hillary Clinton. After Clinton lost the nomination Greta took a big interest in Sarah Palin. At some point Van Susteren’s husband became an adviser to Palin and Greta seemed to go through an epiphany that pushed her to the right. I don't know whether this is just show business or an example of a feminist rising above political boundaries.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Greta is a Democrat, lawyer and Scientologist.

[onyx]

*Keeper* T-shirt graphic! Thank you for the ping. [Reminder to me to read article later this morning after I've slept] :)