Do you remember how Clinton and Palin were covered by the media? Clinton wore pantsuits and short cropped hair, and was portrayed as masculine, cold, and ball-busting. Then when she wore a slightly low-cut blouse, it sparked Cleavagegate. Relive the glory of the article that sparked the controversy here: Clinton's Cleavage Covered by Washington Post.
People were acting like she went on the floor of congress dressed like JWOWW. BTW, what in the hell kind of name is JWOWW, and why is it taking up valuable real estate in my brain? I need a minute to get over my disgust, and possibly take some prophylactic valtrex.
Go ahead, try to deny the similarity.
Palin was feminine and pretty, and widely criticized for being stupid. Do you remember all that fuss over how much money the GOP spend on her wardrobe for the campaign trail? Or how she was a bad mother? Or people making fun of her for having been a beauty queen? Okay, I gotta give them that one. You know how I love pageants!
How exactly could a woman dress or groom herself in order to avoid beauty criticism? Where exactly is that line between cold, calculating, butchy hag and stupid, slutty, beauty queen?
You don't have to be Madam Ruby to see where this is going. Bachmann is pretty, so we can count on the hounds to go after her for being ditzy, a pawn of men in higher positions, using botox (you know that's coming), and possibly being some kind of a slut. Instead of going after her femininity, wouldn't it be great if people could focus on her policies?
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