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The Sexualization of Obama
7:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
29 Oct 2008After all the anger this year about how the presidential races were sexist against Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin (which I *know* they were, I’m not contesting that at all), followed up by examples of Hillary Nutcrackers and Palin sex dolls and earnest assertions that the sexualization of a candidate would never happen if that candidate was a man–I was really interested to read the following article in which the sexualization of Obama (and McCain as a consequence) is examined:
Comedian Bill Maher appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to plug his movie, Religulous. Although the segment was taped before the debates, Maher summed up what a lot of people were thinking. He called Obama the “Jackie Robinson of American politics” and said that much of the Republican pundits were couching their discussions in veiled racism, playing off his funny-sounding name or going so far as claiming Obama has a “big, black uncircumcised penis and it smells like curry.”
I hadn’t been aware of many of the examples listed–but now that I am, it makes me wonder if the proper assertion isn’t “It never would happen if it were a man” but rather instead, “It would never happen to a *white* man”?
What do you think?
Super Tuesday: West Coast Polls Close in 1 Hour
9:43 pm By Maegan La Mala · California|San Francisco|US Presidential Race 2008 · 3 Comments
5 Feb 2008
First of all, if you’re here on the West Coast and haven’t voted yet, you have about an hour to get yourself to your polling place and vote. I just did that myself in San Francisco’s Chinatown, and the view from street here was (at least visually) a high turnout and a pretty seamless experience. Where as I normally arrive at the polls to an empty polling place, for the first time in years I had to wait in line. And luckily my fears about irregularities were assuaged. I got in and out and was able to vote not only for a Democratic candidate, but also for the hippie measures that we always vote on here in our beloved San Francisco. I had to laugh and even feel moved when I read the following municipal proposition: Do you want to make it City policy that San Francisco look in to obtaining Alcatraz Island from the federal government to create a Peace Center? I voted yes, of course.
And then there’s the big one. I didn’t vote in the primaries in 2004, and I must say that when I voted for John Kerry 4 years ago in the elections I did it with vigor. I was confident that our 4 torturous years of the Bush machine were about to come to an end. Sadly, we all know how that one turned out. Kerry just didn’t have the pizazz. He was a weak candidate, and lacked the ability to drum up any excitement.
Super Tuesday: Obama to SF Mayor…Stay Away!
12:20 pm By Maegan La Mala · California|GLBT|Politics|San Francisco|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
5 Feb 2008
It’s Super Tuesday and here in San Francisco, media is abuzz with the candidate’s recent lightning fast visits to our state, and more locally, our mayor’s hearty endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Early this morning as polls opened, local news showed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (seen above with Hill) shrugging off predictions that Barack Obama will “win” California, saying that undecided Californians will ultimately prefer Hillary. Gavin counts himself as a Hillary supporter, and our local newspaper gives some insight into one of the possible reasons why; 2 words: gay marriage:
…just four years ago, current Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is said to have declined to have his picture taken in San Francisco with Newsom, who was then at the center of a national uproar over his decision to allow same-sex marriage in San Francisco.“I gave a fundraiser, at his (Obama’s) request at the Waterfront restaurant,” said former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. “And he said to me, he would really appreciate it if he didn’t get his photo taken with my mayor. He said he would really not like to have his picture taken with Gavin.”
Debate Hangover: MoveOn Endorses Obama, Coulter Endorses…Hillary?
12:53 pm By Maegan La Mala · Politics|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
1 Feb 2008Grassroots political organization MoveOn, in a rather unsurprising move, has endorsed Senator Barack Obama as their candidate for president:
“We’ve learned that the key to achieving change in Washington without compromising core values is having a galvanized electorate to back you up,” said Executive Director Eli Pariser, “and Barack Obama has our members ‘fired up and ready to go’ on that front.”
Meanwhile, in what might be a kiss of death for Hillary Clinton, conservative loca Ann Coulter said on Fox News that she would not only vote for Hillary in a race McCain-Clinton face-off, but that she would even campaign for her. She says that Hillary is “more conservative” than John McCain and “lept up” in supporting troop surge in Iraq. Check out the video above.
I caught the debate last night and was pretty disappointed. Obama and Clinton, in an attempt to live down criticism about their brawling at the last debate, seemed like clones of each other. It was virtually impossible to distinguish between the stances of each on any topic with the exception of healthcare. It was all peace and love and no real answers. On immigration, Obama was strictly party line and Hillary sounded a lot more progressive.
Meanwhile, at least one Latino commentator suggests McCain might the right choice for Latinos.
Via / The Nation and YouTube
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