Women (and men) through out the centuries have juggled family and work in far more strenuous conditions then the GOP's latest superstar, Sarah Palin. Just ask Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden. So what's the big deal? She's a mother of five, with a husband and I am sure an extended family or caretakers to pick up the slack. Joe Biden did it on his own for years, amid tragedy and heartship, but, no one has made that the corner stone of Biden's qualifications for No. 2.
So when did being a mom become a feature on one's political resume? Why is she exalted for doing what many have done since Adam and Eve? How does she conveniently get to use her children as media fodder, yet, when questioned about the obvious, she gets to take the posture of victim? I find myself growing ever infuriated by the charges of feigned sexism regarding this candidate, because, there are women who actually do experience authentic sexism and challenges that in my estimation will be taken less seriously by the nonsense which is Sarah Palin.
In case you might be asking, yes, the critiscms are indeed legitamite. No one ever ask a working man about his kids because we associate children with their mothers. No matter who your father is, no matter how incompetent your mother. Dad could leap tall buildings in a single bound and move mountains, but, mama will always be credited for the state of the home and the children. Please tell me the last parenting magazine you've seen which features a father with his children or even focuses on father child relationships? Of all the parenting books on the market, how many address the father's role? Turn on your TV sitcoms and tell me if you can find a father who isn't portrayed as a dope? We've built a society that is in large part women and mama centered and have the audacity to ask, why isn't the same thing asked of men? Well, why aren't men allowed to use their children as media fodder to advance their careers? Aren't men told to give details and solutions, yet, reprimanded for "connecting"? So, let us stop kidding ourselves, we've practically made men null and void, especially during the last 40 to 50 years.
© JLI 2008
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