I am seething, more than usual, at a new twist on the disturbing behavior of supporters at McCain/Palin rallies. This time, it's not the hatred and bigotry directed at blacks, arabs or muslims, but at women. In a VERY backhanded way.
NYT - Among Fans of Palin, Dudes Rule
More indignation below the jump...
I am speechless. I can't see straight. Because I can't respond to the upside-down world of redneck feminism.
“They bear us children, they risk their lives to give us birth, so maybe it’s time we let a woman lead us,” said Larry Hawkins, a former truck driver attending a rally late Thursday at Elon University in North Carolina. Mr. Hawkins said he would rather vote for Ms. Palin than for “McCain and Obama combined.”
Mr. Hawkins, I'm not bearing ANYONE'S children, least of all yours. If you think THAT'S what qualifies a woman to lead then I'd rather you just crawl back up into your truck cab and turn your porn back on. And, who's "we?" Maybe it's time that "we" LET a woman lead us??? Who exactly do you mean? You and your prick buddies? So, it wasn't until a woman comes along who kisses your redneck ass, recognizes her important role as centerfold in your lonely loser fantasies, and bears five children while managing to maintain her hot little bod - THIS is the woman that you FINALLY feel comfortable allowing to lead us. WELL THANK YOU VERY FUCKING MUCH.
Another guy in the crowd yells out, "You tell 'em, baby!!" WHA WHA WHAT???? I think you forgot to add "girl" to the end of that. Maybe something told him that THAT would be sexist.
Since when do these assholes suddenly feel that they have the right to think of themselves as ADVOCATES for feminism?? Any kind of feminism that jackasses like the Dudes for Palin claim to support is by definition anti-feminist.
There is a kind of “conservative feminism” here, and several men cite the appeal of Ms. Palin as a can-do caretaker. She can be glimpsed lugging an overstuffed bag of books, papers and baby supplies onto her plane and bottle feeding her infant son, Trig.
Yep - that's Joe Sixpack's idea of a REAL woman - one that will carry in all the groceries by herself, deliver a beer to her Joe Lazy-ass in the living room, all the while looking hot and ready to nail.
“She’s beautiful,” said a man wearing a John Deere T-shirt in Weirs Beach. “I came here to look at her,” he said, and his admiration for Ms. Palin’s appearance became more and more animated. Sheepish over his ogling, he declined to give his real name
I feel like I need to take a shower.
UPDATE: Digg this here!!