Mon, May 12, 2008

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IowaFeminist


To Saray the Policy Wonk ...

I hear what you and others are saying, that Clinton shouldn't have any special claim to your vote just because she's a woman. I guess what I'm questioning when people say they feel inspired by Obama, and not by Clinton, is the roots of that inspiration. I would argue there is a whole sociopolitical, historical context behind what we consider inspiring: For instance, we have been conditioned to hear a man's voice as more commanding, more inspiring, than a woman's. I think part of feminism is challenging those underlying assumptions. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad about voting for Obama, I'm just trying to understand this whole thing from a feminist perspective. 





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