http://statenews.com I was very disappointed after reading Catherine Fish’s column Sexism big part of primary season (SN 3/24). She had a great opportunity to rise above the stereotype she claims is plaguing New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign by writing a column about why Clinton should be the next president and focusing on the issues at hand. en-us Foundry4 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:17:18 -0400 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:01:02 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13079/view Well said. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:23:38 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13079/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13100/view Agreed. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:40 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13100/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13110/view Wow, I actually read something intelligible here, which is something I would never have expected. Good job. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:09:17 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13110/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13134/view The sexism of the stereotype of a “cold” and “bitchy” woman comes from stereotyping and the way the same actions in women are describe differently (negatively) compared to in men. Not from women fitting it. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:44:09 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13134/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13146/view Erin, Stereotypes exist for a reason. Do they accurately represent everyone to which they are applied? Nope. Do they apply to some? Yup. And it cuts both ways. A man running for president who displays any stereotypical female traits would face every bit as much criticism and scrutiny as a woman displaying stereotypical male characteristics. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:18:21 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13146/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13183/view Of course stereotypes exist for a reason. Sexist stereotypes exist because we live in a sexist society. Stereotypes are caused by oppression, not people. One stereotype may be that men are more interested in sex than women. Is this true of some men and some women? yes. Is the opposite true of some men and some women? yes. I’m thinking you don’t understand what a stereotype is. If stereotypes existed because some individuals have those charateristics every stereotype would be for every group of people. And yes, a man running for president who display charactersitics which would be stereptypically associated with women, would get a lot crap running for president. But then, we are not told stereotypically feminine characteristics are necessary to be a president. Feminine characteristics are considered negative, and masculine ones positive, we are told that is what it takes to be a good leader, yet women cannot win because even if we exhibit stereotypical masculine characteristics that supposedly make a good leader, we have crossed the gender role and behavior assigned to us and so we get crap for it. birdcage Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:11:24 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13183/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13447/view Looks like some people need to go back an reread Fish’s article (here). Her point was to ask people to look into the issues and form an intelligent opinion on the candidates. Why should Fish take a position on one of the candidates? You can make a valid point without saying “yea” or “nay” to any one candidate. And she did. What’s so wrong with her imploring people to use their heads? I can’t count how many times I’ve heard “Hillary’s a bitch.” Regardless of how true or untrue you believe that statement to be, you need to back it up. Just like you need to back up “I support Obama” or “I hate Bush.” Why? Why do you like and why do you hate? There must be reasons. If not, then be prepared to be called a sexist, a racist, a bigot, a moron. So answer this: Why is Hillary a bitch? Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:01:02 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/13447/view