Who is sexist?

In her acceptance speech at the Republican convention, Sarah told the following joke: What is the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick.

I think that if a man had told that story, and more precisely a man from the Democratic party, he would have been accused of sexism.

I know that as a fact because you just need to criticize Sarah to be accused of being a sexist.

And that is precisely what is sexist. Sarah is not a woman. She is a politician and she runs for the Vice-Presidency. So, she should be criticized for what she does wrong, and praised for what she does right – Good luck! – as any other candidate. Her record should be scrutinized, as should the record of all other candidates, and she should not be treated with any more deference – her campaign declared that she would give interviews only when the media will treat her with respect and deference – than the other candidates.

The Republicans are claiming they are making history by putting the first woman on the ticket. That is sexist. She should be on the ticket for her competence, experience and political honesty. Obviously, that is not the case. She is on the ticket because she is a woman. This is sexist.

Sarah is presented as a “mom,” supporters say she is a “babe.” Isn’t that a bit sexist?

At the convention, you could see buttons saying things like “We have the hottest VP” or “Such state for the Hot Chick.” This is amazingly sexist.

The Republicans are claiming that American women will vote for Sarah because she is a woman. Apparently then, American women are too dumb to base their vote on political or social issues, or even on ideology. American women vote for a woman. That is incredibly sexist and insulting.

If I am writing, right now, that I think this VP pick is more and more mind-boggling because everyday some new damning information is revealed about Sarah’s incompetence, am I being sexist?
Well, too bad. Let’s be sexist for a while.

Sarah is a dangerous religious fundamentalist who believes that gay should be prayed away, that the war in Iraq – and I assume any war against Muslim Arabs – is a God’s plan, and that creationism, sorry intelligent design – in which phrase intelligent refers to the designer and not the designed – should be taught at school.

Sarah is a dishonest politician who, as a Governor, supported lobbying Washington for earmarks and who now is lying about it, every day, in every speech.

She is a dishonest Governor who billed her state for per diem money when she was staying at home.

As a woman hunter and gun owner, she is no more nor less violent than a man hunter and gun owner.