I’m not even going to tell you what this quote is in reference to. I don’t have to. It’s SO applicable across SO many artifacts of modern culture that to do so would, methinks, would simply dilute its utter perfection:
But it really made me fume when the not-so-subtle message was (and always has been) “look ladies: no matter how smart, how talented, how funny or charming or successful at your job, you will end up being reduced to your parts. Get used to it.”
Yep, that’s the way I see it too. The way I say it is: As long as we tolerate sexism, not even being Queen of England grants a woman immunity. We certainly found out being a U.S. Presidential candidate doesn’t immunize you, rather it sort of ramps it up.
Okay, okay, if you really want to know what she was talking about in that marvelous post, check out Dirty Rotten Feminist blog here.
