Playboypenguin
Moderator
IMHO, the selection of Palin was in part to attract female voters. Especially ones that were disappointed when Hilary did not receive the nomination.
Assuming for a minute that this is the case, or even if it isn't, will women support Palin?
I ask because I was talking to a friend awhile ago and his wife made the statement that she thinks women will not support Palin because she is "too pretty." She said women are really bad about being their own worst enemies and allow pettiness to get in the way of advancement. She said when she would go on casting calls as a dancer or actor she was always happy when the panel was men or mostly men. She said it it was female dominated you would not get the job if you were "too pretty" or "too buxom" or "too talented."
She said Clinton was more palatable to women simply because she had "saggy jowels and cankles."
This whole ideal borders on sexist but since it came from a woman I thought it was okay to discuss it. It does also have a strong bases in psychology and the instinctual behavior of females. Just as men are inclined to spread their seed as far as possible, women are inclined to compete with one another for that attention.
It will be interesting if the responses of the men on the board jive with the women.
Assuming for a minute that this is the case, or even if it isn't, will women support Palin?
I ask because I was talking to a friend awhile ago and his wife made the statement that she thinks women will not support Palin because she is "too pretty." She said women are really bad about being their own worst enemies and allow pettiness to get in the way of advancement. She said when she would go on casting calls as a dancer or actor she was always happy when the panel was men or mostly men. She said it it was female dominated you would not get the job if you were "too pretty" or "too buxom" or "too talented."
She said Clinton was more palatable to women simply because she had "saggy jowels and cankles."
This whole ideal borders on sexist but since it came from a woman I thought it was okay to discuss it. It does also have a strong bases in psychology and the instinctual behavior of females. Just as men are inclined to spread their seed as far as possible, women are inclined to compete with one another for that attention.
It will be interesting if the responses of the men on the board jive with the women.