Dr. Violet Socks rocks. I'm just pasting her entire post below because she plainly states what the Fembots don't understand: Obama is not, in any way shape or form, a feminist"
The reason it’s offensive to put Obama on the cover of Ms. as a feminist is because he is not a feminist
There, I thought I’d put the whole thing right there in the title, for the twits who are having trouble following along.
I visited my friend Ann Bartow’s blog and discovered that the Obama Girls at Jezebel and Slate are crazy-mad because some of us are failing to adequately worship Dreamboat Barry. Some of us have taken issue with the Ms.cover, pointing out that it’s ridiculous to praise Obama as a feminist (much less a super-feminist) when he isn’t one. In fact, he’s actually a pretty obvious sexist with a long record of offenses. It’s not that he’s a man; it’s that he’s an asshole. It makes no more sense to put Obama on the cover of Ms. than it would to put George W. Bush there.
The problem is that for the fangirls, the word “feminist” is meaningless. They just love Dreamboat Barry. If being a “feminist” is a good thing, then by golly, Dreamboat Barry is it! He’s everything good! He’s the handsomest man in the world! And the smartest! And the bravest! He’s a magical prince from a faraway kingdom! He’s a beautiful pony with a long silky tail! He’s a sweet puppy that runs and barks! He’s an ice cream cone! He’s the sparkly stars in the sky!
Ach. I hope these twits wake up soon, ’cause I’m not going to be able to stand four years of this shit.
I had already read the attacks on Obama supporter Ann Bartlow at Feminist Law Professors because (gasp!) she criticized the Ms. Obama cover. "How dare she!", the Villagers cried. How dare this so-called Obama supporter criticize the Messiah. Earlier today I posted this comment at The Confluence about this total non-issue that has gotten Obots' panties in a twist:
Feminist Law Professors has been accused of being a PUMA site because they criticized the Ms. cover. The most recent post says that the author of the blog is not PUMA and voted for Obama in the SC primaries. I honestly don’t care who FLP voted for and I’m glad that even though she voted for Obama she hasn’t completely lost her mind.
Law prof Heidi Li isn’t a PUMA but she supports the movement and isn’t ashamed of associating herself with sites like PUMAPac and The Confluence as long as her message of fighting against sexism and disenfranchisement gets to as many people as possible. She has been viciously attacked for this.
The author of FLP needs to realize that ANYONE who criticizes Obama will be labeled a traitor, a PUMA (dirty word!), a racist, and a Republican. This is the type of environment that was created by Obama surrogates and supporters during the primaries so there is no turning back now. If FLP is unhappy now, just wait until after Obama is sworn in. Feminists have lost all credibility after this election which is why my site is dedicating to eradicating “feminists” at Ms. and other Washington establishments who sold out early and got punk’d, thereby screwing all of us over who want to hold Obama’s feet to the fire.
I’m expecting the feminist movement to crash and burn because of this and the only women I feel sorry for are the millions who are not part of the Washington establishment. Those who have prostituted themselves and sold their beliefs deserve to go under, get voted out of their positions, and leave Washington in shame.
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