but can you not also "personally respect" what I am saying based on my social and economic status? I assure my opinions are formed honestly and based on my own personal experience, too. I get what you're saying here - that she's speaking from someone who could relate more to palin than say, me, since while I have a career, I do not have children. but we're both women. and successful. yes.
there's no accurate "formula" for figuring out who is gonna support whom based on their sex, race, or social or economical status. 'm sure there's plenty of single, never-had-kids career women who support the GOP right now, as much as there's plenty of single moms who have 4 kids that all play different sports who vehemently oppose palin and her viewpoints. and it is all based on their personal experience.
I guess 'm just frustrated that women are being lumped into groups of "have had kids" or "childless" (I HATE that term) - and based on THAT status, that gives them more or less "weight" in an argument when it comes to women's rights. I know everyone's opinion counts - but seriously, being a woman who hasn't had kids and being around women who have had 'em, it's... it's this weird elitist "you haven't been there so you couldnt know" kind of bullshit vibes that come off of some of them - and I am frankly sick of it. just becuase I haven't popped one out doesn't mean I don't know what the hell I am talking about, or make my viewpoint any less worthy of discussion or valid.
in conclusion: I support the right to choose, palin does not, and I will not be voting for the GOP ticket this November.* /tangential rant
---- *this is not the ONLY reason I will not be voting GOP, but it's a long list, and I dont feel like writing the whole thing up right now
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Re: pass it on.
Date: 2008-09-16 06:58 pm (UTC)there's no accurate "formula" for figuring out who is gonna support whom based on their sex, race, or social or economical status. 'm sure there's plenty of single, never-had-kids career women who support the GOP right now, as much as there's plenty of single moms who have 4 kids that all play different sports who vehemently oppose palin and her viewpoints. and it is all based on their personal experience.
I guess 'm just frustrated that women are being lumped into groups of "have had kids" or "childless" (I HATE that term) - and based on THAT status, that gives them more or less "weight" in an argument when it comes to women's rights. I know everyone's opinion counts - but seriously, being a woman who hasn't had kids and being around women who have had 'em, it's... it's this weird elitist "you haven't been there so you couldnt know" kind of bullshit vibes that come off of some of them - and I am frankly sick of it. just becuase I haven't popped one out doesn't mean I don't know what the hell I am talking about, or make my viewpoint any less worthy of discussion or valid.
in conclusion: I support the right to choose, palin does not, and I will not be voting for the GOP ticket this November.* /tangential rant
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*this is not the ONLY reason I will not be voting GOP, but it's a long list, and I dont feel like writing the whole thing up right now