Friday, July 18, 2003
More Daily Cal Mirth
C'mon, Georgy Russell, you can win the governorship! Insterestingly, no one even points out that she won't win. Even more interestingly, they point out that she would be the first female governor of California if elected. That's actually true of any woman, not just Russell, and any woman, even those not on the ballot, have as much of a chance as Russell of winning. It's hardly a newsworthy point. But this blog isn't a purveyor of reality by any stretch of the imagination. So let's go to the quotes!
"This recall is just the latest in a series of assaults on our democracy." Um. Hum. Mmm. So the recall is where the people of the state get together and vote their will. Democracy, on the other hand, which is being assaulted by this recall, is where the people of the state get together and vote their will. Boy, picking out quotes without context sure is fun.
"Russell said her hard work and discipline as a UC Berkeley student have instilled a certain determination in her to go after anything she wanted." Holy shit... is that what being a Berkeley student is supposed to do? It didn't happen to me... or to anyone I know who goes here. Actually, it's had the complete opposite effect in every example I can think of. Why don't people tell me these things?
"As a woman, I love to see more female role models where women take stances on political issues." This sentence has so many things wrong with it, I don't know where to start. I could start at the beginning, but that's too traditional, so let's start at the middle: "...female role models where..." Female role models are, as far as I can tell, people, not places. Now, back to the beginning: "As a woman..." Loving to see more female role models is not a "womanly" act. In fact, this kind of statement is the very thing which restricts women to specific roles in society. It declares that certain behavior is "becoming" of a woman. This kind of misogynistic chauvinism is something which we just don't need in a governor. Vote NO for Russell! As if you weren't going to already.
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