Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Assassination of Hillary

This artist's "performance art piece" was just closed down in NY.

Of course, if you look at the websites, the Hillary one is extensive and multi-faceted. The Barak one is just offensive and one-note but not actually about how the press has assassinated him.

Why, you ask?

Oh, that's right. Because the press didn't.
It's not that people in this country don't regularly practice the kind of racism that made Jesse Helms ... well, that made him one of the longest serving senators in our history, but in the press racism is frowned upon (sorry, Don Imus), unless, of course it brings in the big bucks (welcome back, Don Imus). Sexism, however, is alive and well and largely perpetuated by women themselves. The idea that women are genetically programmed to shop, fail at math, cling desperately to men, and "play nice" is continually reinforced on talk shows, in sitcoms, and in insipid book clubs across the country.

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