Palin Objectified

Dr. Kissling blogged: Reuters news service released this photo October 8, with the following caption, "A supporter listens to Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during a rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on October 8."


And I replied:
The blur of her legs further removes Palin as the subject of the photograph and completely objectifies her. The subject is not the Vice Presidential candidate but the young man's reaction to her. If McCain doesn't win, that may just be the story we remember long after the election is over. We'll remember her as the VP candidate that came from nowhere and became eye candy for conservative men around the country. I hope as a nation of women we learn something from the lessons this campaign season teaches us about sexism in the U.S. From Hillary's "cankles" to Sarah the MILF, clearly many are not yet ready to take a female candidate for the White House seriously.