Comments on: In Her Shoes http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:24:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: CRC50 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112783 CRC50 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:38:52 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112783 Watching and learning about Sarah Palin was like observing my Grandmother who had her own business during very difficult times in Germany. She then moved to America, with her 13 year old daughter in tow, when she was in her 40s. Well in 2 days in America she had a job, in 1 year she established her dry cleaning and tailoring business, and in 2 years she built a home. AND she dressed to the nines and wore pumps! My Mom had the same story line and installed in her 3 daughters tenacity and an enthusiastic approach to work, raising children and being fun and terrific wives (at least we think so). I see Palin in all the most important women in my life - my grandmother, my mother, my 2 sisters and so many wonderful mentors that I have encountered through my professional career. It is about time that a feminine strong female is being spot-lighted, yes it is okay to wear cool pumps and have a brain. Watching and learning about Sarah Palin was like observing my Grandmother who had her own business during very difficult times in Germany. She then moved to America, with her 13 year old daughter in tow, when she was in her 40s. Well in 2 days in America she had a job, in 1 year she established her dry cleaning and tailoring business, and in 2 years she built a home. AND she dressed to the nines and wore pumps!
My Mom had the same story line and installed in her 3 daughters tenacity and an enthusiastic approach to work, raising children and being fun and terrific wives (at least we think so). I see Palin in all the most important women in my life – my grandmother, my mother, my 2 sisters and so many wonderful mentors that I have encountered through my professional career. It is about time that a feminine strong female is being spot-lighted, yes it is okay to wear cool pumps and have a brain.

]]> By: luva the scissors http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112782 luva the scissors Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:34:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112782 maybe all the photograghers have a foot fetish? they really like her pumps, they like her legs. maybe all the photograghers have a foot fetish? they really like her pumps, they like her legs.

]]> By: Sarah Palin’s “First Dude” : BigMouthFrog http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112716 Sarah Palin’s “First Dude” : BigMouthFrog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:13:01 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112716 [...] h/t Skye at Flopping Aces, “In Her Shoes” [...] [...] h/t Skye at Flopping Aces, “In Her Shoes” [...]

]]> By: ccr08 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112669 ccr08 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:19:01 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112669 "Gloria Steinem feminism" is dead. "Sarah Palin feminism" is alive! “Gloria Steinem feminism” is dead. “Sarah Palin feminism” is alive!

]]> By: Missy http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112665 Missy Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:58:29 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112665 Love the way Skye put this together, spirit and spunk, that's our Skye. Love the way Skye put this together, spirit and spunk, that’s our Skye.

]]> By: yonason http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112621 yonason Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:51:02 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112621 ANOTHER REASON THEY HATE HER, <a href="http://www.arthurdevany.com/?p=1224" rel="nofollow"><b>SHE'S A WINNER!</b></a> ANOTHER REASON THEY HATE HER, SHE’S A WINNER!

]]> By: Mike's America http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112612 Mike's America Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:37:57 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112612 As a student of visuals as well as the written word I have been intrigued by all the photos of Sarah Palin's shoes. I count at least three news photos featuring the governors feet in high heels at various podiums. I cannnot recall anything like that when Hillary was running (though there was the speculation about her pant suits) and of course we never see photos of the shoes the male candidates are wearing. Is this focus on footwear an example of sexism in the pool of photojournalists who cover these events or is there some kind of shoe fetish among photographers? As a student of visuals as well as the written word I have been intrigued by all the photos of Sarah Palin’s shoes.

I count at least three news photos featuring the governors feet in high heels at various podiums.

I cannnot recall anything like that when Hillary was running (though there was the speculation about her pant suits) and of course we never see photos of the shoes the male candidates are wearing.

Is this focus on footwear an example of sexism in the pool of photojournalists who cover these events or is there some kind of shoe fetish among photographers?

]]> By: luva the scissors http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112586 luva the scissors Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:41:54 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112586 great job skye. we are all "sarah palin", i find her an amazing person. she has strength, she has warmth, she has compassion, she is the best thing to happent o women in a long time. she shows you can be a "femenist" and still be femenin, you can be a wife and mother and bread winner and look hot while shooting a moose. she also has convictins and morals, she is a great role model. great job skye. we are all “sarah palin”, i find her an amazing person. she has strength, she has warmth, she has compassion, she is the best thing to happent o women in a long time. she shows you can be a “femenist” and still be femenin, you can be a wife and mother and bread winner and look hot while shooting a moose. she also has convictins and morals, she is a great role model.

]]> By: Aeolus http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112583 Aeolus Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:36:08 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112583 I never knew that feminism meant having government benefits that only benefit women. My AP History teacher might as well been a feminist, but I swear to you all she wanted was equal pay for equal work and for the stereotypical stay-at-home-mom to be less...well, less stereotypical. She was happy as long as she could do what she wanted, and wouldn't be barred from it just because she was a women. Believe it or not, she was also a Democrat! However, as she said so herself, every year she grows older it's one more step towards conservativeness and Republican-style thinking (real Republicans, not RINOs). Maybe it's just me, but I think these "feminists" are just bitter and cling to their gender in times of emotional hardship...(aka No Hillary means PMS for all!) I never knew that feminism meant having government benefits that only benefit women. My AP History teacher might as well been a feminist, but I swear to you all she wanted was equal pay for equal work and for the stereotypical stay-at-home-mom to be less…well, less stereotypical. She was happy as long as she could do what she wanted, and wouldn’t be barred from it just because she was a women.

Believe it or not, she was also a Democrat! However, as she said so herself, every year she grows older it’s one more step towards conservativeness and Republican-style thinking (real Republicans, not RINOs).

Maybe it’s just me, but I think these “feminists” are just bitter and cling to their gender in times of emotional hardship…(aka No Hillary means PMS for all!)

]]> By: Craig http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112582 Craig Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:31:27 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112582 Everybody should read this great article in the Toronto National Post: SARAH PALIN, A FEMINIST REVOLUTION WITHOUT THE FEMINISTS Barbara Kay http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/09/10/barbara-kay-sarah-palin-a-feminist-revolution-without-the-feminists.aspx The article starts this way: How I wish I'd been the proverbial fly on the wall watching the changing expressions on Barack Obama's face as Sarah Palin delivered her already-legendary speech at the Republican convention last Wednesday. I imagine his pre-speech expression as alert, but relaxed paternalism, like a chief surgeon set to supervise a lowly resident's clumsy initial attempt at an appendectomy. Then puzzlement as the surgeon realizes that he's to be the patient, and finally horror as, strapped to the table and, before a nation of fascinated onlookers, he is subjected to ... a palinoscopy! Oh, she got through to him all right. For eight months critics haven't really laid more than glancing blows on Obama, because they were jabbing away at his exterior. Sarah got him right in the gut. To read the rest of the article, click on the link above. Everybody should read this great article in the Toronto National Post:

SARAH PALIN, A FEMINIST REVOLUTION WITHOUT THE FEMINISTS
Barbara Kay

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/09/10/barbara-kay-sarah-palin-a-feminist-revolution-without-the-feminists.aspx

The article starts this way:

How I wish I’d been the proverbial fly on the wall watching the changing expressions on Barack Obama’s face as Sarah Palin delivered her already-legendary speech at the Republican convention last Wednesday.

I imagine his pre-speech expression as alert, but relaxed paternalism, like a chief surgeon set to supervise a lowly resident’s clumsy initial attempt at an appendectomy. Then puzzlement as the surgeon realizes that he’s to be the patient, and finally horror as, strapped to the table and, before a nation of fascinated onlookers, he is subjected to … a palinoscopy!

Oh, she got through to him all right. For eight months critics haven’t really laid more than glancing blows on Obama, because they were jabbing away at his exterior. Sarah got him right in the gut.

To read the rest of the article, click on the link above.

]]> By: stix1972 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/15/in-her-shoes/#comment-112581 stix1972 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:21:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=8601#comment-112581 Seems to me they all got PMS (Palin Madness Syndrome_ Seems to me they all got PMS (Palin Madness Syndrome_

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