Sunday, February 24, 2008
is our country ready?
Were learning about womens roles in society and hows its changed so much over the last couple hundred years and continues to change. This years run for president introduces the first serious feale candidate as far as actually becoming president goes..and wiht that you have to wonder how the nation and how the world would respond. The suitibility Clinton possesses is not whats in question, but the ancient stereotypes and assumptions could interfere. Emotional strength could be the stereotype for certain setbacks if Clinton messed up not to mention any type of screw up could lead to the destruction of the idea of a female president for the future. On the other hand, Clinton could set the bar for a women president and let it be known women are capable of holding such a position to those who refuse to believe it.
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I also did a post about the same thing, and i think the video we learned in class of Clinton almost crying shows how big that stereotype is. She didn't even cry but everyone jumped on her and said she cried and was too emotional and tried to go against her. i also agree that it'd be interesting to see how the rest of the world reacts to us having a female leader, maybe she'd end up like Musharef (spelling) from pakistan.
There have been many successfull female leaders, such as Margret Thatcher in the U.K. I think that the country is ready for a female president, but were not ready for Clinton. She is the wrong person for the job. Hopefully, sometime soon, a female canidade right for the job will come along. I don't think the world will react any differently to a female president, because so many other nations have have had female leaders.
agretch- What do you mean by saying that she would end up like Musharef (who is a guy, a and a former general)?
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