the appropriate woMAN: Clinton, Obama, McCain

A quick comment, perhaps i'll expand more later...

Regardless if you are or are not a Clinton supporter I think it should not be denied that Clinton was a victim of sexism. Many people aren't aware of how these -isms occur or when they do.

One thing I thought was absolutely ridiculous was the discussion on Clinton's wardrobe. It's amazing how what's appropriate for a woman to wear is so bluntly based upon what a man perceives as appropriate. Clinton was criticized for wearing "man" suits and not being feminine enough. When she wore a blouse with a low neck line, she was criticized because someone saw the line of her cleavage. I forgot what news station I was watching but it went so far as to saying she looked trashy, slutty, or a word similar to those with the same intent.

Then with Clinton out of the race, Michelle Obama is criticized for showing off her shoulders and wearing "fitted" outfits. I swear what these women were wearing did not even cross my mind until the media thought it was so important to discuss it.

So when is a woman's attire appropriate or inappropriate? How much of her body can she show off? When can she show it off? Only when it could be fully admired my men? I say that because we (and i do mean all of us) see cleavage lines and cleavage flashed around all the time. And, shockingly we see shoulders as well. One might answer that in the political sphere it's never appropriate. My response: Cindy McCain also work a blouse with a low neckline (recently, last week i believe) and yes, there was a cleavage line (at least her shoulders weren't showing) but no news station reported it. (at least none that I saw which means it wasn't as high of a topic as Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton). Is Cindy McCain's cleavage line part of a more appropriate woMAN (which only takes us so much further in sexism)?

I do not think Cindy McCain should be criticized either but I am only criticizing those that have criticized Clinton and Obama.