March 10, 2008
Close Reading of Yelp
We enjoy the following review -- although we're only using part of it for it devolves into anti-Hillary rhetoric, San Francisco's latest form of socially-acceptable sexism -- because a) it turns out that Yelp has an entire category dedicated to Gavin Newsom's hair, and b) it's pro-Gavin Newsom locks. (If you want to see some actual janky-ass hair, walk down Valencia Street or sit on a bench at Zeitgeist on any given day. Because: yikes.)
Anyway, Shannon C. says:
Travesty !?!? I'm gonna go with THING OF BEAUTY.Every guy that makes want to throw myself in front of a train has hair like Mayor Newsom's. Granted, Gavin's hair is little flat on the top and creates this weird squished look. But it's still The Hair that I love.
So true, Shannon C. So true. Nice touch with the capitalizations in "The Hair," by the way. Couldn't agree more.
You just forget about the haters, Newsom. We too know the pain of having beautiful, shiny, voluminous hair all too well. More than you know, Mayor. Heavy is the head that wears the hair like ours.
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My students and I were brainstorming an audience for a community project we were working on, and someone suggested the mayor. I asked, "And the mayor is..." trying to help my students connect what his actual job responsibilities are. The first (and loudest) response was, "HOT!"
:sigh:
Why is anti-Clinton rhetoric automatically sexist? I don't agree with her campaign tactics and she's not whom I want to represent the party in the fall, but it has nothing to do with her gender. Disagreement over how I think she'd management style and anger over her past votes are the real issues for me -- and I voted for her in NY for both Senate campaigns.
personally, i'd love to see obama win. i guess. but: while not all of the anti-hillary (i refuse to say anti-clinton, because that's not what it is) is steeped in sexism, most of it is.
More like any anti-Hillary rhetoric is dismissed as sexist to cover up the fact that Clinton is a terrible candidate.
Incensed, vulgar criticism included.
I think most anti-Hillary rhetoric is based on her abysmal performance in the senate coupled with the fact that it is completely obvious she only cares about accumulating power for its own sake and gives not a whit about the citizens she claims to represent. Hello? She didn't even show up for the FISA vote. FISA, people!!! Obama did.
It's not sexist to point that out.