Comments on: Analysis on Obama: The First Woman President? http://velvetbanana.com/analysis-on-obama-the-first-woman-president/ A Pro Feminism & Equal Rights Blog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jo http://velvetbanana.com/analysis-on-obama-the-first-woman-president/comment-page-1/#comment-18 jo Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:29:46 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/analysis-on-obama-the-first-woman-president/#comment-18 one point here - 'doing gender' does not, most emphatically, refer to only people conducting themselves in accord with gender norms or stereotypes. also - the author's reinscription of gendered norms is inversely sexist. its a subtle reading to understand the aggressiveness of this characterization, i am impressed by your acumen. but don't dismiss your original thought on the basis that his inquiry warrants such a set of claims... remember, who is the audience here? perhaps if everyone could read between the lines like you have then we might excuse his culpability... my guess is the typical NEWSWEEK reader is not going to bring such a critical eye to the matter. nice work... i enjoy reading your posts! one point here – ‘doing gender’ does not, most emphatically, refer to only people conducting themselves in accord with gender norms or stereotypes.

also – the author’s reinscription of gendered norms is inversely sexist. its a subtle reading to understand the aggressiveness of this characterization, i am impressed by your acumen. but don’t dismiss your original thought on the basis that his inquiry warrants such a set of claims… remember, who is the audience here? perhaps if everyone could read between the lines like you have then we might excuse his culpability… my guess is the typical NEWSWEEK reader is not going to bring such a critical eye to the matter.

nice work… i enjoy reading your posts!

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