Teeny-Bopper Voters

Clinton, a Wellesley Alumna, Comes Home to Stump by Elisabeth Bumiller

Read Article at NYTimes.com




"Oh my God! Like, will you seriously take a picture of us in front of the cardboard Hilary? I'm like, way too psyched!" As adorable as this photograph may be--well, actually, that's the problem. When you see these girls, who are in college and therefore of voting age, you don't perceive a group of women who look mature and educated enough to make a responsible decision. Instead, repressed images from middle school emerge: the crazy, energetic girl that annoyed everyone, the insecure book worm, the girl that thinks her dullness can be counterbalanced by the crazy girl's personality, and then the "satellite" who doesn't really fit in, so sort of hangs around the edges. I'm personally affronted that they chose this picture since I myself am a college-aged woman, and this photograph depicts us in an undeniably unflattering way. And I thought only the conservative media was supposed to be sexist! So the question remains, why would the New York Times depict these Democratic supporters as girls who just came back from a slumber party? The answer is on the center of the front page, in the largest article in the front section, "Obama Envisions New Iran Approach." Just take a look at the photo they put up on their website (below) where Obama is captivating the audience with his authoritative stance.

Apparently the Magic Negro has cast his charm on the New York Times.


"Although Mrs. Clinton was treated to a triumphal welcome as Wellesley’s most famous graduate, and students said much if not most of the campus was pro-Clinton, not everyone in the crowd was a stalwart supporter. Many waiting to enter Alumnae Hall in the long line that snaked under the yellow autumn leaves along College Road said they supported Mr. Obama or were undecided."

Evidently, Ms. Clinton and Mr. Obama have clinched every decided voter among Wellesley students so far in their campaigns (note the sarcasm). Despite what the media or academia proclaim, not all educated women are liberals, and the writer of the article, Bumiller, circumnavigates other viewpoints inevitably held by other populations in the college.





"Many of the Wellesley women in the audience wore T-shirts that proclaimed, 'I can be president, too.'”

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"But many others said Mrs. Clinton’s words had inspired them. “Hillary made me cry, just hearing her talk about women’s rights and how you can do anything if you put your mind to it,” said Michelle Lieberman, 22, a science student from New York who transferred to Wellesley from Dartmouth."

Wow! The way she infantilizes Clinton's supporters is shameless! In the first quote, you can almost see these women stomping their feet like 3-year olds, "No, I can do it! If the Little Engine could, I can,too!" Granted, it is telling that these are the type of constituents Hilary is targeting (the ones who are just a little...off), but I still don't believe they'd publish about the apparel of Obama's supporters. In the second quote, not only does the woman appear juvenile, but she appears overly emotional too, perpetuating the negative stereotype that females are more emotional than their counterparts. These quotes were clearly chosen to undermine the supporters of anyone other than Obama. If they're this brutal with Clinton, I can't wait until they publish some articles about Republican nominees and their supporters.


"Mrs. Clinton, of New York, made no mention of her opponents’ attacks on her in the Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, or of The Politics of Pile-on video with clips from the debate that is now playing on her Web site. But her campaign condemned her rivals’ actions in a new fund-raising appeal sent out on Thursday."

Although I don't see anything inherently misleading with this paragraph, I would like to comment on Hilary's Politics of Pile-on video, and her not-so-subtle intimations that her rivals' attacks are at least partially due to her gender. I mean, c'mon! She asserts herself as a feminist, yet complains when other politicians address her as an equal? Firstly, any candidate would address her stances more often than, say, Joe Biden's, simply because he needs to distinguish himself from the front runner. Also, more importantly, they're attacking her stances since they literally change within seconds! Check out this video provided by fellow Democrat John Edwards here. One can't flip-flop, then cry sexism when someone exposes it! Like a chameleon changes his color to better increase his survival in different environments, Hilary changes her politics and personality to enhance her survival during her campaign. One second she's the epitome of female strength, the next she's the female victim to male badgering. Hilary needs to stop exploiting her gender for votes, because it mocks true feminism. Besides, does anyone actually view Hilary as a female? I've always kind of lumped her in the same classification as Janet Reno; they say they're females, but you don't REALLY know...or want to.