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Title: Think the Gender War Is Over? Think Again
Post by: Shana A on June 15, 2008, 11:08:27 AM
Post by: Shana A on June 15, 2008, 11:08:27 AM
Think the Gender War Is Over? Think Again
By SUSAN FALUDI
Published: June 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/opinion/15faludi.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/opinion/15faludi.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin)
FOR months, our political punditry foresaw one, and only one, prospective gender contest looming in the general election: between the first serious female presidential candidate and the Republican male "warrior." But those who were dreading a plebiscite on sexual politics shouldn't celebrate just yet. Hillary Clinton may be out of the race, but a Barack Obama versus John McCain match-up still has the makings of an epic American gender showdown.
By SUSAN FALUDI
Published: June 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/opinion/15faludi.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/opinion/15faludi.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin)
FOR months, our political punditry foresaw one, and only one, prospective gender contest looming in the general election: between the first serious female presidential candidate and the Republican male "warrior." But those who were dreading a plebiscite on sexual politics shouldn't celebrate just yet. Hillary Clinton may be out of the race, but a Barack Obama versus John McCain match-up still has the makings of an epic American gender showdown.