If you sat through the State of the Union Address and the Republican response last Tuesday night, you were treated to an amusing grand finale-- Michele Bachmann's awkward Tea Party rebuttal.
At first, I was confused--and slightly intrigued--by the networks' decisions to carry Bachmann's comments.
However, as soon as the video began, I became so distracted by the "technical difficulties" that I was unable to listen to a word the congresswoman said.
Admittedly, Bachmann's unwavering eye contact with the WRONG camera paired with a Minnesota accent and the empty stare of a Stepford Wife is hilarious.
But the lashing she took in the media, namely in SNL and Daily Show parodies, hit a nerve with me.
Although I don't agree with the politics of women like Michele Bachmann, Christine O'Donnell, and Sarah Palin, I do empathize with them and their mistreatment in the media.
There are countless male Republican and Tea Party figures who make equally dumb, offensive, and mean-spirited comments as their female counterparts.
But it's the women who get bashed by both parties when they speak out.
But it's the women who get bashed by both parties when they speak out.
Established conservative women being called bimbos and nitwits is equally as unacceptable as progressive women being called bitches and dykes.
As Plastic Feminists, I think we should make it a point to defend all women in media and politics when they are being mistreated, even if they don't defend us.
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