In a recent article McSexist,  McCain's War on Women by Kate Sheppard in In These Times, the writer points out a host of reasons why women should not vote for John McCain.

She writes:

Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign and the media would have us believe that herds of disaffected women voters will be stampeding to the Republicans this year because a woman candidate won't be on the presidential ballot in November.

McCain's campaign has been making a clear play for women voters in recent weeks, hosting conference calls with Republican women and touting that his policies on national security, the economy and healthcare appeal to women voters.

But the suggestion that women -- and feminist women, at that -- will be lining up behind him is a fairytale. At least, it should be. McCain's record and policies on issues of importance to women are neither moderate nor maverick.

"Frailty, thy name is woman."

Sound familiar? how about this one:

"Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned"

Whether taken as a compliment or insult, there is no doubt these phrases are sexist.  

Do women really experience anger on some greater level then men?  Are women less able to control their emotions?  Are women more likely to take rash actions, to make impulsive decisions based on their emotions?

To think so is surely sexist, which is why I say:

Sexism, Thy Name Is John McCain

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Although I reside in a body controlled by both x and y chromosomes, and I obviously possess male genitalia, in my adult life I have always considered myself in solidarity with feminists and feminist ideals. I have chosen a profession in which women outnumber men by huge proportions- I'm not just a teacher, but a special education teacher. I am one of those men who has deep and genuine friendships with females as well as males. I feel that I can accurately identify sexism or misogyny when I see them and I am repulsed by both. I could go on, but hopefully you get the point.

I am hoping that if I take the time to spell out my process for deciding to support Obama for president, I may be able to help reduce the tendency of those who have opposed Obama's nomination to simplify their characterizations of Obama supporters as X-label, or y-label. I have become alarmed at how the incidents of sexism, especially in the media, have turned off so many Clinton supporters to the point that they may actually be willing to support McCain over the Democratic nominee.

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I wanted to post this diary because I think that things this evening have gone a bit off the deep end from both sides of the party, including some comments from myself. While I certainly understand disagreements regarding both canidiates past and policy positions, the whole "she's a liar...he's a liar" bit has gone a bit too far at least for this evening. I have been apart of this train as well, and to show my regret for that, I have unrec'd TexasDarlin's diary. There's some stuff on there that is just as inapropriate as some of the stuff that is hurled at Hillary throughout the primaries from both sides of the fence, and this stuff needs to stop. While I don't know that I will be supporting Obama if he were to win the nomination, I don't think rhetoric from either side like I've been using, or other people have been using, is appropriate. We're better than this, and I think it's fair to say that we all get caught up in the heat of the battle, so I'd like to offer my apology to Obama supporters for some of my actions this evening.

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David Brock at Media Matters has an excellent piece about MSNBC's pattern of sexist/misogynistic remarks.

Here's the link: http://mediamatters.org/items/2008020800 12?f=h_top

This is very troubling. Something needs to be done.