Seems this cartoon is causing a bit of a flap, especially for members and representatives of the National Organization of Women. (Thanks to Daryl Cagle and Rob Tornoe for putting the cartoon, along with commentary, on their Web site. Click here to check it out). The cartoon, by Bill Bramhall, was printed in the New York Daily News (maybe my favorite newspaper ever).
So, as you can likely figure out, the gist of the complaint is that the cartoon is sexist, as it depicts efforts by numerous people to silence Gillibrand using any means possible from corks to socks to gags to "the hook."
Bramhall says the cartoon is an editorial on the predilection of some of our esteemed senators to use more speaking time on the floor than they are are allotted. Plus, Gillibrand has apparently made something of a habit of this practice. Her failure to wrap it up in a timely manner during the Sotomayor hearings ultimately was the genesis, according to Bramhill, for the cartoon.
Marcia Pappas, NOW-NYS president, disagrees. She suggests the cartoon is one more example of a patronizing patriarchy in which women are told to "sit down and shut up."
At this point I think her perspective is a bit over the top. Heartfelt, I'm sure, but a little too politically correct, especially when taken in the context the cartoon's creator describes.
Pappas really loses me though when she goes full on crazy. That's the only way this statement can be explained: “Bramhall’s phallic symbols send a clear message that women are good for only one thing."
Call me crazy, but you have to really be looking for those so-called phallic symbols to see them.
It's not easy for me to say she's wrong about this. But she is.
I admire Pappas' efforts to defend women. I consider myself to be a feminist and I see sexism in a lot of places - women's pay vs. men's and the political status and perception of women are the two areas that cause me the greatest distress. (I'm still not over the GLARING mistreatment Hillary Clinton received during last year's primary campaign). But still ...
Sometimes a cartoon is just a cartoon.
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