The American Left Lost Its Curves.(Mods: Compilation of articles so there's not one formal copyright)
In recent years in the United States, the left's electoral success has diminished, just as the concept of "hot left-wing chicks" has gone from a nostalgic abstraction to a flat-out laughable oxymoron.
At left-wing protests in America today, it is more common to see this:
...or this:
...than anything close to Jane "Barbarella" Fonda:
To be sure, there are hot left-wingers out there at these anti-war rallies, but they are generally the exception that proves the rule.
Similarly, in Lebanon, one babe does not make a successful pro-Syrian rally:
Is the Babe Theory of Political Movements rock-solid? Is it even a real theory?
Maybe. Maybe not.
There have been successful (but mostly violent) political movements throughout history in which women have been marginalized, and there have been political movements with good-looking women that have failed.
http://www.willisms.com/archives/2005/03/more_on_the_bab.htmlThe Men-Are-Pigs Corollary.Isn't this theory more than a bit shallow? Afterall, women are more than an assemblage of ample breasts, nice legs, cute faces, and flowing hair. Women have always provided necessary and relevant viewpoints; through history, women have been at the forefront of important moral causes such as the abolition of slavery.
Women are increasingly finding themselves in positions of power and authority, and very few Americans today would have a problem voting for a woman for president. There are even more women than men in college today in the United States. Is it any wonder that many pundits are predicting a Clinton versus Rice battle in 2008?
So, is the Babe Theory itself shallow, or does the Babe Theory merely describe a certain shallowness, perhaps even chauvinism?
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