Having two twenty-something kids has many benefits.
They do their best to keep me as hip as humanly possible with remarks like, “Dad,
you’re not seriously thinking about going anywhere dressed like that, are you?”
But as a writer, they also serve as my personal sensitivity coaches. We are
from distinctly different generations, and I rely upon them to help me to steer
clear of the politically incorrect usage of words. Phrases that I think are
merely accurate descriptions, like “Chi-Coms”, they think are rich with derogatory
racial undertones. So I will proceed with this blog post as gingerly as
possible, because even I can sense the potential sexism inherent in its theme.
If so, my kids can be depended on to let me know about it.
With the latest Anthony Weiner sexting controversy,
his poll numbers have shown some rather severe shrinkage. Perhaps he will
finally go away and the Republic will be free of him, but perhaps not. But as
horribly embarrassing as this whole episode has been, imagine how much worse it
would be if it had been Janet Napolitano caught sending selfies of her womanly
private parts to young men via Twitter? Come to think of it, when was the last
time a female politician was caught up in ribald sexual Tomfoolery? I can’t
think of one. Sometimes I think that we would be far better governed if we only
elected women to political office. At least we wouldn’t be caught in the
crossfire of some ideological pissing contest between a bunch of horny
Alfa-males. I feel certain that if women ran the country we wouldn’t get
involved in so many meaningless wars, and I’m rather certain that we would be
spared pictures of politicians’ genitalia splashed all over the internet. It
seems to me that testosterone and power aren’t mixing well at the moment, and
the country would be well served if the men were placed in time-out for a few
years. Think about it, for even the most conservative among us, if the choice
for President came down to Hillary Clinton or Elliot Spitzer, who would you
prefer? This one might be a bit tougher, but suppose it came down to a contest
between Anthony Weiner or Michelle Obama? I can say with confidence that in
each case I would prefer the liberal woman over the scumbag man.
It is my sincere hope that the feelings and sensibilities
of any woman reading this were not
offended by this post.
