It would be fair to say however that similarly to women not being able to be obviously female, it's also not OK for men to be male. Even a little bit of sexiness/passion is absolutely fatal politically. That's why everybody looks like they're made out of cardboard. Even Koizumi with his wild mane of hair, is more pure image than anything else. And that's the point. That's because the body (working class) and the mind (ruling class) must be widely separated in the psychic imagination...otherwise, God knows, it would be the end of the world.
Joanna
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>>At the White House, the gap has nothing to do with wage
>>discrimination: Women and men with similar titles receive similar
>>pay. Rather, it comes from the dominance of men in high-end jobs;
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>Another thing that I think I've noticed (I could be wrong on this):
>Women of some power are gender neutral or sexless or reclassified to
>more matronly images. Karen Hughes and Mary Matalin both left to
>assume "part time" or "retired" positions under the auspices of
>returning to their families. There's certainly nothing wrong with
>that (I like to fantasize that they became disillusioned with Shrub
>and just bolted), but I found it odd that two passionate women at the
>top of their game would suddenly take a less spectacular seat within
>months of each other. All the while, we're left with Condi Rice,
>clean cut, uber-professional and nearly sexless in her business
>suits.
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>My observation is probably all wet, but I'd like to know if anyone
>else has noticed this or can bring enlightenment to my theory.
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>In a related observation, I first noticed during the '88 political
>conventions for the Democrats and Republicans, and in every televised
>convention since, that a majority of Democratic women leaders tend to
>wear open or unstructured collars and various colors while their
>Republican counterparts favor high collars, structured clothing, lots
>of buttons and navy blue or red. Draw from that what you will.
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>So much for the silliness,
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>- Kurt Vonnegut
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