[lbo-talk] Speaking of female candidates...

[John Thornton]

shag wrote:
> At 07:48 AM 9/8/2008, Matt wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 02:58:54PM -0600, John Thornton wrote:
>>
>> > Palin claimed she was a "hockey Mom".
>> > I've been told by someone from Michigan that, at least where she 
>> lives,
>> > Hockey Mom is code for white suburban mom because of some joke that
>> > Blacks don't play hockey.
>> > Can anyone confirm or refute this claim?
>>
>> I think it is code for "it is too fucking cold up here to play
>> soccer."
>
>
> i noticed right off that they were using hockey mom and wondered how 
> it so easily seemed to replace soccer mom. i assume soccer's far more 
> ubiquitous since a lot less expensive to play.

This authors description fits what I was told.

Hockey is seen as "unpretentious, hardscrabble, working class and white."

Hockey mom is code for white reactionary mom.

John Thornton