Minority Double Standard

Too often on the campaign trail we here people yell sexist things at Hillary. Whether it be "iron my shirt," or "get back in the kitchen," the Hillary Presidential run does not all of a sudden make sexism acceptable. If racist remarks were made towards Barack Obama the person would immediately be castigated and forced to apologize. This demonstrates the awful double standard we live with in America. Sexism is still all too prevalent, but racism has become unacceptable. As women have begun to excel in the various fields of medicine, business, and legal profession many glass ceilings still have yet to be broken. But the measure that is being applied to Hillary's Presidential run is all in the vein of her being a woman. She is not just a candidate, but she is the first female to make a serious run on one of the major political parties' tickets. Why is she not a normal candidate like Barack Obama or John McCain? For some reason Barack Obama's blackness has been an attribute but Hillary's femininity has been a weakness.

This double standard being applied to minorities is wholly unacceptable. Political commentators complain that older, white women vote for Hillary at an extraordinarily high rate. But older white women vote for Hillary at a smaller percentage than black people vote for Obama. Women have attacked Hillary in books, articles, and on the internet, but when will we see black people attack Barack Obama. Women have hurled each and every nasty insult they can at Hillary-they pick on her pants suits, her resolve in staying with her cheating spouse, her personal sacrifices, her law firm experience, and anything or everything they can insult. But why? Sure some women fundamentally disagree with Hillary's policies, but come out and argue why you disagree with her. Do not pick on her personal life, unless you are willing to hold Barack to the same standard you hold Hillary to. Barack's personal is not more pristine that Hillary's. In Barack's personal life we know he was a frequent user of cocaine and marijuana in his 20s, his pastor has given numerous anti-white sermons, and he bought some of the land his property resides on from a shady landlord. Surely more about Barack will be made public as the race continues but his personal life is only important in that he should not be held to a different standard than Hillary.

Consistently we see black people vote for Barack in overwhelming percentages and rarely if ever do we see the black community point out any of Barack's flaws. I hope as the race continues Barack will be held to the same standard as Hillary.