I read a great article on the Washington Post website today, which discussed all of the misogynism that has been allowed to pass during this election cycle.  The article, available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403090.html missed one of the most deplorable and overlooked misogynistic statements I've heard in recent press coverage, so I sent the following email to the reporter, and decided to share it with you.

Marie,

I loved your article entitled, "Misogyny I Won't Miss" but think that one other very interesting and highly underreported bit of blatant gender bias should be included.  Unlike most of the items you listed, this offense wasn't committed by a male journalist or politician, but the possible future first lady Michelle Obama, when she stated, "If you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House."  This deplorable statement blazenly places Mrs. Clinton as the responsible party for her her husband's hurtful misdeeds, and ignores the fact that she did, in the face of public humilitation and personal turmoil, maintain a busy schedule full of First Lady duties. ...I wonder how Michelle Obama would handle herself in the same situation. Should it turn out that Barack's passion for "change" also translated to a desire for "variety", would we get to see Michelle quietly press on, or would we instead see tabloids filled with images of a teary-eyed Mrs. Obama setting fire to a stack of navy blue suits on the White House lawn.  ...Perhaps that could be her contribution to heal the gender bias of the country - providing a new storyline for a feelgood girl-power sequel, "Waiting to Exhale II: The White House Years."

Thanks again for the thoughtful article.

Sincerely,
Starla Limberakis
Dallas, TX