Do you think that there is a lot of sexism in American politics?

[noname]

And why?

I'm actually more worried about reverse sexism and/or falsely accusing a man of something; at least the Duke Lacrosse Case ended well... in the future, it will be harder to falsely accuse someone of rape... and the media will not likely try to convict the defendants outside of court.

[JasonH]

No. It's too easy for someone in politics to get called out on sexual harassment and made a fool of by the media.

[Athena]

It ended well, the Duke Lacrass players are criminals who got away with rape on a technicality. Your logic is very flawed, there is a lot of anti-woman sexism in politics, and everywhere else...

Claiming a man is a victim of sexism is like holding a murder victim accountable for scrapping skin off her murderers knife wielding hand!

[tangerine]

To an extent, yes. While more Americans are receptive to the idea of women being in positions of leadership, they still tend to scrutinize female politicians in a way that they don't scrutinize male politicians. For example, a great deal was paid to Hillary Clinton's dress when she was vying for the Democratic candidacy, whereas there wasn't that much attention paid to what the male candidates and nominees were wearing. Also, there was a great deal of discussion about her displaying emotions. She was perceived by some as weak when she shed tears, but many of her critics were actually touched when they saw GWB get teary-eyed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She has also been criticized for having a temper. Yes, John McCain's temper has also been mentioned, but in his case, it's treated more as a joke, because he is a male.

[theGreenGoby]

if there is it's from the little ladies who wont vote for a lady