Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Queen Youtube
"Her journey is fraught with danger and hypocrisy. As’ad AbuKhalil, a prominent political blogger, author, and California State University professor said: “The American public, living under a sexist standard, do not like first ladies to deviate from a very traditional role. When Hillary Clinton tried to overstep those boundaries, she was harshly criticized and she had to revert back into the obedient wife.”...“In the Arab world, there seems to be an introduction of the less traditional role of the first lady,” said AbuKhalil. “The republican regimes have always allowed a measure of presentation of the first ladies. Now, because the Arab republics are trying to create dynasties, they feel they have to present not only the leader, but also the entire family; that is, the assertive, strong wife and the gifted son who will take over from his father.”" (thanks Olivia)