Comments on: The 2008 Presidential Election: It Not Just About the Race http://www.sablelitreviews.com/not-just-race/ A Commentary of All Things Multicultural In Lit, Media and History Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Isis http://www.sablelitreviews.com/not-just-race/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Isis Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:52:15 +0000 http://www.sablelitreviews.com/?p=367#comment-106 *Many would view the differences between men and women to be as culturally dissimilar as the differences between races and religions. As a result, it is necessary to explore all the political events that impact every aspect of multicultural society, not just those that impact race.* I think that's true, and always has been for women in a male dominated society. The gender of a vice-president or president, has as great an impact on our society and the world at large as the race of the candidate. And for anyone who thinks otherwise needs to revisit the purpose behind the suffrage movement. There are still many countries where women have no voice. Think about the cultural impact to have a woman be a leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world. *Many would view the differences between men and women to be as culturally dissimilar as the differences between races and religions. As a result, it is necessary to explore all the political events that impact every aspect of multicultural society, not just those that impact race.*

I think that’s true, and always has been for women in a male dominated society. The gender of a vice-president or president, has as great an impact on our society and the world at large as the race of the candidate. And for anyone who thinks otherwise needs to revisit the purpose behind the suffrage movement. There are still many countries where women have no voice. Think about the cultural impact to have a woman be a leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world.

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