Analytical Essay: The Role Of Sexism In American Politics

A phrase often repeated goes as follows: “Famous people are still people too.” This line provides a societal framework for incidents such as the media’s response to Lindsey Lohan’s drug abuse. The discussion about the private lives of politicians trespasses into the moral gray area. Politicians should be respected in a sense that they aren’t on display. Although the private should generally be separated from public life of a politician, a politician's private life is important to determining their public policy. Sexism in a political system that is gendered fuels the argument that the privacy of a politician is a crucial one. When Hillary Clinton had a granddaughter, the incident made headlines in many publications. Reporters pored over the details: how it would affect Hillary’s run for president in 2016, if Hillary would choose between her political career and her family. (CBS) Mitt Romney’s 22 grandchildren were never brought up when he ran for president in 2012. (Carlin et al) One of the many ways …show more content…
Gandhi, when learning that some of the females in his family had been harassed by men, cut the females’ hair off, blaming their bodies for causes of the harassment, an example that divulged his support for rape culture, despite his supposed support for the equality of the sexes. (Oxford University Press) He promoted “honor killings”, in which society was justified in killing any female that had been raped. (Connell 10) To the females of India who are oppressed by this system of violence, Gandhi’s actions define the modern day to them. Gandhi’s personal politics stemmed out to becoming a determining factor in India’s history that has led India to a failing standard of gender equality. Investigation into private lives is necessary but vacuous