Bristol Palin Claims Virginity Was "Stolen"

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

The Palins arguably and perhaps legitimately have some insecurities. They were hot shit in Alaska where they were considered higher ranking. They aren't so higher ranking outside of Alaska and when mingling with politicians and those of the upper 5% of the nation. The Palins were given a chance to kick it with the Cool Kids because of the intersection of white privilege with white woman privilege. Sarah Palin and The Palins aren't the only politicans with certain privileges and disadvantages working for and against them. They're just the topic of this thread.

I think they just stand out more because this is the first time in memory that there's been a potential First or Second Family that appeared so "rough around the edges." Yeah, there was Billy Carter and Roger Clinton, but they were obviously sidenotes. You can dress the Palins up in as many clothes from Nordstrom as you'd like but there's no denying what side of the tracks they're really from.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I think they just stand out more because this is the first time in memory that there's been a potential First or Second Family that appeared so "rough around the edges." Yeah, there was Billy Carter and Roger Clinton, but they were obviously sidenotes. You can dress the Palins up in as many clothes from Nordstrom as you'd like but there's no denying what side of the tracks they're really from.

It is both sad and amusing that Palin's "rags to riches" tale was shared for the last election. Did we need to know about the upgrading shopping sprees and speech lessons? No. She's not the first or the last politician to receive those. Yet that info was given to us (to make some of us laugh at the ridiculousness of it all) so people could see her as homegrown commonfolk who is an example of the American Dream and proof that politicians are here for the average American.

I see Palin's story as different than that of people like Bill Clinton (I always want to say and type George). Their rise to notoriety was not as shocking. Clinton had an educational and political background that wasn't too clown worthy. Yet he was homegrown enough for idiots to pretend he was the first Black president. He was playing instruments on the Arsenio Hall show and having some Black folks love him for no reason. He was white privileged enough, to need a less obvious tutor than Palin needed, yet average enough.

Bristol Palin's existence and her story is all within the context of Sarah Palin's rise to "fame" regardless of how people feel about Palin's politics.