“Relatable” is in the eye of the beholder
by digby
On MSNBC:
“Hillary is trying to make herself more relatable…”
I will just say this: there is one respect in which she’s more “relatable” to more than 50% of the country than virtually any other candidate in the history of the nation.
“Relatability”, of course, has not been something that only male journalists struggle to apply to Clinton or other women politicians. Many women find them “unrelatable” too. But then none of us have much to go on when it comes to women leaders. They are, after all, few and far between. This is new ground.
*And yes, I know he’s really talking about the fact that Clinton doesn’t seem like someone you want to have a beer with. But then, you can see the problem there too … “having a beer with” doesn’t automatically bring to mind an older women with a grandkid, does it? It does, however, bring to mind a man of any age.
Just a little observation… now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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