Sarah Palin and Me

By ROSE STREMLAU

Even though she doesn't have my vote, Sarah Palin has my support. As a female assistant professor, I appreciate the difficulty with which women wield authority in our society. Political junkies dissect her every word as though she were the vanguard of conservatism, but the popular discourse about Sarah Palin is vulgar and crass. As the mainstream media either criticize or defend her, the popular media, particularly on the Web, have dehumanized her by reducing her to her sexuality and