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  1. Jan 2024
    1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, portrayed her country as a sick child in need of her care during her campaign five years ago.

      interesting how she still felt the need to lean into "maternal" stereotypes in order to run? possible discussion question: whether or not women are truly in power if they're still seen as mother figures?

    2. Feminists of the era did not take kindly to Ericsson and his Marlboro Man veneer. To them, the lab cowboy and his sperminator portended a dystopia of mass-produced boys

      not an unreasonable worry! especially in the 1970s, male prevalence/power was much higher--- women were only barely able (if even?) to get credit cards.