Because assertive women must be “divas”

Palin Sexism Watch:
I know there’s not a lot of love for Palin’s policies around here, and with good reason. But policies aside, this woman’s trajectory intrigues me.
And this really annoys me on all women’s behalf.
Women who are assertive, who know what they want and make known their needs, and who express ideas that don’t mesh perfectly with their supervisors’ or colleagues’…women who want their own way…we’re “divas.” (Add to that all Black and selected Latina women, who are Divas apparently by virtue of their ethnic ancestry).
A man who was concerned that his running mate’s campaign was portraying him a negative light–and who took actions to correct this–would NOT be called a diva. He’d be called independent-minded and an individual, a leader-not-a-follower.
And quite frankly, Sarah Palin has a whole lot to be pissed about with the McCain campaign.