It has become clear to me in the last few months that biases we think we hold we don't and those we say we don't have we do. In watching Senators Clinton and Obama fight for the Democratic nomination, from both the response of popular media and general population alike, it is clear how much racism is really classism. No one's afraid of a black man in a suit, but people are threatened by a woman in charge. Having a random woman in the boardroom or Congress is an aberation, a token acquiescence. However, it is clear in how the two are treated that in today's America we still feel female agency as a threat to the status quo more than a black man in power, because after all, a black man's still a man.

How many times have you heard someone (in conversation or online, not the media) call Clinton a "bitch?" It's there. Funny. I haven't heard that Obama's a "nigger." Nor have I heard he's a "dick" or "asshole" or any of the other things you might call a black man or just a man. It's ironic. Clinton is more the stereotypical man of the two: tough, stubborn, and determined. While Obama plays it out like he is building bridges and listening, the empath: a typically feminine archetype. Yet if we look back at Clinton's history she has always been a multiculturalist, one willing to listen and hear and respect others, and make changes based on results. In fact, these traits were largely what made the Right hate her in the first place. I dare say her tougher side is to win over the moderates who might still flinch at another staunch Republican or those who try to portray Democrats at large as weak.

Yet Obama has become the darling favorite, despite no experience at the national level. He plays it as a bonus. An attribute to be lauded. He claims incorruptability. Yet even if he was--which I severely doubt--he would not make any laws as president. Congress does that. So he still has to "change" all of them too. I'd rather a president who understands how government works and understands its strengths and weaknesess and will look to better it from that standpoint. Personally, I don't care if that person is a woman. And neither should the rest of America.