Chilean President Sebastian Pinera under fire for Sexist Joke
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Date Published: 08 Dec. 2011
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Summary:
In a recent meeting, for back then, President Pinera asked other leaders, " Do you know what the difference is between a politician and a lady is?" He gave a response about the politician and the lady, which attracted laughter. Many found the joke to be sexist to women, and from the viewpoint of senator Ximena Rincon, it brought shame upon Chile. To her, that joke brought back a time when women weren't treated equally, and it set Chile back 20 years. This isn't also the first time Pinera has been called upon for controversy.
My thoughts:
In response to this article I believe that the President went to far to make a sexist joke about a women. This especially for a country that hasn't been gender equal for a long time. The joke showed to insecurity, and immaturity of him. It was wrong what he did, and it outraged a lot of people. This could eventually come back to bite him in the future, and possibly at the polls.
Political Tie-In:
This article relates to the politics of Chile, because of the man who is involved in it, their President. He made a sexist slur to women that took offense to it, when Chile passed a law itself to protect them from that type of embarrassment. With being President he should abide by that law and know to treat them equally as men. The gender-equality is also a tie-in with this article.