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	<title><![CDATA[Gender, Race and the Presidential Election: A Response to Gloria Steinem]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sally-kohn/gender-race-and-the-presi_b_80921.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Recently in the <em>New York Times</em>, Gloria Steinem <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html"> argued </a>that if Barack Obama was a woman, he wouldn't be elected. That's probably true. Ms. Steinem then concludes that gender "is probably the most restricting force in American life." That's definitely false. Or, rather, a false choice. The reality is that racism and sexism are both profound and pervasive throughout our society. Ranking different forms of oppression is a ridiculous waste of time. We should be working to eradicate...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:48:00-04:00</date_published>
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