How do conservatives and liberals define the role gender and race play in politics today?

Question

Really though...what role do gender and race play in politics today? And how do conservatives and liberal define these terms?

Answer 1

Well, at the far right extreme, Sarah Palin is a mother of 5 and governor of the state, but she believes mothers should stay home and take care of their families.  

Answer 2

Im a conservative and I think the role is is more media sensationalism.  Genderand race should not matter and shouldnt be an issue.  

The best person for the job is all that should matter.  

Answer 3

the fix is in and the neo-cons will prove it-- neo cons not republicans. Palin big israel supporter-- the fix is in.

Answer 4

I'll let libs answer the question for themselves.

For conservatives, we try very hard to achieve equivalence, meaning we think the way to combat racism and sexism is to promote equality, color-blindness, and gender-neutrality.  This is why conservatives are against Affirmative Action.  We see AA as a program that fights racism with racism, and is thus flawed on principle.  There are no shortcuts to eliminating racism other than to work against it in all of its forms.  The fact that AA causes racists to tend to vote Republican is maddening to all of us true Republicans (Lincoln Republicans) who really do want a color-blind society.

Answer 5

Gender and race play no role, except insofar as prejudices give the pretense of such a role.  As a bumper sticker I saw recently stated, "Feminism is the radical idea that women are people."