Stepford fucking revisited

I seriously cannot fucking believe that in fucking 2004 women are still subjected to this kind of demeaning crap. A presidential candidates' wives' baking contest? Are you fucking kidding me? If you were wondering why Hillary Clinton is so reviled, I guess this would be your answer. Presumably, with her own legal and political career, she doesn't have time to sit around coming up with fucking cookie recipes. Man, what if one of the candidates were a woman (or gay - hah!)? Would her husband be expected to participate in this kind of thing? I try to think what I would do if I were in Teresa Heinz Kerry's position. If you don't participate, it makes your husband look bad; if you do participate, you've just sold out all your beliefs. Win-win all around for the conservatives, I guess.