Sarah Palin Sexism Watch, #20

Wow, There's Another World Leader As Inappropriate As Bush Edition:

Sarah Palin and the foreign leaders she has met with in New York have said very little to reporters over the last two days, but the press happened to be in the room on Wednesday for one eyebrow-raising exchange, as the new president of Pakistan lavished praise on Palin's looks.

…Pakistan's recently-elected president, Asif Ali Zardari, entered the room seconds later. Palin rose to shake his hand, saying she was "honored" to meet him. Zardari then called her "gorgeous" and said: "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you."

"You are so nice," Palin said, smiling. "Thank you."

A handler from Zardari's entourage then told the two politicians to keep shaking hands for the cameras. "If he's insisting, I might hug," Zardari said. Palin smiled politely.

Well, she handled herself as well as could be expected in that situation, although I am of the opinion that it should not be considered impolite to say, "Kindly fuck yourself" to anyone who engages in belittling sexism, as long as you do it with a smile.

[H/T to Shaker SamanthaB. Sarah Palin Sexism Watch: Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen. We defend Sarah Palin against misogynist smears not because we endorse her or her politics, but because that's how feminism works.]