Rich Santos has a crush on Sarah Palin. Who? He blogs for Marie Claire’s website, where he’s described as a “smart, funny, attractive guy who not only admits to being clueless about women but is willing to share his dating diary.” Like us, but with the penis still attached! Surely a smart, funny, attractive guy can find something to blog about other than Sarah Palin? Nope:

One of the coolest things about Sarah Palin is that she has a backbone. I don’t agree with all of her politics, but she does state what she believes and backs it up. She is willing to fight for it, and she’s passionate about it. I rarely meet girls who are as passionate about things as she is.

Is Sarah Palin a “girl” though? Can someone who has shot a caribou, farted out five children and acted as governor still really be referred to as a “girl?” Or is she a robot? Continues Rich:

OK, so I can’t have Sarah Palin, and I really don’t like guns. But let me spell out how Sarah Palin does embody the type of woman I’d like to end up with.

First of all, let’s take a pretty girl and swap out that intimidating firearm in favor of a guitar.

Again, whither this pretty girl of which you speak?

Let’s keep the passion, the drive, the success and intelligence. And let’s keep the ability to whip me into shape. Do I really need to bring something to the table? Can’t I just be funny and look pretty when my dream girl gets home?

Can’t you just be funny? Please?

Policies aside, I think Sarah Palin is a great example of a strong woman who does what she wants when she wants. Guys are attracted to women like this, though it is intimidating at first. But, like I said: intimidation and intrigue lead to a crush. Once the intimidation wears off and we see the soft side, we start to fall for her.

Ahem: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY??? (The fourth to last Y is silent.)

Although some people are probably just going to look at the title and quotes of this post and call us a hypocrite, we think it’s important to draw attention to instances where sexism is paraded as “cute.” Blogging about your crush on Sarah Palin on anything other than a LiveJournal for your friends is not cute or endearing. It’s pretty fucking patronizing. And Marie Claire? We’re a little disappointed in you. We’d expect this sort of thing from Cosmo or Man-Boy Weekly but you? Come on. Try and raise the bar. We know you can do it!

My Sarah Palin Crush [Marie Claire]