Well, that's the thing. They're really getting stretched with the 'first woman this and that" thing, and seem to often forget that the "firsts" already happened long ago. So what if the USA hasn't had a woman president yet? The USSR never had one, either. But many countries in the West did have female leaders .. I guess they forgot about, say, Thatcher and Golda Mier. Lord knows they forgot about Kim Cambell up here, and as far as Hollywood and directors go, look at how they seem to have forgotten successful women like Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Gracie Allen, and Penny Marshall. The first civilian in space would have been female, too, if the Challenger hadn't blown up.

I think it's mostly a reflection of general human species psychology, the narcissism is just getting more prominent, and there is nothing to select out the most obnoxious in society any more. And there are plenty of warnings about where pride/hubris/narcissm leads to in individuals ... imagine entire groups walking off cliffs because they think they see their own beloved reflection at the bottom.

Well, that's the thing. They're really getting stretched with the 'first woman this and that" thing, and seem to often forget that the "firsts" already happened long ago. So what if the USA hasn't had a woman president yet? The USSR never had one, either. But many countries in the West did have female leaders .. I guess they forgot about, say, Thatcher and Golda Mier. Lord knows they forgot about Kim Cambell up here, and as far as Hollywood and directors go, look at how they seem to have forgotten successful women like Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Gracie Allen, and Penny Marshall. The first civilian in space would have been female, too, if the Challenger hadn't blown up.

I think it's mostly a reflection of general human species psychology, the narcissism is just getting more prominent, and there is nothing to select out the most obnoxious in society any more.