From the Washington Post blog [HT: rdstevens]:
“A very attractive woman — looked like she just got finished teaching a sociology class at Bryn Mawr College, if you know what I mean — she said, ‘Senator Biden . . . I came fully prepared to be unimpressed with you.’ I said, ‘Well, thank you very much.’ “– Joe Biden , telling a Concord, N.H., audience about a young woman who challenged him for wearing a flag pin (as reported by the Concord Monitor’s Ethan Wilensky-Lanford).
Insight into what he means welcome. (Also, here are the people who actually teach sociology at Bryn Mawr.)
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While she didn’t teach Sociology, I think this is the stereotype (naturally beautiful, intelligent, yet lonely – likely because she’s too strong-willed – woman who then gracefully lives her life surrounded by other women) that casting agents thought Julia Roberts would play perfectly in Mona Lisa Smile.
Hmm, well, Bryn Mawr was, I believe, the first college to offer PhD for women. I think he may have possibly meant she looked like a stereotypical feminist.
how did bryn mawr manage to snag gramsci AND dubois?
I would’ve thought it meant she looked like a lesbian — especially with the “if you know what I mean” — but I don’t think that’s actually what Biden was going for.
I think Jess is right. Joe Biden’s attractive bluestocking fantasy. After the challenge he gives her the flag pin and she takes of her little roundy glasses and looks into his eyes.
Gabriel: It was an intradepartmental spousal hire. Gramsci’s wife is really cute. I saw her last week at a Biden rally. Something about a flag pin.
I think if they were going for the lesbian theme they would’ve used Smith. I thought us Smithies had a monopoly on that stereotype.