Are you a soccer mom, hockey mom, beach volleyball mom or maybe just a “I don’t believe in being pigeon holed by what sport my child happens to play” mom. Playing off of the stereotype of the “soccer mom”, Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin stated at the Republican convention "that the only difference between a Hockey Mom and a pit bull is a touch of lipstick.” But how about the Basketball, Baseball and Football moms? What about them?
Forbes.com offered up a “brief (and unscientific) analysis of the different kind of sports moms, here are some of the highlights:
Soccer Mom: “If the hockey mom wants war, the soccer mom wants amity--wrapped in a blanket of teamwork. Soccer in America is a lowest-common denominator sport: the one where everyone gets to play and no one (except the goalie) is singled out for blame.”
Hockey Mom: “Just as the "soccer mom" was used as demographic shorthand for wishy-washy female suburban voters in past elections, the fur-booted Madonna of the Rink is now being held up as a symbol of a more decisive voter: the pro-life, red meat Republican.
Basketball Mom: “Although she has never professed to be one, Michelle Obama has about her the air of a basketball mom….The basketball mom can attend games in heels, all the while congratulating herself for being a stylish force of life…. and the basketball mom's emotional engagement is mercifully brief: a mere hour of catharsis.:
The Baseball Mom and the Football Mom: “To be a football or baseball mom is to be caught up in the scrutiny and obligations of a community. A football mom is willing to take it one step further: She is a cog in the war machine--placing her son in harm's way in the service of communal victory.”
For all the analysis of these sports mom stereotypes check out the article in full here.
