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What’s Worse — When the Media Mock Political Women or Ignore Them?
The media love to mock women in the political world by using sexist terms that demean us and make us out to be something not worthy of serious consideration. We saw that time and time again during the 2008 presidential …
Continue reading...Is Sarah Palin Creating Her Own Sexism?
Friday, November 20, 2009
My gut reaction when I saw the cover of Newsweek with Sarah Palin in her tight runner’s shorts, coyly posed in that former beauty queen stance, I was ready to throw something heavy at editor-in-chief Jon Meachem. Looking at the …
Continue reading...Letterman vs. Palin — More Media Sexism or Just Tasteless Humor?
Friday, June 19, 2009
I’m not the only one who thinks that David Letterman owes us all an apology. But it seems like there are only a few of us. It’s probably no secret to some of you that one of my hot …
Continue reading...Sonia Sotomayor and the Code of Sexism
Friday, May 29, 2009
Testy. Difficult. Nasty. Sharp-tongued. Those are just a few of the words being used by Republicans and the media to describe Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. If they ring a bell, they should — it hasn’t been long since …
Continue reading...If Helen Thomas is a Witch, What Does That Make Bill O’Reilly?
Friday, February 13, 2009
It’s always easy to tell when you’ve hit a nerve with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly because he loses that condescending laugh of his and goes on the uber-attack. It’s clear that he’s currently on the feminist warpath after being called …
Continue reading...Sarah Palin, Say Hello to Campbell Brown!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
I’ve never been a big fan of Campbell Brown, but she has been proving her journalism chops at CNN in recent weeks. First, there was the interview with John McCain’s spokesperson where she wouldn’t back down on trying to get …
Continue reading...Hillary Clinton — Crafting a New Political Role
Friday, August 8, 2008
While everyone else is talking about Barack Obama and VP roulette, I’m going to talk about Hillary! (You’re SO surprised, right?) Hillary Clinton is poking her toe back into the political waters, now that she’s taken sometime off to get …
Continue reading...Hillary Clinton and Sexism 101
Monday, June 16, 2008
The media is very interested in examining their own role in the demise of the Hillary Clinton campaign, as well as pundits who have gotten their predictions wrong time and time again. It’s probably safe to say that bad predictions …
Continue reading...Sexism. It’s Not Just About Hillary Anymore
Friday, May 23, 2008
When someone calls Hillary Clinton a bitch, it’s not just about her. It’s about me and my fellow MOMocrats and my sister. It’s about my mother and my aunts and my daughter. It’s about mothers and friends and women …
Continue reading...Our Daughters are Paying Attention
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Stern. Witchy. The ‘b’ word that rhymes with witchy. Shrill. Scolding. I suspect that few of us would allow our husbands to use those words to describe us (even if they are thinking them on occasion) when they are in …
Continue reading...Is Everyone Playing Fair?
Monday, November 5, 2007
For a second-grader, PunditGirl is pretty tuned in to when others are getting picked on unfairly. I guess that’s the upside to all the time spent on the playground at school “dealing” with the boys. As you might guess, PunditGirl …
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