Sexism sells
By Jess McCabe | 26 May 2008, 14:31
(Via WIMN’s Voices)
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Laura said:
Oh my god. I can't stomach any more of that. Fuck the lot of 'em.
How the hell do feminists watch the news in the US?
Posted on 26 May 2008 at 8:21 PM
Seph said:
That's just...urgh, it's disgusting to see so many reporters acting like 8 year olds "eew! no-one vote for the *girl* she's got girl cooties!"
Posted on 26 May 2008 at 11:55 PM
Lew said:
The worst was the comment about "PMS and mood-swings".
In the words of someone from the "This is what a feminist looks like" group on Facebook - If I meet you, I will hospitalise you.
Posted on 27 May 2008 at 12:05 AM
Ledh said:
This was so painful to watch. "Women can't be world leaders, they need to cook and wash and clean! What -are- we going to do? Let's make it look as if she's incompetent solely for being... a woman!"
Idiots.
Posted on 27 May 2008 at 8:43 AM
Amy said:
This film made me feel sick... it's horrible. The quotes are good, just a shame that one of the women quoted (Gloria Steinem) has now done a complete u-turn in her views and thinks women should stay at home and have babies! (She wrote a Daily Mail article about it a few weeks ago.)
If you go to the original link by the way you can sign a petition against this sort of media treatment of women.
Posted on 27 May 2008 at 10:42 AM
Ariel Silvera said:
I cannot say I'm surprised, specially as most of those come from Faux News... but still, your one whom, after asked by BillO' about the disadvantages of having a woman in power, goes "you mean besides PMS and mood swings?"
I mean seriously, is this 2008? or 1808?
Posted on 27 May 2008 at 11:35 AM
Amy said:
D'oh! It's Rosie Boycott (founder of Spare Rib), not Gloria Steinem, who wrote the objectionable Daily Mail article. Sorry. Back to feminism school for me...
Posted on 27 May 2008 at 2:10 PM