Comments on: Sexist Blogger Margaret Carlson

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:27:18 +0000

I’m not saying Margaret Carlson didn’t use coded language to demean women in that column, but it d be ironic if that were the case. She would seem like a role model for American girls: She earned a law degree from George Washington University and went on to become TIME magazine’s the first female columnist.

C’est la vie.

By: Yet Another Palin Post « Klownhaus

Yet Another Palin Post « Klownhaus — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:09:21 +0000

[...] stupid asshats said more stupid shit, real people complained and advertisers pulled ads from CBS, Letterman gave a half-assed apology [...]

By: Sexist Blogger: Margaret Carlson | Unapologetic Feminist

Sexist Blogger: Margaret Carlson | Unapologetic Feminist — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:02:06 +0000

[...] blog piece was cross-posted at The New Agenda.” An article posted on The Daily Beast entitled: “Palin Can’t Outsmart [...]

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:50:52 +0000

Bes,

You make a really good point- I agree that there is also classism going on here. I think a good example of that dynamic is the blog feministing. The Palin bashing has always been quite loud on that blog, and I get the clear sense that the women writing for the blog have gone to elite schools and majored in women’s studies, but have had no real-world confrontation with sexism in their careers, at least not to the extent that a woman running on a presidential ticket would experience. And not to the extent that I have, for that matter, as a woman in a male-dominated scientific field.

I don’t have the luxury of being super-picky about what women to like or not like in my field. There are so few of us, that we have to find a commonality and stick up for one another or we will be eaten alive.

Jane

By: Sarah Palin Accepts Apology and Hopes Men Like Letterman Will Evolve | Women

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:21:54 +0000

[...] Both groups condemned Letterman for his sexist insults. But good luck finding women like these on your cable news channels. You will, however, find mindlessly subservient defenders of the misogyny, women like Margaret Carlson. [...]

By: goesh

goesh — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:59:02 +0000

There is nothing I can add, even in opinion, that has not been adequately expressed already. Good work TNA in continuing to expose ignorance! Keep pouring it on!!

By: Out

Out — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:25:56 +0000

Unapologetic Feminist. Well done to you! Your piece has gotten us all thinking, and discussing. We need more bloggers like you!

By: Kathy in CA

Kathy in CA — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:01:43 +0000

Marjorie –

I agree with your comment that making jokes about an 18 year old being “knocked up” is unacceptable. As a mother myself, this is never acceptable to talk about children that way (at any age!). I am also suprised that our society thinks it’s OK to make such disparaging remarks about a Governor’s kids. But then again, our society thinks it’s OK to treat a female Governor as if she is a punching bag.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:49:53 +0000

I, too, was surprised at Letterman’s defense– he was not referring to the 14 year old daughter being “knocked up” by the baseball player, but rather the daughter a few years older than 14. If that defense was his idea of a joke, it was awful; but if he really believed referring to the older daughter being “knocked up” by the baseball player was an acceptable joke, that is down right scary. It seemed to slip out of his mouth without him hearing what he said. A classical Freudian slip.

By: Yet Another Palin Post « The Confluence

Yet Another Palin Post « The Confluence — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:55 +0000

[...] stupid asshats said more stupid shit, real people complained and advertisers pulled ads from CBS, Letterman gave a half-assed apology [...]