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Sexist Blogger Margaret Carlson

Jun 16, 2009 | 22 Comments

This essay originally was published on the blog of the author, who expresses her own opinions, not necessarily those of The New Agenda. 
Margaret Carlson
An article posted on The Daily Beast, entitled “Palin Can’t Outsmart Letterman” and authored by Margaret Carlson, is rife with sexism and gender-coded language. The title of Ms. Carlson’s article sets the tone for the entire piece.Ms. Carlson starts off by belittling Palin’s intelligence, claiming that Letterman has the bigger brain of the two. This attack on Palin’s intelligence is obviously sexist. There are numerous examples of male …

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