Hillary Clinton & Sexism In The Media
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Now that the Presidential primary race is over and the general election is underway, members of the media are looking back on their coverage of Hillary Clinton and trying to decide if they were sexist or not. Clark Hoyt, a writer for The New York Times takes his own employer to task and places a large amount of blame on Maureen Dowd, a columnist for the paper. Dowd was also named on the National Organization for Women’s Hall Of Shame list for her coverage of Clinton, which Hoyt describing as “loaded with language painting [Clinton] as a 50-foot woman with a suffocating embrace, a conniving film noir dame and a victim dependent on her husband.”Click on our link to get the rest of the story. Do you agree or not? Let me know...
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seeker561
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There was an earlier pod on this topic that featured a video montage of sexist comments by a large sample of newscasters. Viewed this way, there was no doubt that many broadcast professionals were guilty of poor word choices if not outright, blatent sexism.
While acknowledging that sexist comments were made I do not think that it had a significant impact on the outcome of the primary election. In fact, i think being a woman significantly boosted Clinton in the early going.
Black Obama and female Clinton were clearly the "dog bites man" story of this election cycle. Coverage of the early debates focused on Obama and Clinton at the expense of more experienced candidates. They may not have been the best candidates but they were ccertainly the most newsworthy.
In the end the important question is not whether or not sexist or racist remarks were made. The important question is did these remarks influence enough voters to alter the outcome of the election process. I think not.
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seeker561
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bishopobispo
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if the WERE sexist or not. too little, too late.
- 1 year ago
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bishopobispo
