More Sexism At NBC
The victims this time were Rachel Maddow AND Hillary Clinton. The context was Obama's "inartful" use of the word "refine" regarding his Iraq policy. TChris covered that controversy. Maddow was arguing the Obama argument and Joe Scarborough was not happy about Maddow's laughing as a reaction to Joe's commentary. The result was yet another episode of sexism at NBC:
Yet more guffaws from Maddow.
MADDOW: You're so wrong, I can't even hold it together. You're so wrong.
SCARBOROUGH: You might support Obama but you've got the Clinton cackle down, Rachel. I'm proud of ya.
(Emphasis supplied.) Maddow has been silent and cowardly on the issue of sexism and misogyny at NBC and in general, so you might be tempted to feel some schadenfreude. Resist it. Sexism is wrong whenever it occurs and whomever it is directed at. NBC should suspend Scarborough for this blatant bout of sexism.
By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only
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- July 4, 2008
OK it's a slow news day
I get that. Holidays can be a problem. No question Scarborough is an ass. No argument that, with no chance at winning the argument on the merits, he deflected and dodged the subject. But sexism? NO. Mr Burns laugh on The Simpsons is a cackle, How does that become sexist. Just because a comment is demeaning does not make it sexist. Let's save the outrage for cases that are clearly sexist. The right wing will give us plenty of opportunity. Crying about it here just weakens our argument when it is real.
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By gt6July 4, 2008 - 11:12am