After Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law school student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” for believing that insurance should cover the cost of birth control, pundits on the right and left quickly pointed out that liberal media figures have also used sexist slurs. I have perhaps written more than anyone about the use of sexist… Continue reading Rush Limbaugh’s 20 Year War on Women
Tag: Michele Bachmann
2012 Election Sexism Watch #9: Bachmann Pours Away Presidential Bid
How did we miss this one? Representative Michele Bachmann performed the comically gendered role of pouring water for all of the (male) Republican candidates and the (male) host at the start of the Republican Family Forum debate in Iowa this past November. My538atyCVY Some of the candidates seemed uncomfortable at this puzzling behavior, and the… Continue reading 2012 Election Sexism Watch #9: Bachmann Pours Away Presidential Bid
2012 Election Sexism Watch #8: Bachmann Enters Stage to “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”
Earlier this week, Michele Bachmann entered the set of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon accompanied by the musical musings of The Roots covering the Fishbone song, “Lyin’ Ass Bitch.” Glenn Beck responded by calling Fallon a “despicable human being.” The Women’s Media Center noted that this gender slur was both “sexist and unfunny.” Fallon has since apologized.
Election 2012 Sexism Watch #7: Manicure Alert
Michele Bachmann’s French manicure has created quite the chatter amongst bloggers and “news” organizations (see here , here, here, here, here, and here) who are debating whether the polish style is classy, tacky, or even worth discussing. Hint: It’s not worth discussing any more than it’s worth discussing the accumulation of dirt under Bachman’s male competitors’ nails. The ever-important manicure… Continue reading Election 2012 Sexism Watch #7: Manicure Alert
Election 2012 Sexism Watch #5: Bachmann Denies Sexism
From The Factor, September 26, 2011: O’Reilly: “Do you think you’re being treated differently because you’re the only woman in the race? Here you’ve got eight sweaty guys – they’re all sweaty – and then you’re there. Are you being treated differently because you’re the only woman in the race, do you think?” Bachmann: “You… Continue reading Election 2012 Sexism Watch #5: Bachmann Denies Sexism