This may be over and it was a fair contest, but the sexism did not help at all. How we let these ‘men’ get away with talking about a sitting US Senator and presidential candidate this way is beyond me. I’d seen some of this and was appalled each time, but to see it this way is like getting hit with a sledge hammer, each time. Watch this and you’ll know why millions of women are pissed. Hell, I’m pissed. This stuff isn’t Obama’s fault, but he’s gonna catch the fallout. He should take a look at this video and say something. This crap isn’t journalism and these folks should leave the comedy to Jon Stewart. Maybe we should start living in a ‘post-cable news’ world.
Holy Stabby.You know what’s sad to me? I don’t consciously think about sexism while going about my daily life, but when I see a video like this I’m infuriated. This video captures those subtle digs and slimy suggestions and plays them back-to-back. The nasty comments about Hilary’s face, cleavage, husband’s hand, etc. is so weak and pathetic. I’m a Barack Obama supporter, but I think all the sexisim in politics, media, the workforce, etc. etc. is seriously f-d up!!!This is almost too sad and depressing to watch - the combination of thoughtless and backwards commentary and insufferable attempts at humor from people who call themselves “professional” journalists is a good reminder that we don’t live in a “post” anyting world; that misogyny is still around and unabashedly so, and that horrible bullshit like this will sadly still find an audience, whether it be in rap lyrics or on cable news.
OFFENSIVE. Shocking. Unbelievable.
