24 September 2008

campbell brown is crying wolf.

campbell brown is crying wolf over sexism, and that is NOT helpful --
-- not helpful to women who face actual sexism in the workplace.
-- not helpful to society as a whole as we struggle to define abstract issues like "sexism" in a meaningful way.
-- not helpful to what little is left of "clean" campaigning.

The mccain/palin campaign is NOT practicing sexism by shielding palin from the press. They are practicing "novice-ism" -- shielding from the press someone they do not believe is ready to field successfully the myriad random questions that will be thrown at her. palin's inexperience is another issue and is not what I am addressing here. it is irrelevant here. what is relevant is that campbell brown, a respected newswoman, is using her position to disseminate a false & destructive perspective of sexism.

shame on you campbell. you should know better.

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