Comments on: CobWEBs Daily Edition – Sexism is alive and well in social media & blogging http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/10/16/cobwebs-daily-edition-%e2%80%93-sexism-is-alive-and-well-in-social-media-blogging/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:21:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rizzn http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/10/16/cobwebs-daily-edition-%e2%80%93-sexism-is-alive-and-well-in-social-media-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-44395 rizzn Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:45:56 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=4959#comment-44395 I think you and Steven are missing the fundamental difference between the McCain situation, the Trunk situation, and Jeff's situation... McCain and Trunk both have a political component. Many people, myself included in with pro-abortion advocates, were very offended by Penelope's cavalier attitude towards the life of the unborn child. Similarly, with McCain, she's trying to position herself as a serious political pundit. Can you imagine the uproar if Ann Coulter, Rachel Maddow or Michelle Malkin did something similar to what McCain did? On the other hand, Jeff Pulver wasn't involved in political punditry, nor was he saying something that offended the moral sensibilities of a clearly polarizing issue (some would say that the '04 election was won on that very polarizing issue). Look at your example of the douchebag chick from the Daily Mail - another polarizing political issue. When politics gets involved, people go to the ends of the spectrum, no negotiation. I think that's where our outrage should be focused, not necessarily on sexism. I think you and Steven are missing the fundamental difference between the McCain situation, the Trunk situation, and Jeff's situation…

McCain and Trunk both have a political component. Many people, myself included in with pro-abortion advocates, were very offended by Penelope's cavalier attitude towards the life of the unborn child. Similarly, with McCain, she's trying to position herself as a serious political pundit. Can you imagine the uproar if Ann Coulter, Rachel Maddow or Michelle Malkin did something similar to what McCain did?

On the other hand, Jeff Pulver wasn't involved in political punditry, nor was he saying something that offended the moral sensibilities of a clearly polarizing issue (some would say that the '04 election was won on that very polarizing issue).

Look at your example of the douchebag chick from the Daily Mail – another polarizing political issue.

When politics gets involved, people go to the ends of the spectrum, no negotiation. I think that's where our outrage should be focused, not necessarily on sexism.

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