Pay attention, journalists, because ThinkProgress has some important information for how to cover Hillary Clinton:
How to cover Hillary Clinton without being sexist http://t.co/OAgWR9Py97
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 18, 2014
Journalists, don't call female candidates "feisty" http://t.co/OAgWR9Py97
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 18, 2014
Words among those determined to be sexist when directed toward female (Democratic) political candidates include “feisty,” “complain,” “aggressive” and “scold.” It’s also sexist to point out that Hillary is a grandmother, or something. The full list is here [PDF].
Bonus points: Two of the journalists cited as examples of those using “sexist” language when applied to Hillary Clinton are CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Diane Sawyer of ABC News.
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/479338058803064832
It’s getting bad when lefties think Amanpour and Sawyer need re-educating!
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/479337882629718017
@Heminator I'm so old I can remember when @thinkprogress didn't think "feisty" was sexist. http://t.co/OFXsmSmrjX pic.twitter.com/CCkAqppw60
— jerylbier (@JerylBier) June 18, 2014
We can still say broad though!MT "@thinkprogress :Journalists,don't call female cand. feisty" http://t.co/4XrWTPzYGl” pic.twitter.com/lR3hIjfL9K
— Katie "Red Pickle" Jerkovich (@redsoutrage) June 18, 2014
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The @thinkprogress article on sexist words included "complain." I say people complained (men and women) all the time!
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) June 18, 2014
@keder Dear @thinkprogress: Romney never got ANY credit for being a grandfather. If anything, Hillary having just one child has been a boon.
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 18, 2014
Did ThinkProgress issue the same “sexism warning” to journos in regards to Sarah Palin?
@thinkprogress Comically, ThinkProgress used the sexist words in this article when referring to Sarah Palin over the years. @avivash
— Let's all calm down (@NikVanHelsing) June 18, 2014
Didn’t think so.
Is this ok, TP?
https://twitter.com/dad_of_jacob/status/479339322173165568
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