Feminists angry at Newsweek's 'sexist' cover decrying sexism in Silicon Valley

Is Newsweek’s latest cover click-bait (newsstand-bait?), sexism or a legitimate cover for a story that slams how Silicon Valley treats women? You be the judge:

Is @Newsweek’s 'red heels' cover sexist? http://t.co/ftMr29mWou pic.twitter.com/cJhAnXM1Oi

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 30, 2015

Thoughts? Lots of feminist and lib tweeters are going with “yes, it’s sexist”:

This @Newsweek cover might be sexist, but here's why you should still read the article: http://t.co/YycvwdQjPO pic.twitter.com/Vc1Mss19ZP

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 30, 2015

Newsweek takes on sexism in tech with sexist cover http://t.co/SvdSaOGqQw pic.twitter.com/hxcJR9uChG

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) January 29, 2015

@LizaK @Newsweek At least it's a decent article. Attention on sexism by using a sexist illustration? Not good taste but perhaps effective.

— C M N Westbrook (@cmnwestbrook) January 30, 2015

sexist cover + cover article critiquing the rampant sexism in silicon valley = fail@newsweek #nosurprise

— Alison Crossley PhD (@alisondcross) January 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/celeBRiTTany/status/560999263363432448

https://twitter.com/TayyT/status/560850496974372864

Newsweek seems to welcome the controversy, however, even changing their Twitter background image to reflect the article.

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And this isn’t the first time Newsweek has been accused of a macro-cover-photo-aggression.

For example, racist or not?

https://twitter.com/emptychampagne/status/503159461733998592

Or this widely criticized as sexist “Queen of rage” cover featuring Michelle Bachmann:

And, of course, this “Muslim Rage” cover didn’t go over so well:

This week's Newsweek cover, on newsstands & the iPad today: #MuslimRage! Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes on how she survived it pic.twitter.com/QPnlRtf9

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/247701326484619266

Our verdict: Legitimate cover that gets people to read and buy the magazine, that, you know, is exactly what a cover photo is supposed to do.

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