One of the narratives coming out of last night’s vice presidential debate is that Mike Pence was sexist and mansplaining to Sen. Kamal Harris:
Pence dominated Kamala so thoroughly and convincingly that the media's only available tactic is to accuse him of being a sexist for debating a woman at a debate. These people are such clowns. Parodies of themselves. pic.twitter.com/OXaIKnV58Y
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 8, 2020
From CNN’s S.E. Cupp:
Pence's mansplaining, interrupting, condescending and general smarminess is at an 11 tonight.
No wonder suburban women have left the Republican Party in droves.#Debates2020
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) October 8, 2020
Here’s ex-CBS anchor Dan Rather who had his own issues with sexism when his network hired Connie Chung as his co-anchor:
I don’t think VP Pence’s mansplaining and over-talking is doing a lot to narrow the gender gap, unless it is also turning off more men as well.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) October 8, 2020
And is there a reporter that interrupts more than Andrea Mitchell and her patented shouted-out questions at inopportune times?
I asked a man I know what he thought of the debate. He said: “The debate was over when she said Mr. Vice President you are interrupting me” #mansplaining
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) October 8, 2020
Now, her’s Mary Katharine Ham to BUST that narrative:
According to all the official time counts, at worst, Harris got equal time (CNN), and at best, some 3 mins more than Pence (ABC). If that’s rank sexism and mansplaining, gimme those odds any day.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 8, 2020
The numbers don’t lie:
I get it, we’re making a narrative, here. But the numbers suggest it is not accurate.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 8, 2020
Exactly. It was a debate!
Popular retort: “But she only caught up in time bc she started taking time after she realized that’s what that jerk Pence was doing!” Great, you know what that sounds like? A debate.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 8, 2020
And what’s the word again when men think that a woman can’t handle herself?
Sounds like she can handle it, guys. Don’t make up excuses for her.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 8, 2020
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