So, Cosmopolitan totes agrees with criticism of the CRNC’s “Say Yes to the Vote” ad campaign as totally “stupid,” “sexist,” “patronizing,” and “demeaning” and stuff:
This is hands down the most condescending political ad you will ever see: http://t.co/tOCeycRzmj pic.twitter.com/Gi8948e9tr
— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) October 1, 2014
But this gets Cosmo’s stamp of approval:
How does that work, exactly?
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517728791209447424
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517727363845877762
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517728048490512385
Let’s give Cosmo’s senior political writer Jill Filipovic a chance to explain:
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517729269930545152
Oh, snap. She sure showed us!
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517730645142175745
Please, Jill. Do go on!
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517732430669971456
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517732647360299008
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517732798850154496
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517733502763405312
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517734037130326016
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517734251236950016
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517734610063872001
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517734800204251136
@JillFilipovic Yes—because you hate conservative women and love liberal women. That's the difference. @MollieRiester @Cosmopolitan
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) October 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517737307290734593
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517736699187986432
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517737717028093952
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517737488220446721
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517739427461083136
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517739631404916737
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517739620919156736
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517739876633288704
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517740071429369857
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517740381510053888
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517740208209793024
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517740651304456192
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517740866983960576
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517741655190171648
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517741972224999424
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517742076562513920
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517745143001403393
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517741824493228033
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517742500967378944
But enough about you, Jill.
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517742729011679232
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/517745635593039873
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517746615885770752
https://twitter.com/MollieRiester/status/517747181659639809
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517747477781708800
Filipovic may have flown the coop — in an über-classy, feminist way, of course — but we’re not quite finished yet:
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517740759559450624
Extremely so. As evidenced by these gems, which can be found at cosmopolitan.com:
https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/517741082013335552
How empowering!
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Update:
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