Feminist and Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti has a big ol’ bee in her bonnet. Yeah, yeah, we know. What else is new, right?
But this is just too good to ignore.
We’ve made it pretty clear that we’re not exactly fans of Ohio governor and presidential hopeful John Kasich. But we’re having a really hard time getting bent out of shape over this:
Here, let Mic explain why we’re supposed to be upset:
Kasich, who is currently in 10th place in Iowa, explained he didn’t see corruption as a major issue. He used his experience balancing the budget in Ohio to detail his views of interest groups and their influence. Kasich then reiterated his point, this time using language that ladies’ brains can understand: dieting.
“Have you ever been on a diet?” Kasich said to a woman. The woman replied, “Many times,” to which he laughed and responded “Well, you’re the perfect example.”
“So you set a goal and you reach it, and then what happens? A little spumoni, a trip to Mario’s,” Kasich said, apparently referring to an Italian dessert and a local restaurant, both of which can get in the way of this woman sticking to her diet.
Sorry, but it’s pretty clear what point Kasich is trying to make.
This is a stupid, nothing story about a bit Kasich does with audience members frequently, and more or less at random https://t.co/NPB0gxaep5
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) November 4, 2015
But there’s a huge market for feminist outrage, and that’s why Jessica Valenti’s got smoke coming out of her ears.
In last week’s GOP debate, Marco Rubio made a joke:
After a question about how he manages his finances, Rubio drew laughs when he admitted that his wife once asked him why “someone named Sallie-Mae” was taking $1,000 out his paycheck each month.
There’s only one explanation for what he said: SEXISM!!!11!
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/662014162835529729
Yep. Marco Rubio is totes sexist, you guys. Just like all Republican men:
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/662014460241027073
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/662016466057830400
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/662016594047053824
Bless her heart. Just bless it!
AaaAAaaand @JessicaValenti needs a sense of humor, but we knew that already. https://t.co/0OyzIrqOVQ
— Artist_Angie: Sensei of Sarcasm (@Artist_Angie) November 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/662043538893443077
https://twitter.com/GingyNorth/status/662039859218006016
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/662023454581985282
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/662037487079006209
So is @JessicaValenti offended because Sallie Mae is a woman's name or because Rubio said he had to explain something to his wife?
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) November 4, 2015
Maybe Rubio said he had to explain to his wife what Sallie Mae was b/c he had to explain to her what Sallie Mae was. pic.twitter.com/NjhS0XWNvt
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/662018968241250304
@neontaster @JessicaValenti Lighthearted humor is an awful, sexist thing.
— Chris Hynes (@realchrishynes) November 4, 2015
You think it’s exhausting reading Jessica Valenti’s tweets? Just imagine what it’s like to actually be Jessica Valenti.
Imagine being this humorless. https://t.co/DOxeJRaCk4
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 4, 2015
@charlescwcooke @JessicaValenti I wonder if it's tiring to feign offense at every smallest nothing. It must be
— Shawn (@Shawn_on_Games) November 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/moderncomments/status/662025754985779200
You know something, Jessica?
@JessicaValenti You could saved yourself several tweets by just saying that you don't have a sense of humor and think everything is sexist.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 4, 2015
Well, maybe she’ll keep that in mind for the next time!
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