Friday, September 3, 2010

Faux Feminism in True Form: Defending Sexism and Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes

In an article whose cattiness evokes scenes of a hair-pulling girl fight, Tina Brown tells Sarah Palin–hey, why can’t you just put on a smile, baby? She recommends Palin take some tips from Hillary Clinton. And no—apparently none of them involve foregoing your self-respect by standing by your rich, powerful husband after he demeans you and your marriage with repeated, sordid, globally publicized affairs.

Smart Girl Politics Applauds Letterman for Finally Apologizing to Gov. Palin for Coarse ‘Joke’

June 16, 2009 by Dawn  
Filed under Featured Writers, Features

We commend Governor and Mr. Palin for their grace in handling this situation on behalf of parents of young children everywhere. Smart Girl Politics hopes this will help adults understand the gravity of their words in the future.

Dave Letterman and the Culture of Liberal Entitlement

June 15, 2009 by Jenn Q. Public  
Filed under Features

By: Jenn Q. Public
David Letterman feels entitled.
He’s entitled to spew crude, sexually degrading invective to portray a teenage girl as a sexual object.
Maybe you saw it on one of the highlight reels, one awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game. During the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.
The hardest [...]