Posted on 04/14/2015 9:49:05 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Studies find sexism slips into political coverage.
Hillary Clinton is a presidential candidate, former first lady, twice-elected U.S. senator, ex-secretary of state – and a grandma.
She is not the first candidate with some of those qualifications, including the grandparent part. When President George H.W. Bush – a former congressman, director of the CIA, ambassador and White House wingman - took office he had 12 grandchildren. While Mitt Romney was campaigning, two more grandchildren were added to his brood. Yet Bush and Romney’s roles as gramps were never headline worthy. Grandma Hillary, however, already has become part of the discourse.
Sure, there is a temptation to throw up your hands and decry the patriarchy when Clinton is cast as a scrunchie-wearing grandmother who also happens to be a politician. But as the press and the public become more comfortable seeing women in politics, those overt media missteps are growing scarce. There isn’t much room these days to forgive statements that could’ve been made with a scotch in one hand and a cigar in the other.
Scholars say the contrast in reporting goes beyond what they deem an obvious example of sexism. They say gender-laden language weaves its way through stories about Clinton in much less conspicuous ways and that it is surprisingly (or maybe not surprisingly) pervasive.
In academic studies of the writing that surrounded Clinton in her 2008 campaign, scholars found that gendered language, or writing that is characteristic of one particular gender, surfaced most often through seemingly innocuous semantic choices. Granted, what is or is not sexist is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. And yes, there is the matter of what the writer actually intended. But it’s hard to ignore the contrast in how male and female candidates are portrayed....
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Have you tried auto chess?
Hey Abby, I’ve not referred to her as Hillary ever. At this point referring to her as the Hildebitch is the most complimentary name I have for her.
Piss off you ignorant twit.
Lol...
Remember the 1957 movie with Andy Griffith as Lonesome Rhodes ?
It’s a movie losely based on the show host scandal of Arthur Godfrey.
When will Hillary have her Arthur Godfrey moment ?
Loathsome Roddam...
Hillary deliberately created her one-word media reference name for PR purposes, you stupid journalism-wannabe sellout communist sexist tw*t.
She should never be called anything other than Bill Clinton’s wife.
I don’t see why not, although for Hillary I would prefer to use the Pennsylvania Deutsche “Grossmammi”. Snicker.
I’ll only call her Mrs. Bill Clinton.
Abby please call Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, or Marco Rubio Rand, Ted and Marco... it would humanize them.
” Abby Johnston is a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism”
Bet they wish they had one acceptance back......
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