Posted on 06/12/2009 7:48:40 AM PDT by meandog
After this week's flap between Sarah Palin and David Letterman, which started when Letterman cracked a joke about Palin's "slutty flight attendant look" and another about her daughter getting "knocked up" by New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, the National Organization of Women has condemned Letterman's jokes and is asking its supporters to write to CBS and voice criticism. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days -- it is exploitative and has a negative effect on how all women and girls are perceived and how they view themselves," the group writes on its website, pointing to Letterman's jokes as an example. But, for NOW, it's not about politics: the group says conservatives have been just as guilty, over the years, of sexism. "NOW hopes that all the conservatives who are fired up about sexism in the media lately will join us in calling out sexism when it is directed at women who aren't professed conservatives," NOW writes. Despite Sarah Palin's ascendancy as a female vice presidential candidate, NOW did not support her. Far from it, in fact: NOW's political arm called Palin "a woman who opposes women's rights" and her nomination a sop to disappointed Hillary Clinton supporters.
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I was thinking the same thing last night. He's been placed in the middle in this by Lechermann. I would think he, the NY Yankees, or both would be rather upset. I suspect they're holding back to see where this heads. And that doesn't make me very happy with either...
It’s about time for sure, but they also had to add onto it that conservatives did the same and they should stop.
NOW is so... not there... wherever there is..
What happened with Matt Lauer?
I posted this thought a few days ago and got an answer that Alex was the typical scum bag NY Yankee and was probably still laughing. Alex and david littleman obviously have zero balls between them.
ain’t that the truth...Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin.....the strongest three people on the side of America.....
Have they picketed CBS offices in New York?
Have they called for CBS sponsors to pull their ads till he's gone?
Have they marched up the steps of Congress to demand action?
NO. They posted something on their web page. Give me a friggin' break.
1992, 11 year old Chelsea Clinton.
You make a good point....just like the advertisers coming out and saying they were not on the show....this demonstrates that this is a big, big deal....and Letterman may get what he has earned....
Most women in America today are democrats..
Who can rightfully expect them to have any sense?..
If they had any brains they would'nt be democrats.
No democracy has ever yet been the least bit democratic..
Democracy is always Oligarchic..
They posted something on a web page!!! They did NOTHING!!!
I dunno. I'm not a Yankee fan and pay no attention to A-Rod. But his/their silence is beginning to grate on me.
It was the opposite of "ridicule", mockery or distain.
Took’em long enough, but I’m not convinced that the 4 remaining members of NOW are going to have much influence.
I suspect there’s a lot going on behind the scenes we don’t know about, but I doubt Lechermann will get what he deserves. He’ll finally have to issue a clear apology but that will be as far as it goes. He deserves termination.
But, it is a big deal. And NOW’s coming out with a statement is as clear an indication of this as anything. Sure, other statements from women have been made, but none that can or will garner the attention that this will. And even should Lechermann walk with an apology, he’s a marked man.
Baloney.
“Baloney”
How old are you?
Remember, my original statement was, “in 1992”.
Chelsea Clinton was indeed butt ugly but the attacks were relentless by late night comediians...she was 11 years old.
Madonna was pretending to have a crush on her? Give me a break. Unless you are talking about when Chelsea’s butt ugly mother was running in 2008.
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