May 16
Stop The Presses!
Clearly, it was inappropriate for Obama to address the female reporter as “Sweetie.” This trivializes her professional status and causes her colleagues to make “kissy-face” noises behind her back in the staff lunchroom.
Instead, he should have used one of the honorifics that women have earned by bringing their gentle, nurturing sensibilities to newsrooms far and wide:
Bitch. Barracuda. Shark.
(If you don’t believe me, ask anyone who’s worked in the business.)
It’s somewhat reminiscent of something someone (I forget who, or in what context, so this quotation is approximate) said a few years ago:
“You have to remember, they [the Washington press corps] are probably the most cynical, hardbitten, foul-mouthed, hard-drinking group of people in America.(beat)
“And the men are even worse.”
Judging by the reaction, he left off one critical adjective: “Humourless.”
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher’s Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around… per the Watcher’s instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
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