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CrispyQ

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10. I love that Candy Crowley has a show on CNN.
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 12:41 PM
Feb 2014

I thought this part was spot on:



It may not be a surprise that the same commentator who accused me of ‘whining’ claims to run a ‘small light-hearted’ competition for the ‘most stupid woman to appear on Question Time’. More interesting is another cultural connection this reveals: that unpopular, controversial or just plain different views when voiced by a woman are taken as indications of her stupidity. It’s not that you disagree, it’s that she’s stupid. ‘Sorry, love, you just don’t understand.’ I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been called ‘an ignorant moron’.



What an excellent piece.

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Telling a woman to shut up [View all] ismnotwasm Feb 2014 OP
Returning to her distaff, she spun up the finest garotte Warpy Feb 2014 #1
Sometimes there's poison ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #2
honestly, I totally understand and get that desire but, Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #5
I think that's the point though ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #8
I understand, ism. I do .... what I am saying is this: Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #9
I think we will change ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #13
Yes. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #14
As a practical matter Warpy Feb 2014 #12
Brilliant article. sufrommich Feb 2014 #3
thank you for this, ism. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #4
SO MUCH good stuff in this. redqueen Feb 2014 #6
It's such an intelligent piece ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #7
I love that Candy Crowley has a show on CNN. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #10
Tina Fey had something interesting to say about men who get pissed off when women tell (instead of bettyellen Feb 2014 #11
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