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Sexism in the media? What sexism in the media? PD on display


Read it for yourself.  It features two possible Democratic senate candidates:

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, who was a guest at a special VIP reception before the ball, said the night reminded her of “prom night.” Brunner said she bought her understated black dress at Rave in Cleveland’s Tower City.

Although he wasn’t there, Brunner said she planned to toast Gov. Ted Strickland.

“Ted has a really tough job ahead,” she said, referring to the state’s budget crisis.

Tim Ryan, congressman from Niles, said the ball was to celebrate the people who worked in the trenches to get Democrats elected over the past few years. Because of their efforts, he said, “We are able to finally get power and move forward.”

Oh well.  Must have been an editorial filter thing that resulted in the female potential candidate being quoted about prom dresses and the male potential candidate being quoted about what the ball was intended to celebrate, unlike blogs that have no filters and are all biased and everything.  Because I’m certain that both potential candidates were asked the same questions by the reporter.

I wonder what Tim Ryan was wearing, and where he bought it.  And what Brunner thought the ball was intended to celebrate.

Ugh. I cannot believe the PD has learned nothing from the last two years of coverage of male and female political candidates. Unless of course their biased.

Naw.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:50 pm January 19th, 2009 in Culture, Debates, Democrats, Elections, Gender, Jennifer Brunner, Media, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Women 

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3 Responses to “Sexism in the media? What sexism in the media? PD on display”

  1. 1 bryan on January 19th, 2009 9:13 pm

    hahaha!

  2. 2 Tim Higgins on January 19th, 2009 10:16 pm

    Jill,

    This isn’t sexism, but political correctness. The PD felt that it would be politically incorrect to ask Tim Ryan about his understated little black dress. And it’s probably a shame too, as I am sure he looked wonderful in it.

  3. 3 The Reverend on January 20th, 2009 10:36 am

    It’s in the DNA. Sexism, that is. I’m sure the response would be…’what sexism?’

    See…what’s important to women is, naturally, clothing…..while men are only concerned with Very Serious Stuff.

    Blog on m’lady.

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