Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Sarah's Selections

(Forgot to post this on Sunday - enjoy!)


Beyond infuriating.

Great article on MSNBC's obama bias. Favorite quote: "Rather, by giving "the personal" precedence over "the political," the network was using Hillary Hatred to fuel its coverage in a similar fashion to how Fox News uses Democrat Hatred to excite its viewers."

Article from last week's New York Times Travel section on how awesome Tunisia is!

Just when you thought the human race was moving forward...

Now, don't get me wrong. I love Sex and the City but I think this article makes a very valid point about portrayal of women writers in the media. Favorite part:"What provokes such fury, over Carrie Bradshaw, and -- for a flash -- over Gould (barring a book deal and TV show that will turn her meanderings into cultural furniture) is that in a media landscape in which there are a severely limited number of spaces for women's writing voices, the ones that get tapped become necessarily, and deeply inaccurately, emblematic -- of their gender, their generation, their profession."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The video is, indeed, upsetting. I also think that if Hillary would have won the nomination then we could see the exact same video about African-Americans instead of Females. The biases are there, and you could include so many other groups (gays, Indians, Asian, Religious differences . . . .)

Anonymous said...

This video infuriates me, too. I am a Republican, but this video makes me want to vote for Hillary just so she can prove that PMS won't be a factor in running the country. How do people get away with saying this stuff?

Unknown said...

Tucker Carlson should not have a job that involves sharing his opinions in any way with any human being.