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more about #blowhards more comments → Seeräuber Jenny: The Letty Cottin Pogrebin letter in the Times was superb. While she was enjoying her "post-feminist" privileges and denigrating the radical actions, ... more » VespaVirgin: Unemployed women of a certain socio-economic class (aka "Leggy"): victims of 9/11, feminist backlash. The others (aka, "size 8 and over," "not white"... more » Parah_Salin: Maureen Dowd fans read this: [jonswift.blogspot.com] "But Dowd was not just crying for herself. She was crying for all of the pundits and journalists... more » Seeräuber Jenny: The column was self-serving, but it wasn't only self-serving. I'm sure that Lippman has experienced sexism. The grand irony is that if she had colle... more » jefischer: Thank you for running this. That essay was horrible. No mention of neoconservatism--probably the biggest force to stall the women's movement--and inst... more » Lux Alptraum: My mother sent me this piece--it totally lost me when she tried to tie sexism to 9/11. Frankly, the kind of sexism she's referring to has been around ... more » heartbreakturnip: I think I agree with this rant, but I'm not sure. I don't understand it because I'm having a hard time parsing your sentences. To whit: Can we spell ... more » eastofwest: You know, I never noticed what a total pepperoni party Gawker has become. Thanks for pointing it out. #joannelipman more » raincoaster: It must be said (and will, in fact, be said, and that by ME!) that when a high-profile woman fails in devastatingly public fashion, it's almost the de... more » raincoaster: It must be said (and will, in fact, be said, and that by ME!) that when a high-profile woman fails in devastatingly public fashion, it's almost the de... more » Unsolicited Advice: Lipman's editorial career was all about reflexively shouting at staffers to express control when she had none. For her, feminism is a topic to wield ... more » fatmonalisa: I find modern feminism to be a crock of shit anyway. I work in high end art which is supposed to be the deep asshole of nepotism, racism, and sexism. ... more » MrInBetween: Now Lipman is a once-serious journalist with a long-ago serious mien, a current writer of self-indulgent, banshee-shrieking rubbish, and long legs. #j... more » GlasgowRose: The leggy doth protest too much. #joannelipman more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: The bigger fail is that the NYT printed it. #joannelipman more » -
#genderpolitics
Fallen Portfolio Editor Joanne Lipman's Self-Serving Feminism Screed: 9/11, Sissies, Etc.
Remember Portfolio? The nearly stillborn Conde publication's fallen editor Joanne Lipman's back, with an editorial for Sunday's Times entitled "The Mismeasure Of Woman," where she argues that feminism's stalled out. Great, except: it's inaccurate, intellectually offensive, and gratingly pompous.
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#racerelations
Rachel Mardsen Thinks Whitey Gets Stiffed, Deserves Affirmative Action in Sports
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' ex-girlfriend Rachel Mardsen is the C-Grade Canadian version of Ann Coutler. Her editorial today is the C-Grade Canadian version of trying to be inflammatory to mediocre effect. More » -
#shutupnilla
Of Rappers and Radio Blowhards: Common Ground
Today, the New York Times asks: what's the difference between rappers and talk radio? David Segal—who admits being a huge fan of "gangsta rap"—compares Lil' Wayne to Michael Savage, Ludacris to Glenn Beck, and Jay-Z to Limbaugh. More » -
#blowhards
Jason Calacanis Nominates Himself MySpace's Captain Obvious
The most amusing thing about fameballs is when they don't realize their balls have stopped rolling. Such is bulldog entrepreneur Jason Calacanis's lot, as he desperately tries to pose as MySpace's next CEO. More » -
