1. 9:37 am 9th Dec 2008

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    Favreau's Sexist Photo Is No Laughing Matter

    by Dee Dee Meyers

    “What’s bugging me is his intention. He isn’t putting his hand on her ‘chest,’ as most of the articles and conversations about the picture have euphemistically referred to it. Rather, his hand—cupped just so—is clearly intended to signal that he’s groping her breast. And why? Surely, not to signal he finds her attractive. Au contraire. It’s an act of deliberate humiliation. Of disempowerment. Of denigration.

    And it disgusts me…

    Imagine how different the reaction would be if an important aide to John McCain had been caught in similar picture featuring Michelle Obama? Or if the picture had shown a cutout of Barack Obama and, say, a white hood? Why is it when ideology and race are eliminated, so is the outrage?”

     
    1. lizlet reblogged this from moetkacik and added:
      I really agree. It’s incredibly impressive and inspirational that a guy this young had this opportunity. And of course I...
    2. until reblogged this from icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse and added:
      all of this just irritates me. i am not offended by it. i don’t think he did this to dehumanize hillary. i don’t think...
    3. katiehatesushi reblogged this from katespencer and added:
      I’m told that Jon Favreau was at a party at my house in Boston when I was a JV and acted like a douchepump pretty much...
    4. moetkacik reblogged this from doree and added:
      Can’t decide!!! I see it from the perspective of his mom and maybe I’m ashamed. I’m his girlfriend, and I just find it...
    5. katespencer reblogged this from tylercoates and added:
      This is the first I’ve heard/seen of this: Obama’s young speechwriter Jon Favreau acting like ‘just another dude I went...
    6. natalieamendola reblogged this from tylercoates and added:
      the paragraph below says a lot, but the big point the article made was that: why is sexism and prejudice toward women...
    7. doree reblogged this from thepoliticalpartygirl
    8. trollio reblogged this from chuckmore and added:
      I’m sorry to all you fellow women out there but I agree with this guy. Yeah, Favreau’s not the brightest for letting his...
    9. clembastow reblogged this from tylercoates and added:
      Anyway, this picture fucking sucks. Remember a while ago when someone wrote some overwrought ridiculous shit about how...
    10. exclamation reblogged this from chuckmore and added:
      “What’s bugging me is his intention. He isn’t putting his hand on her ‘chest,’ as most of the articles and conversations...
    11. thedarkspark reblogged this from nedhepburn and added:
      Ack! This is such an unfortunate event. What the picture could say about him is certainly not favorable. That said, I...
    12. nedhepburn reblogged this from skybarn and added:
      And it disgusts me… Imagine how different the reaction would be if an important aide to John McCain had been caught in...
    13. chuckmore reblogged this from icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse and added:
      It’s a tough subject. To give Favreau the benefit of the doubt, it was at a party, they were obviously drinking, and...
    14. icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse reblogged this from thepoliticalpartygirl
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