Ugh: Objecting to ambassador gig for Anna Wintour is now ‘sexism’
http://twitter.com/#!/mattyglesias/status/275966307143385089
@awchornaday Prejudice against fashion as a business *is* sexism.
— Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 4, 2012
Cripes! A vagina is a body part, not a pitiful excuse that insulates a woman from any and all criticism. Or it was. Call it The Susan Rice Effect: Now any criticism of a woman up for a White House appointment is ZOMG sexist!!11!1!
Now that Obama is reportedly considering Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for a sweet gig as U.S. ambassador to the U.K. or France, loyal Slate lapdog Matt Yglesias is wasting no time in attributing objections to hatred of women (and sexist “prejudice” against the fashion industry).
Here we go.If you don’t want Anna Wintour being an Amb because she is AWFUL and a poor rep of our country, you’re a sexist. Just so you know
— Kelly Marie(@flyoverangel) December 4, 2012
For liberals, Anna Wintour possibly being named an ambassador is “breaking barriers.” Cue the sexist accusations.
— rikki (@RikkiWilliamsXO) December 4, 2012
Yep, it’s raging misogyny to point out that when you scratch Obama’s back, he’ll scratch yours right back!
Bundler’s reward. RT @ellencarmichael This can’t be true: Obama considering naming Anna Wintour UK ambassador. … tmi.me/Bucgv
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 4, 2012
I keep hearing that Obama might appoint Anna Wintour as ambassador to the U.K. (She raised 40M for him.) Finally: diplomacy!
— Kyle Stevens (@cinementalist) December 4, 2012
So Anna Wintour might become an ambassador after she donated money to the presidents campaign lol
— Matt McKeithan (@MattMcKeithan) December 4, 2012
Bingo!
But there’s another case of back scratching that ought to disqualify Wintour for any diplomatic role.
So sad: nobody told Yglesias about Vogue’s Assad profile. MT @mattyglesias Snark directed at Anna Wintour as ambassador to UK 99% sexism.
— Eric Trager (@EricTrager18) December 4, 2012
Here we go. Because Asma Assad has nothing to do with it @mattyglesias: The snark directed at AnnaWintour as ambassador to UK 99% sexism.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) December 4, 2012
Kerry Picket of The Washington Times provides a timely reminder of Vogue’s puff piece on Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad.
Flashback – Vogue ran a loving profile of Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad as the Syrian gov’t slaughtered its people bit.ly/VhhIJR
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) December 4, 2012
The magazine ran the article as the Syrian government slaughtered its people and described (H/T The Atlantic) the Assad household as “wildy democratic.”
Vogue Senior editor Chris Knutsen explained away the Assad article to The Atlantic in February of 2011 saying, “For our readers it’s a way of opening a window into this world a little bit.”
Read the whole thing for ammo against the absurd (and demeaning) talking point that criticism of Wintour is sexist.
This is how the left wins. They demonize. That’s how the do it. Opposition to Susan Rice? Sexist and racist. Opposition to Wintour? Sexist.
— Harry(@Tark31) December 4, 2012
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