This Is How The Media Chooses To Profile A Female Activist

[cui bono]

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Oh sure... there's no objectification of women happening. Uh-huh.

This Is How The Media Chooses To Profile A Female Activist

Cecily McMillan, the 25-year-old Occupy Wall Street activist who was jailed for elbowing a police officer during a protest, returned to court on Thursday, where a cadre of hard-hitting journalists greeted her with questions about her courtroom attire.

"My editor told me to ask who you're wearing," a photographer was spotted eagerly asking McMillan, according to The Village Voice.

McMillan, who was earlier this month released from Rikers Island -- one of the country's most notoriously violent jails -- explained that although she was free, she no longer felt safe in New York "because I was sexually assaulted and then put in jail for it," according to the Voice. McMillan has alleged from the start that the officer involved in her assault case forcibly grabbed her breast from behind during the protest; after elbowing him, she was promptly arrested and put in jail.

Upon hearing her explanation Thursday, a Post reporter responded, "Well, you look fabulous! But you should eat more."

The interactions resulted in a blatantly sexist portrayal of McMillan sprinkled with mocking details about her fashion choices -- all of which fail to mention that she was asked such questions by the press.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/18/cecily-mcmillan-media-fashion-rikers_n_5599643.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[CBGLuthier]

9. Because you speak for all straight men and you just know that any man

who admires fashion is gay? Got any other wonderful insights about humanity?

[smilodon populator]

2. Unless

Unless they are deliberately doing it to humiliate her. Assholes.

[Euphoria]

3. Yup.

On both counts.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. So you elevate one asshole from the Post to being 'The Media'?

Who does that serve?

[cui bono]

11. That was the article's headline.

I will edit the post to include it again in the the excerpt section so that it's clear.

However, the media as a whole in this country does objectify women. And if you read the whole piece you'll see it wasn't just the one asshole that ran with the fashion thing.

There's a post below that points out how the girls who tortured the turtle "cackled" where as when boys do that sort of thing they "laugh". Yes, the media as a whole is extremely sexist. I'm sorry you don't see that. I hope you begin to soon.

[BlueJazz]

5. It must be a lot of fun/ego to kick somebody in the teeth when they're down.

DUer's don't seem to have that gene. ...and that's a damn good thing.
We have that weird thing called...oh yeah, Empathy.

[Ms. Toad]

14. Except when the person down happens to be Republican

Or a 1%-er. Surely you haven't missed the threads kicking those folks when they are down.

Unfortunately, far too many have that gene - including DUers.

[rickyhall]

6. What a country. . .

[mercuryblues]

7. A well

known tool that the media uses to infantilize women. She cries, stares blankly, wears designer threads, wails, screams, threw a tantrum, and more. This is an obvious effort to not report on the actual story, she was sexually assaulted by a cop and thrown in jail when she defended herself.

[seabeyond]

8. an article about two girls abusing a turtle. the girls cackle. all the articles on boys abusing

animals over time, i never heard they cackle. they laughed. never cackle.

it is not even clever or subtle. just in your face sexist.

this being said, the girls killing the turtle was beyond disgusting. i do not get cruelty period. that is why i said nothing in that thread. to recognize the sexism is not condoning the behavior.

[cui bono]

12. And that the reality is, in the current congress, the men cry much more than the women. n/t

[Brigid]

13. Yep.

Just Google images of Boehner crying, and there are a ton of them! Still my favorite:

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