Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Politics Bloggers Are All Male, Natch

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study that found male authors get their novels reviewed more often than female authors. The coverage of the ghastly gang rape of an 11-year-old Texan girl was another window into the Times' gender prejudices.

Now a Style section piece about the so-called new Brat Pack of young Washington, D.C., politics bloggers digs the hole a little deeper. All the bloggers interviewed in the piece were young men; a female politics blogger was only mentioned when she was referred to as someone's fiancée. Apparently to be taken seriously an up-and-coming policy wonk blogger challenging the crusty ol' print media establishment you have to have a penis hanging between your legs.

Source: http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-politics-bloggers-are-all-male-natch/?eref=RSS

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