New York Times’s New Lady Public Editor Slams Writer for Being Sexist

[redqueen]

http://jezebel.com/5950860/new-york-timess-new-lady-public-editor-slams-writer-for-being-sexist

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When Goldman interviewed Tippi Hedren for the magazine's "Talk" column last week, he asked her whether she made a movie about Alfred Hitchcock sexually harassing her for "revenge" purposes and whether she had ever considered "sleep(ing) with less powerful directors for advancement in show business." (You know, normal questions that any interviewer would ask a male actor.) In response, Weiner wryly tweeted, "Saturday am. Iced coffee. NYT mag. See which actress Andrew Goldman has accused of sleeping her way to the top. #traditionsicoulddowithout," in reference to Goldman's history of asking quite a few notable women similarly obnoxious (and offensive) questions.

Goldman's classy response? "sensing pattern. Little Freud in me thinks you would have liked at least to have had opportunity to sleep way to top." He later said his tweet was "absurdist" (because jokes can't be sexist!), apologized,and then deleted his account. (Aw, the poor wittle baby can't hang with the mean, scary ladies onTwitter!)

That could've been the end of that — if we could count the number of times a prominent male journalist said something offensive via social media, apologized, and moved on without any repercussions, we'd be richer than Jonathan Franzen — but, thankfully, Sullivan deemed the matter worthy of further investigation. In a blog post last night, she wrote:

Is it ever acceptable for a journalist to ask a successful woman if she has slept her way to the top?

If he does, and a female reader criticizes him for it, is it a forgivable offense for him to suggest that she is complaining only because she wishes that she, too, could have had that opportunity?

Can you believe we're talking about this in 2012?

And that the journalist in question writes regularly for the New York Times Magazine?

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[Skittles]

1. what we can all bet on

is that Goldman has never asked a male director or producer if he requires women to fuck them for jobs

[redqueen]

2. Well of course not.

That would be rude and offensive.

[Skittles]

3. howdy redqueen, whassup???

[redqueen]

4. Same old same old... enjoying every sandwich. ;)

What's up with you?

[Skittles]

5. just chilling, surfing

doing OK; am a bit nervous about this election

[redqueen]

6. Yeah, me too.

The only way they can win is by stealing it, and we know they're able and willing to do so.

[seabeyond]

7. australian PM, actress all speak out agains sexism, BUT... here on du we are told that it is not

a problem, lighten up, own the words, ignore, pretend it isnt, ect.

sure is odd how so many women are speaking up and on this progressive board we are told nothing is sexist. just a handful of women making du suck.

ya... 2012. when we have so many people promoting womens only worth is the availability of their sexuality for the worlds entertainment.

[redqueen]

8. Yeah, with other bigotries there's less tolerance,

and more awareness of the harm caused by the "little" examples of bigotry and the way those contributed to the larger issue.

With sexism and misogyny, we're all so steeped in it that the "little" things are almost invisible and there's hardly any awareness of how they contribute to the larger problems.

It's frustrating.