Clinton's Cleavage -- Outrageous Washington Post Article

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Clinton's Cleavage -- Outrageous Washington Post Article

wonder if they will do an article on the size of men candidates buldge?----if any?!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Katherine Spillar, Ms. Executive Editor" <feministmajority@mail.democracyinaction.com>
Date: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:29 am
Subject: Clinton's Cleavage -- Outrageous Washington Post Article
To: xxx

> Dear xxxx,
>
> Mainstream media coverage of women politicians has hit a new,
> unbelievable low. On Friday, the Washington Post ran a prominent
> article analyzing Senator Hillary Clinton's cleavage.
>
> Let the Post know that this kind of demeaning coverage will not be
> tolerated. Senator Clinton is a distinguished member of the Senate
> and quite possibly the next president of the United States. Instead of
> writing about her strategy to end the war in Iraq or her plans to
> reform the health care system in this country, the Post devoted a
> feature story to analyzing her breasts.
> Take action: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/feministmajority/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=12201&t=ms.dwt
>
> Let's stop this ridiculous coverage now, in the early stages of the
> campaign, and demand that Senator Clinton is treated with the same
> dignity and respect as her male competitors.
> Take action: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/feministmajority/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=12201&t=ms.dwt
>
> In her article in the Style section of the Post, staff writer Robin Givhan calls Clinton's d�colletage "a provocation" and declares that "showing cleavage is a request to be engaged in a particular way."
> Never does she consider that Clinton's minimally revealing neckline might have been the result of the 90 degree Washington, D.C. heat.

> Read the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071902668.html

Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. The media has rabidly attacked Sen. Clinton for years for her appearance. For
> example, in his April 26 coverage of the first Democratic presidential
> debate, MSNBC host Chris Matthews commented repeatedly on Clinton's
> jewelry and outfit, saying he believed viewers "like the fact that Hillary was demure, lady-like in appearance." In early June, speculation on whether or not Hillary had gotten botox injections rippled through prominent newspapers and television programs.
>
> Women politicians' clothes, hairdos, weight, and other physical characteristics have been the obsessive focus of journalists ever since women first began holding public office in this country. We've
> had it!
>
> Let the Washington Post know that sexist coverage of Hillary Clinton
> or any women politician is unacceptable.
> Take action: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/feministmajority/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=12201&t=ms.dwt
>
> For Equality,
>
> Katherine Spillar
> Executive Editor