Scale of 1-10, How Sexist Is This  This is the cover of the new
New Republic. It's attached to a kinda interesting story about
infighting in the Hillary Clinton campaign and how head pollster
Mark Penn is a dick who is impossible to work with. But the real
debate is over just how sexist this cover is. Your editor is a
dude, and is therefore not always sensitive to these things. But
still. Unflattering photo = sexist? Or is it the term
"psychodrama"? It is unfair, yes, and mean-spirited, obviously,
but... it's the New Republic. They printed the fucking Bell
Curve idiots. Ok: the cover makes her look shrill and crazy, but
isn't it a callback to noted shrill and crazy penis-haver Howard
Dean? And aren't there similarly offensive "psychodrama" stories
printed about President Bush and his daddy issues every damn
month? Hell, we'll give this a 4. Now: debate! But for the love
of Paglia be intelligent about it, please. We'll be watching,
with an itchy banning finger. [TNR, Feministe, Jezebel]