Martin Bashir Resigns From MSNBC After Horrible Sarah Palin Comment

[Penny Lane 8,159]

While I am in agreement that what he said was stupid - can someone please tell me how it was sexist?

[mota bhai 2,675]

For the same reason all criticism of Obama by Republicans is immediately deemed racist. Because Republicans are assumed to be anti-people of color due to their poor record on race issues. And because Bashir is of Pakistani origin so..... you know.

Edited December 5, 2013 by mota bhai

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

While I am in agreement that what he said was stupid - can someone please tell me how it was sexist?

It wasn't. People that insist it was are just morons.

[lostinblue 1,989]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN1RJ8c9b1Q

The last 10 seconds tells the story ,,,,, the lefts war on women.

Proverbs 22:7 the borrower is slave to the lender. The left cannot understand this . something that was written so many years ago. ...... A twisted form of their demented " political correctness "

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Does simply saying something stupid to a woman make it sexist?

Is it sexist when the reproductive rights of women want to be taken away by men?

Edited December 5, 2013 by Penny Lane

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN1RJ8c9b1Q

The last 10 seconds tells the story ,,,,, the lefts war on women.

Proverbs 22:7 the borrower is slave to the lender. The left cannot understand this . something that was written so many years ago. ...... A twisted form of their demented " political correctness "

I think the above post proves that you don't know what you're talking about.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Does simply saying something stupid to a woman make it sexist?

No. The allegation of sexism appears to be that because Palin is a conservative woman that she's being attacked because she's a woman, not because of anything in the words that were said amounts to sexism or misogyny. Hatred of Palin does not equate to hatred of women.

If you watch Palin's response to Bashir's resignation it merely proves that she is what he said - a 'world-class idiot'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZIiztIg3c

Where she digs out the definition of slavery (in case anyone didn't know what it is) she might as well have been posting on VJ. The mentality on display there is exactly the same. Childish arguments put forward by childish people so conditioned by a diet of bad media and used to being lied to that they couldn't see the truth if it hit them in the face. In Palin's case, her fame clearly exceeds her talent.

This, on the other hand is clearly sexist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfb9f7yFYgw

Edited December 5, 2013 by Papa Lazarou

[lostinblue 1,989]

if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate.

What does he mean by this.......This should be done to her what was done to the slaves, Take a ####### right in her mouth........

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You said that it was sexist. Prove it.

Prove that the meaning of the words that were said, in context, amounts to sexism and misogyny.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Is it though? I really don't think so. He didn't say "eat $h!t and d!e, Sarah". He said that maybe if you had a dose of what slavery was actually like you wouldn't make ignorant statements.

Personally, I think that's perfectly justifiable. It's highly offensive to me that someone could be that ignorant of a period of their own historical heritage that they'd trot it out to make some puerile statement about contemporary politics.

I used to listen to Talk Radio and watch the O'Reilly Factor (entertainment value) and a lot of the content on those shows was on a par. It seems par for the course to personally insult people and say things that are pretty scandalous (likely because it's so difficult to win a libel case in court).

Besides, he said it about a woman so it is OK.

Bashir himself apologized profusely and resigned. He was not fired. You are defending something he, himself, did not defend. Ridiculous.

Please, carry on.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Same challenge to you Gary, explain why bashirs words were sexist.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Does simply saying something stupid to a woman make it sexist?

Is it sexist when the reproductive rights of women want to be taken away by men?

Yes and Yes. And quite possibly racist too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh_%E2%80%93_Sandra_Fluke_controversy

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-fires-don-imus-over-racial-slur/

http://www.thenewagenda.net/2013/07/30/daily-beast-insults-both-diane-lane-and-hillary-clinton-because/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/rush-limbaughs-insults-demonstrate-his-fear-of-hillary-clinton/2012/04/27/gIQAV3hLlT_blog.html

Would you like a few hundred more examples of much less vulgar insults which were called "sexist"

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

How were bashir's words sexist in nature?

[Darnell 8,479]

Bashir is headed to the UK ! Yay ! One less thing..

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Yes and Yes. And quite possibly racist too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh_%E2%80%93_Sandra_Fluke_controversy

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-fires-don-imus-over-racial-slur/

http://www.thenewagenda.net/2013/07/30/daily-beast-insults-both-diane-lane-and-hillary-clinton-because/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/rush-limbaughs-insults-demonstrate-his-fear-of-hillary-clinton/2012/04/27/gIQAV3hLlT_blog.html

Would you like a few hundred more examples of much less vulgar insults which were called "sexist"

What? None of this makes sense in relation to my question.

Saying something stupid doesn't make it sexist just because it's said to a woman.