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It's Not A Contest

By Big Tent Democrat

This condescending dismissal of Marie Cocco's great column on sexism really annoys me. A.Serwer writes:

Like Marie Cocco, I could come up with my own list of Media Matters clips and offensive merchandise that I could use to argue definitively that racism is worse than sexism. But I'm not sure what that would prove, other than that I believe the prejudice I've faced is qualitatively worse than the prejudice I know nothing about.

Is is really impossible to just condemn sexism without comparing it to racism? As for making a list of examples of racism in the Media so that we can address that problem as well, I think that is a very worthy thing to do. I would support it. Serwer's attempt to trivialize Cocco's concerns is frankly, outrageous. When he writes:

I don't understand why for some people the Democratic primary has become a competition over who has it worse.

I think - look in the mirror when asking that question A.Serwer. That is on you. What a terrible, condescending and dismissive post.

Speaking for me only.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).