Feminist Magazine Rejects Ad Praising Women In Power Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Ms. Magazine is a magazine allegedly all about female empowerment. However, they refused to run an ad touting the political power of women. Their reason was incredibly lame, perhaps the fact that they were women in political power in Israel was the problem.
[wasn't sure if this should go in politics or wtf]
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Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames:
here is the ad:
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Posted: 8 months ago by sofsr:
These groups really need to stop calling everone anti-semites. It's hard to take them seriously when they think everything that doesn't agree with their ideals is anti-semitism.
And I wouldn't put the ad in either, since most of those groups are for creating MORE settlements in the West Bank, ruining the lives of MORE Palestinians, and helping create MORE suicide bombers.
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Posted: 8 months ago by ArchAngel:
« sofsr:And I wouldn't put the ad in either, since most of those groups are for creating MORE settlements in the West Bank, ruining the lives of MORE Palestinians, and helping create MORE suicide bombers. So, you wouldn't run the ad because of differing politics?
To be honest, I think they were thinking the same thing when they chose not to run it.
Political bias seeps into all, it seems.
But, frankly, I don't have a high opinion of these types of magazines. I find them extremely condescending. I'd be incredibly offended by anyone trying to "empower" my sex, race, religion, any other group, etc. I don't need publications congradulating any little accomplishment I need.
The biggest respect I can pay to successful women is treating them like I would any other successful person. Clapping my hands and fawning them with praise for any little thing they do like I would to a child learning to walk is degrading. Of course a woman can be a CEO, and of course she can do the job well. Do you really need a "yay, look what we can do, mommy" magazine to prove it?
ahh, well... I digress.
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Posted: 8 months ago by sofsr:
« ArchAngel : So, you wouldn't run the ad because of differing politics?
To be honest, I think they were thinking the same thing when they chose not to run it.
Political bias seeps into all, it seems. Well, they make the magazine, so they have the right to not publish something with a different political view than their own.
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Posted: 8 months ago by germz:
Simple, Israel politics and ways of doing things makes the nazi's look like pansys.
so I get negativly pointed for telling the truth?
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Posted: 8 months ago by ArchAngel:
« sofsr : Well, they make the magazine, so they have the right to not publish something with a different political view than their own. absolutely. But pretending your not political while making those choices is a bit two-faced.
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Posted: 8 months ago by direwookiee:
"She said that because two of the women photographed belong to the same political party, the advertisement showed favoritism. She added that an upcoming issue would feature a two-page profile of Ms. Livni."
And profiling just one of them DOESN'T show favoritism?!
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Posted: 8 months ago by sofsr:
« ArchAngel : absolutely. But pretending your not political while making those choices is a bit two-faced. True. I was implying if they hadn't tried to explain it with that stupid reasoning.
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