Tens Of Thousands Of FEMINISTS Call On CNN To FIRE SEXIST CONTRIBUTOR

[Segami]

This afternoon, in just over one hour, 23,000 people signed a petition asking CNN to fire contributor Erick Erickson. His offense? He referred to the Democrats’ packed list of female speakers at their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina as “the Vagina Monologues”:

First night of the Vagina Monologues in Charlotte going as expected.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 5, 2012

After a flurry of furious tweets, Erickson — who once said he “kind of liked the idea” that women are barred from a golf club so that he wasn’t “hanging out at some women’s event” — half-heartedly expressed regret for his comment, saying “My apologies to those offended by my tweet. Wasn’t my intention.”


But UltraViolet, a women’s advocacy group, launched the petition calling on CNN to “Take him off the air right away” for his sexist line. “Seriously?” the petition reads, “He hears powerful, eloquent women talking about crucial issues and that’s his reaction?”


Among the “Vagina Monologues” that Erickson was referring to were speeches by Sec. of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius; Congressional candidate and double-amputee Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth; and the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.



http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/09/05/801441/erickson-sexist/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Erick Erickson is loathsome in so many ways.

Sexism is merely one of them. And yes, CNN ought to fire him and send him to Faux Noise where he belongs.

[Kurovski]

2. What a dick thing to say.

[bleever]

37. Funny guy.

[Kurovski]

41. It happens to be one of my favorite words.

Or ...something. Happy Democratic Orgy Week, Bleever buddy!

[bleever]

43. Somehow,

I knew that about you.

It's a great convention, isn't it?

[Kurovski]

53. And if I say no?

Dude, it's totally boss!

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. What a pig!

[MadrasT]

4. Faux apology not accepted.

Be gone, misogynistic jackass.

[Angry Dragon]

5. " Wasn’t my intention.”

What was his intention??

[JBoy]

13. His intention wasn't to offend women, just put them in their place.

Whaddadick.

[Quantess]

6. CNN sucks.

There is just no getting around that fact.

[laundry_queen]

70. They have been going downhill at breakneck speed lately

They are turning HARD right, and they suck worse at it than they sucked at equivocating. There's a reason they are last. I used to have CNN all day and 10 years ago or so, it was informative. I can't even stand it now, and rarely watch it. It's completely cratered as a legitimate news channel. Natural disasters are all they have left.

[JoePhilly]

7. I doubt he's every seen a Vagina up close.

Except maybe on the internet.

[central scrutinizer]

10. delete recent history and cookies

is his most used tool (browser tool, that is)

[Ikonoklast]

16. The last one he saw was on the day he was born.

And hasn't been near one since.

Seems to be scared of them for some reason, you hate the thing you fear the most.

[Major Nikon]

63. Not without giving up his credit card # first anyway

[valerief]

8. What a clown. He's as useful as Candy Crowley. CNN, blech! nt

[seabeyond]

9. ya, i heard that last night and though again, i thought insulting, i am tired of calling the sexist

crap out that du likes if it is our side, or outraged (this thread, yea support for the feminist) if it is a repug.

of course it was insulting. but, not many noticed.

btw, another example would be a post last night about a "freeper babe". nothing like putting her in her place, whether we agree or not, just a woman. but, not a single person in the thread was bothered.

[RagAss]

11. SHITCAN THE SHITSTAIN !!!!!

[Luminous Animal]

12. Sign the petition here...

http://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/erickson

[Cha]

23. Thanks for the link..

Fooking pompous asshole

[LittleGirl]

31. signed and sent!

thanks for posting the link

[calimary]

38. Signed and shared!

[smirkymonkey]

50. Signed and Kicked.

What a disgusting pig.

[KevTucky]

14. I can't agree

He was making a joke, you may not like it, you may be offended, of course that is your right. The Reps have given us many more serious things to be upset over when it comes to women.
I have two daughters and a wife, even my dog is female. There are times I enjoy doing "manly" things just as my wife enjoys "womanly" time apart from me.
The guy may be a deuche, don't really know him, but I'm not onboard with this one.

[HangOnKids]

17. Oh Ok Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Then Since You're Not Onboard

[lunatica]

18. He's supposed to be a professional who is on the clock when talking

I think you're lying. You're just a troll. And if not then you act just like one.

[KevTucky]

22. Soo....

We turn into Republicans when someone disagrees? You have a Senate cadidate saying rape is no big deal, but you want to waste energy on this.... Have you read their party platform? The more times you yell fire, the fewer times people take you seriously.
I gave my oppinion on an oppinion based board. You don't have to agree with it, anymore than I don't have to agree with you. Take a valium !

[CitizenPatriot]

27. are you for real?

take a valium? LOL. You're so modern day with your simmer down little girl take a mothers little helper message!

I urged you to do some soul searching based on your first response in this thread, but now I realize that is not going to happen. For you and with you in mind, I urge all women on this board to sign the petition.

[Dustin DeWinde]

44. why only urge WOMEN to sign

I am neither a woman nor a feminist. and I find erickson's. tweet disgusting. Its not a matter of men vs women but of decent people vs bigots. The targets of Ericsson's misogynistic bigotry aren't the only ones offended.

As for the troll you were responding to, he doesn't represent all men or even a majority of us

[Arugula Latte]

33. Enjoy your stay here at DU.

I'm sure it will be long and prosperous.

[mnhtnbb]

36. Oh, gosh, if Rachel Maddow had referred to an evening at the RNC as The Penis Parade

I suppose you would have laughed that off?

[tblue37]

47. Well, it certainly WAS a D**k parade, wasn't it? nt

[Cha]

21. Haha. Assholes can't pull off offensive jokes..who

knew?

[CitizenPatriot]

25. Let me get this straight

you, a man, are here to tell us women what we should and should not take seriously? So, being called by our genitals by a mainstream media pundit is just something we should put up with, according to you? It's not serious to be called vagina monologues.

You enjoy doing "manly" things and this somehow justifies Erick E calling us vagina monologues as we attempt to have a serious discussion about our lives?

I'm not easily offended, but I'd prefer you call me a name than treat me with the dismissive presumption of authority over my feelings evident as the premise of your entire response.

I am deeply offended by your comment. I hope you do some serious soul searching. Women don't deserve being called by their genitals by a mainstream pundit. It is the equivalent of calling someone a name based on the color of their skin - the point is to diminish and control. And you are simply helping him accomplish the goal by telling us what we should be upset by, as if we are not able to make good decisions about what should upset us for god's sake.

REALLY?

[seabeyond]

28. i can only guess addressing women as body parts and dismissing womens voice is "manly" time. nt

[CitizenPatriot]

48. we don't dare ask what womanly time is

do we?

[dixiegrrrrl]

45. well said....

I totally agree.

It seems, after all these years of consciousness raising, there is a whole new generation of igorance out there.

[CitizenPatriot]

49. And then they tell you "what are you upset about?"

as if your rights are a given, when in fact, our rights are being debated right now. Our right to live is being debated as a matter of law and policy, while they celebrate our "progress".

[seabeyond]

26. what does any of this have to do with "manly" things? unless being a sexist asshole is "manly"

stuff.

[Kurovski]

32. He's not a comic, he ain't paid for that...and it shows.

I agree it would have been a funny comment if every woman was talking about vagina (per TVM) but they just HAVE a vagina.

Big difference.

Most guys just can't deliver a line like that. It would take a pro and probably a woman to do it best.

Joan Rivers he is not.

[sabrina 1]

58. You can find him on Red State, a Republican blog, so his opinion of women

should not be a surprise.

[Major Nikon]

62. Since you appear to enjoy his misogynist jokes, here's a few more of Erickson's finest moments

Ugly feminists return to their kitchens

That's what the feminazis were enraged over? Seriously?!? Wow. That's what being too ugly to get a date does to your brain

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2010/02/08/cnn-contributor-erick-erickson-ugly-feminists-r/160208

Turned on twitter today and there was a barrage of angry feminists upset with me telling them to get in the kitchen and learn to cook

Good thing I didn't suggest the feminists ... you know ... shave. They'd be at my house trying a post-birth abortion on me

Feminists have no sense of humor, but clearly God did in creating feminists.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2010/02/08/cnn-contributor-erickson-continues-attack-on-fe/160222

The nation loses the only goat fucking child molester to ever serve on the Supreme Court in David Souter's retirement.

http://twitter.com/ewerickson/status/1665525087

[Le Taz Hot]

64. So, you would be OK

it some assbite referred to your wife or daughter as a "vagina?" Really? Pardon me for not nominating you for husband/dad of the year.

[whopis01]

65. You use the gendered insult "deuche" (sic) while defending him?

And you expect to come across as the voice of reason telling people that this type of behavior is acceptable?

Disgusting.

[MadrasT]

66. What the fuck are "manly things" and "womanly time"?

And how does the dynamics of your family life even relate to the OP?

[badtoworse]

15. I wonder if any of the feminists offended by Erikson have protested Rmoney dressed up as vaginas

[redqueen]

34. Why would that matter? nt

[Mortos]

35. I can guarantee you that none of the distinguished speakers

have dressed up as vaginas. What is your point?

[Cha]

19. BullF******Shit..it wasn't his intention.

Has erick stepped over the line into rush limbaugh's insulting shite regarding Sandra Fluke?

[donqpublic]

20. He resents what he can't get

So so lonely.

[SoapBox]

24. Thank you for posting this!

[LadyHawkAZ]

29. Signed. n/t

[Cha]

30. cnn hired this lying jerk to pump up their

ratings..from teabaggers no doubt. How's that workin' out for ya, cnn?

[LuckyLib]

40. CNN ceased being a relevant media outlet YEARS ago. Just drivel.

Where do they find these idiots?

[sabrina 1]

60. On Right Wing Blogs. This one is from Red State. Amazing having read some

of his drivel during the Bush years, to think the media has sunk so low that any media outlet with any credibility would here someone like him. I could see Fox hiring him, but I guess CNN has continued its slide into Fox territory.

You can find him here where apparently CNN found him:

http://www.redstate.com/about/

[Spitfire of ATJ]

42. That's right folks,....

This:

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Doesn't count because there's a skirt.

[progressoid]

52. +1

Great photo.

[Quantess]

61. What an image!

[ljm2002]

46. I'd rather watch our Vagina Monologues...

...than the Dick Dialogues inflicted on us by the Republicans at their convention.

[deutsey]

67. More like the Penis Platitudes

The GOP's not into dialogue, after all...

[Honeycombe8]

51. Signed the petition! nt

[Duppers]

54. I was one of 'em. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

55. He sounds like an idiot...

Sadly I really doubt CNN will comply with the request.

[sabrina 1]

59. He's a Republican who has been posting on Red State for years.

http://www.redstate.com/about/

[jsmirman]

56. Talentless loser

he's doing the only thing he can.

He doesn't have the talent to do anything but head straight for the gutter.

I get this guy's email in my spam box. He's chosen the only path he's fit for.

[susanna]

57. Something I personally find of interest in this...

besides the fact that I have the XX chromosomal pair, that is...

Does anyone see the fact that the right wing are decidedly off-game this time out? And why, one may ask? Well, for the first time in recent memory (and I've been here since 2000 - it's 2001 in my profile, but I think that was the advent of DU2), the Democrats are truly FIGHTING back. I'm game. I'm playing. And Erick Erickson can kiss my ass. Apology NOT accepted.

Hey, Erick? Think before you speak. Someone should have taught you better...probably your unduly burdened XX-chromosome mama.

Anyway:

[Oilwellian]

68. I made a video about Erickson

When CNN hired Erickson, I put this video together illustrating his extreme right wing rhetoric, and questioned CNN for giving this man a microphone.

http://vimeo.com/19115843

[Ganja Ninja]

69. And it isn't just the sexism of it.

It's a smug, pointless, empty headed comment with no meaningful content of any kind. With contributors like this it's no wonder CNN sucks. Three hundred million people in America and this guy is plucked from obscurity to give his opinion on national television? What were they thinking? Surely there must be someone out there that can produce commentary on an adult level.

[Walk away]

71. CNN is turning into another Foxnews. I can't watch it anymore. nt