“Fem-Blog”: New Word You Can’t Say
Smashing the words “female” and “weblog” into the peculiar amalgam “fem-blog” has set off the Left-wing weblog Firedoglake. The utterer of the verbal creation, Sen. Susan Collins’ Director of Internet Strategy, Lance Dutson, called the weblog “the foul-mouthed fem-blog FiredogLake.” The Rutgers basketball player suing Don Imus has more of a case of being offended.
“Fem-blog.” Yes, that’s on par with the n-word and similar slurs.
FDL webloggers put on their best Jesus Christ poses:
“I’m deeply offended that Senator Collins would speak about professional women in such a degrading and offensive manner,” said Hamsher. “It is well beneath the dignity becoming a sitting Senator to engage in such coarse and misogynistic rhetoric.”
Christy Hardin Smith, featured FDL blogger, said: “The sexist undertones used on Sen. Collins’ blog are appalling – the use of “fem-blog” is erroneous and dismissive. Citizens in this country have a right — an obligation — to hold those who ask us for our votes accountable. Women have just as much right as men to speak up for their country and their families, whether Senator Collins likes that or not.”
Dutson should have tossed out some homosexual slurs a la Ann Coulter. The FDLers would have exploded with blue state protoplasm splattering everywhere. If that happened at least they’d be justified. As an experiment Rush Limbaugh should call them “feminazis” just to see what would happen. It wouldn’t be hateful as much as a social science experiment (and a damn entertaining one at that).
What other made-up names would drive FDL into a tizzy? “Dog Breath?” “Pinkos?” “Self-righteous, Left-wing crazies?” I want to be prepared for any delusions of self-importance should I write something the Leftosphere deems politically incorrect.
“Collins Campaign In Sexist Attack on Leading Blog” [via memeorandum]
Another day, another lefty blog, another instance of hypocrisy (THURSDAY UPDATE)…
Over at Memeorandum, I see that Jane Hamsher’s uber-lefty feminist blog Firedoglake is calling on Maine Senator Susan Collins to fire her official campaign blogger for alleged “sexist” and “misogynistic” remarks he (gasp) …