Another Porno Reference for Palin:
Palin Does Georgia.
This week Chris Cillizza who blogs for the Washington Post wrote this headline: "Palin Does Georgia: What Does it Mean?"

Femisex decided to find out. I called the WaPo human resource department and asked to speak with someone about a nasty message I had received from a co-worker. I said I was a reporter, but never said I worked for the Post. I said I wanted to remain anonymous until I determined if my complaint had merit—that is… was it really sexual harassment. I told the first gal I spoke with that someone had printed “Martha does D.C.” and hung it on my office door. I said Martha was not my real name but, again, I stressed that I wanted to be sure it was an actionable complaint before “I kicked up any dust.”

The sweet gal on the other end of the line said “Whoa!” when I told her of the slur. She said I should most definitely speak with either Ms. X or Ms. Y. She gave me an extension to call and a time when Ms. X would be out of a meeting. She thought I should talk with someone soon and Ms. X was easier to reach.

I called Ms. X at 4:40 p.m. or thereabouts and told her that a co-worker had left a sign on my door saying “Martha Does D.C.”
Ms. X’s reaction was much the same as the 1st gal’s; Ms. X said the comment was not appropriate. I asked her if she thought I was being reactionary or overly sensitive--after all some might think it was a harmless joke.

Ms. X replied that she didn’t think it a joke and that she immediately understood the nature of my complaint. She said the incident should be addressed. I worried that I might be jeered and retaliated against for filing a complaint, after all I said, even today the Post had put such a headline up about Governor Palin. The kind Ms. X assured me that I would be protected from any retaliation; she said the company printed the Onion, for goodness sake, but that there are rules in the workplace. When I hemmed a bit about going forward with my complaint, Ms. X asked if I knew who had written it; I said yes. Ms. X then said that after hearing my complaint and the specific words, that “I just can’t forget about it; I need to address this.”

Ms. X then asked if I’d experienced other incidents of harassment. I said yes, a while back there had been comments about my cleavage—that one very warm day I’d worn a shell blouse under my suit jacket and another reporter had spent considerable time commenting about my cleavage and what this new dressing technique might say about my change in temperament.

Ms. X seemed indignant at such a remarks and asked how long ago it occurred, I said a long while, as far back as the summer before this. Ms. X asked if it was the same person who’d put the banner on my door; I said no. Ms. X warned me that it would be hard to act against something that had occurred so long ago.

I mentioned that the Post had, in fact, printed the same cleavage remarks about Senator Clinton. (The Post kindly printed a photo of Clinton replete with pick suit jacket and black v-neck shell blouse. Glory BE, the woman may just have breasts under there! )

The truth then dawned on poor Ms. X; she asked if I worked for the Post; I said no. She clearly was deeply hurt; she’d wandered into this trusting me. She feel silent. I thanked her for her professionalism and her kind manner.
I apologize for any consternation I caused Ms. X; I feel her pain. Millions of women do, actually. Trust has been broken. Publishing such misogynist Headers as "Palin Does Georgia" is SUCH a massive breach of trust it literally hurts millions of women—If The Washington Post can say such things why not co-workers, taxi cab drivers, patrons sitting next to you in a restaurant, etc. Openly ridiculing women by sexually degrading them is something I’d thought long gone from places that set public discourse and tone…places such as the Washington Post.
WaPo's Opening the Door to such sexism will re-open sexist no nos just about everywhere!
I had always assumed the Post would, at best, uphold the same sexual harassment standards in print as they would in the workplace. Yet…”Palin Does Georgia” is A OK per the Editors of Wapo and so… Sadly…millions of women have been savagely duped by the Post.

Remember Kids, Sexism never Sleeps in the Media:
Must Read from the Daily Beast: (watch for this on our Must Read List!)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-30/piling-on-pali...