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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Dec 28, 2017, 10:15 AM Dec 2017

Vanity Fair Regrets Video Telling Hillary Clinton To Take Up Knitting, Drop Politics [View all]

Following online backlash over a video featuring editors at Vanity Fair's Hive discussing jokey New Year's resolutions for Hillary Clinton, the magazine issued an apology for the video yesterday, per Deadline. The statement reads: "It was an attempt at humor and we regret that it missed the mark."

What happened: The video suggested that Clinton take up knitting and set aside any future political ambitions, leading some on Twitter — like actress Patricia Arquette and Verrit founder Peter Daou — to brand the video as sexist.

Link to tweet

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https://www.axios.com/trumps-wild-first-year-of-the-presidency-in-one-chart-2520361428.html

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Vanity Fair Regrets Video Telling Hillary Clinton To Take Up Knitting, Drop Politics [View all] DonViejo Dec 2017 OP

It was sexist and insulting! PragmaticDem Dec 2017 #1

Pissed me the hell off! Laurian Dec 2017 #2

Just gonna ditto Patricia. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2017 #3

Sexist beyond words get the red out Dec 2017 #4

My extremely intelligent mama was a goddess of knitting! Her skill was Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #8

Extremely poor judgment on the part of Vanity Fair Glorfindel Dec 2017 #5

One of the biggest obstacles in fighting the sexist/misogyny/disrespect cultural disease... Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #6

It was sexist, horribly sexist obamanut2012 Dec 2017 #7

they gave trumputin fodder to Cha Dec 2017 #14

Coastal elitism at its finest Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #9

Thanks for the regrets. Now go back to fucking yourselves. (nt) Paladin Dec 2017 #10

In view of recent happenings regarding sexism JNelson6563 Dec 2017 #11

So dead on, Julie! Cha Dec 2017 #13

Good to see you Cha! JNelson6563 Dec 2017 #17

Same to you, Julie! Cha Dec 2017 #19

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #18

Vanity Fair did a mean stupid thing. riversedge Dec 2017 #12

It was their version of "Bye, Felicia" aikoaiko Dec 2017 #15

It was worse than a non-apology. susanna Dec 2017 #16