The Sky News broadcaster has used Twitter to accuse a respected lawyer of 'simpering'. Guess the gender of his target
Just 18 minutes into his appearance at the Leveson inquiry, the Guardian editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, had already been asked where he stood on privacy and the public interest, prior notification and whether subterfuge for journalists was ever justified.
This was obviously not enough for Adam Boulton, the veteran broadcaster at Sky News, who turned to Twitter to harrumph: "The incompetence of #Leveson beggars belief. Why on earth has #womanontheleft been called in to simper at @arusbridger?"
Can anyone remember the last time a man was accused of "simpering"?
No, me neither.
It's one of those words, like "game", "feisty", "sassy", and oh so many more, which are rarely used for anyone male. The online Macmillan dictionary even helpfully provides an example for its definition ("trying to be friendly and pleasant in...
Just 18 minutes into his appearance at the Leveson inquiry, the Guardian editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, had already been asked where he stood on privacy and the public interest, prior notification and whether subterfuge for journalists was ever justified.
This was obviously not enough for Adam Boulton, the veteran broadcaster at Sky News, who turned to Twitter to harrumph: "The incompetence of #Leveson beggars belief. Why on earth has #womanontheleft been called in to simper at @arusbridger?"
Can anyone remember the last time a man was accused of "simpering"?
No, me neither.
It's one of those words, like "game", "feisty", "sassy", and oh so many more, which are rarely used for anyone male. The online Macmillan dictionary even helpfully provides an example for its definition ("trying to be friendly and pleasant in...
- 1/17/2012
- by Jane Martinson
- The Guardian - Film News
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