The Darling Files: Kirsten Gillibrand
Apparently, Elizabeth Warren is not the only target of the media’s favorite gendered word: darling. The New York Post called Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, “the darling of the far left” in an editorial last week.
Why? Why? Why? When there are so many non-gendered ways to say the exact same thing? We’ve written about this issue before complete with examples of perfectly appropriate non-gendered terms or our Media Guide to Gender Neutral Coverage of Women Candidates.
Published by Kate McCarthy on 03/27/2012