The sexist nature of Washington Post endorsements

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

The FCDC results are available. Hundreds of people voted. That’s a little different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

Endorsed by whom? You're not providing much information here. How many women were seeking school board slots? If there were 25 women and 5 men candidates, and 11-1 set of endorsements is entirely justifiable.

And yes, asking women about their ability to do a job just because their mothers is not justifiable in 2019. As others have pointed out upthread, it's illegal to ask such questions in an interview context for a reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

The FCDC results are available. Hundreds of people voted. That’s a little different.

+1 The endorsement from FCDC come from the results of a vote. You're complaining that women won endorsements as a result of democracy in action. That's a little bit different from an old white guy who represents the Washington Post editorial board picking all male candidates and telling two of the candidates that young women with kids would have a hard time holding elected office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF WaPo? "...There are late night meetings and it's hard work."

Why didn't you just say "DON'T YOU BELONG AT HOME?"

This. Washington Post writers shouldn't be mansplaining to female candidates. I'm sure they're perfectly capable of assessing the demands of a job and making their own decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

The FCDC results are available. Hundreds of people voted. That’s a little different.

That is true, although it also cuts both ways. Not sure having positions for a county with over a million filled by a couple of hundred party activists (many ineligible to vote in the general election) should be of less concern than the preferences of one editorial staff member at the Post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

The FCDC results are available. Hundreds of people voted. That’s a little different.

+1 The endorsement from FCDC come from the results of a vote. You're complaining that women won endorsements as a result of democracy in action. That's a little bit different from an old white guy who represents the Washington Post editorial board picking all male candidates and telling two of the candidates that young women with kids would have a hard time holding elected office.

More like pay to play than “democracy in action.” If you followed the money trail to find out who paid the membership fees of the new FCDC members, you might conclude this wasn’t quite the grass-roots movement you’re suggesting.

But, even if you ignore that, the fact is that the FCDC slate also isn’t representative of county residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so not one woman was considered most qualified? Not one?

Seems suspect.

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board. Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.

Most of the candidates for school board are women. Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed. An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.

The FCDC results are available. Hundreds of people voted. That’s a little different.

+1 The endorsement from FCDC come from the results of a vote. You're complaining that women won endorsements as a result of democracy in action. That's a little bit different from an old white guy who represents the Washington Post editorial board picking all male candidates and telling two of the candidates that young women with kids would have a hard time holding elected office.

More like pay to play than “democracy in action.” If you followed the money trail to find out who paid the membership fees of the new FCDC members, you might conclude this wasn’t quite the grass-roots movement you’re suggesting.

But, even if you ignore that, the fact is that the FCDC slate also isn’t representative of county residents.

So what? Most people have never even heard of FCDC. The Washington Post has a huge readership, and people look at their endorsements not realizing that in this case, that the only person endorsing is an elderly privilieged white male who doesn't seem to believe that women can hold a job while being a mother.

[Anonymous]

OK, you are talking about school board endorsement process. That is different than primary elections.

How do the republicans endorse people for those school board spots?

All these people then go on the ballot in the general election without a party name behind them (although most are aware of which party endorses which candidates)

Independents can always run, as well.

Do you think the the FCRC slate is representative of the county? Because I highly doubt it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, you are talking about school board endorsement process. That is different than primary elections.

How do the republicans endorse people for those school board spots?

All these people then go on the ballot in the general election without a party name behind them (although most are aware of which party endorses which candidates)

Independents can always run, as well.

Do you think the the FCRC slate is representative of the county? Because I highly doubt it.

At any rate, neither the FCDC endorsements nor the FCRC endorsements would be representative of the entire country - just the county Ds and county Rs each separately and respectively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, you are talking about school board endorsement process. That is different than primary elections.

How do the republicans endorse people for those school board spots?

All these people then go on the ballot in the general election without a party name behind them (although most are aware of which party endorses which candidates)

Independents can always run, as well.

Do you think the the FCRC slate is representative of the county? Because I highly doubt it.

At any rate, neither the FCDC endorsements nor the FCRC endorsements would be representative of the entire country - just the county Ds and county Rs each separately and respectively.

right. Our district had 2 school board candidates running for the endorsement. We had a day where anyone who was a member of the district committee (so, FCDC member who lives in our area) went to cast a ballot to determine who our selection for FCDC endorsement was. I thought it was done as fairly and respectfully as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you not understand the difference between news articles and the editorial board of a paper?

There is supposed to be a difference, but the WaPo news section is one big editorial...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you not understand the difference between news articles and the editorial board of a paper?

There is supposed to be a difference, but the WaPo news section is one big editorial...

I am just surprised to see that the "Editorial Board" of the WaPo for local endorsements really comes down to one person. That appears to open the whole process to bias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, you are talking about school board endorsement process. That is different than primary elections.

How do the republicans endorse people for those school board spots?

All these people then go on the ballot in the general election without a party name behind them (although most are aware of which party endorses which candidates)

Independents can always run, as well.

Do you think the the FCRC slate is representative of the county? Because I highly doubt it.

At any rate, neither the FCDC endorsements nor the FCRC endorsements would be representative of the entire country - just the county Ds and county Rs each separately and respectively.

right. Our district had 2 school board candidates running for the endorsement. We had a day where anyone who was a member of the district committee (so, FCDC member who lives in our area) went to cast a ballot to determine who our selection for FCDC endorsement was. I thought it was done as fairly and respectfully as possible.

In general I agree that it was as fair as possible except if it’s true that really non voters were allowed to vote in the FCDC endorsement process. I’ve only seen that mentioned here. No idea whether it’s really true. I myself am a register Fairfax County voter.

[Anonymous]

I asked a member of the FCDC leadership, and this person did indicate to me that they do not check citizenship status for membership purposes. And trying to be inclusive of all communities is part of the Dem party platform, so...

The answer then is, yes, it is POSSIBLE that some of a particular candidates voters that signed up as members of FCDC may not have been legal residents and said candidate exploited that loophole to their advantage.