Conservatives Cry Sexism When Biden Calls Ann Coulter ‘Conservative Blonde Woman’
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-BFD) became the subject of uncharacteristic criticism among conservatives when he referred to right-wing media star Ann Coulter simply as “the conservative blonde woman,” and blamed her for Donald Trump‘s government shutdown.
CNN’s Randi Kaye happened to run into Biden at Philadelphia International Airport this week, and among the other subjects that came up was the current government shutdown.
“Republicans overwhelmingly voted to keep the government open,” Biden told Kaye, and added “Then Rush Limbaugh and the conservative blonde woman says he’s losing his base, and so he’s changed his mind.”
That exchange went viral, and drew a variety of reactions. Some cheered Biden’s snub:
I love that Biden doesn’t even call her by name. She’s Voldemort of the far right
— Melissa Upton (@melinidaho) January 5, 2019
Those on the left must be careful not to criticize Biden for referring to The Hideous One as “The Conservative Blonde Woman”
— Sean Murphy (@SMurp3131) January 5, 2019
Haha. By “conservative blonde woman,” he means that skinny, sanctimonious, humorless cooze who falsely wears a cross around her hateful neck.
— mandy #ImpeachTheMF sue (@mandyinSeaLA) January 5, 2019
But to their credit, even some liberals didn’t give Biden a pass for saying Limbaugh’s name, while failing to say Coulter’s:
Ann Coulter is The Worst™️, but this is not a good look, Joe. Her awfulness doesn’t give anyone a pass on being sexist or (in other cases) transphobic. Stop it. https://t.co/5lxl3q6qpm
— Kendra S (@goofy_goff) January 5, 2019
I like you Mr. Biden but naming Limbaugh by name and calling Coulter ‘the conservative blonde woman’ is misogynist and dismissive of the clear influence she still has in politics. Please do better.
— Holly Campbell (@alliday2) January 5, 2019
Would have been perfect if he said conservative red faced man and conservative blonde woman.
— Republicans Are NOT Patriots (@twhite611) January 6, 2019
Among conservatives, though, the complaints of sexism were as thick and rich as a foie gra milkshake:
Sexist much? Biden blames ‘conservative blonde woman’ for shutdown, ‘forgets’ Ann Coulter’s name https://t.co/IKbd8NFE34 pic.twitter.com/011BkPM1Co
— Clive Altair Ⓜ️ (@CliveAltair) January 6, 2019
The website Twitchy declared Biden’s comments a new front in the “War on Women,” and asked the rhetorical question “what kind of reaction do you think it would receive if a Republican were to refer to someone on the Left as a ‘blonde woman’?”
But when Trump called an actual blonde woman “horseface,” conservatives defended him, and that same Twitchy Dot Com defended Trump by noting that Stormy Daniels started it.
Townhall also wondered if Biden would face backlash for the comment:
Will feminist groups speak up and demand an apology from Biden for the (some would say sexist) comment? We shall see.
Even Russia Today came to Coulter’s defense (of course):
Obama-era vice-president Joe Biden is being called out for sexism after he referred to a radio host as a “conservative blonde woman,” while blaming the media for hyping up President Donald Trump to go into the government shutdown.
There is every chance that Biden just blanked on Coulter’s name, but these reactions are a stark demonstration of the gulf between conservatives’ concerns over attacks on women like, say, Michelle Obama, and this minor slight against Coulter.
