This week in sexist car ads, we have a real gem from the good folks at Volkswagen (circa 1964). Women: They are soft and gentle, but they're so bad at doing stuff!

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CULTURE BUZZ: In the emo corner of the internet, there is a Tumblr called Boner Party that posts amusing “anecdotes” about women. The name/ description alone should indicate that a bunch of people think it's sexist, but anyway, such a debate has erupted. This BuzzFeed editor does not buy the sexism claims, but I also spend 40% of my working hours ogling Chris Pine . So. Boner Party is a great read, btw, if you don't get offended by things.

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The Best Links:

1. Boner Party
2. “Slapping on some commentary about what you fantasize a woman is like isn’t celebrating women at all. it’s just creating more unrealistic expectations and guidelines. it’s making them fake. it’s objectifying… and that is sexist.”
3. “I dont know. its a very fine line, and its all about intent, in my opinion. i think recognizing a woman is beautiful is not sexist.”
4. 1. I’m a gay dude. 2. I think it’s sexist.
5. This is an argument that Boner Party is both sexist and defensible, or something like that.
6. This individual feels very, very strongly that it is sexist.
7. No, because Boner Party doesn’t just write “OMG BOOBS”
8. This person also thinks that it is sexist.

Probably due to the bad influence of the Women's Lib movement, some ladies in the '30s got the silly idea into their pretty little heads that they could be animators just like men. As a result, Walt Disney Productions had to find polite, easy-to-understand ways to delicately explain why this could never be the case.

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Major porn studio seeks Sarah Palin lookalike ASAP! Here is the Craig's List posting. I wonder what the movie will be called? Any ideas?

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Yes, it’s what The Daily Show is known best for: recognizing hypocritical blowhards in politics. But this clip, in which Jon Stewart so effortlessly lambasts right-wing luminaries Karl Rove and Bill O’Reilly as they bemoan the alleged sexism being faced by Sarah Palin, is a must-see. And to think: it’s very likely the interns sifting through endless footage at The Daily Show who are quietly rocking the political stratosphere. Go get ‘em, kids.

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1. “Send to a Conservative Friend.”

A photographic representation of the differences between men and women. Would I be affirming the photograph’s message if I said I didn’t think things were that simple?

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1. Life Explained

Obama dodges an important question at an auto plant and calls Peggy Agar, a reporter, “sweetie.” But she did get a personal apology from him via voicemail. Swoon! I would never erase my inbox again.

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The Best Links:

1. The Apology, Transcribed
2. Peggy Agar Should Have Gotten a Valid Response from Obama
3. This won’t help Obama with the Ladies
4. Obama Should Not Call Women “Sweetie”
5. Peggy Agar Talks About Obama Apology
6. Was “Sweetie” Sexist?
7. Watch the Obama Appearance (Different Video)

CULTURE BUZZ: Maxim gets flack for placing Sarah Jessica Parker at the top of the “unsexiest women” list, also for having an “unsexiest women” list in the first place, and also for generally being lame and shallow. Even the dudes we know who are the totally dudest of dudes don’t read this magazine. So why do we care?

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The Best Links:

1. Hustler Is More Enlightening than Maxim
2. Maxim, Entertainment Weekly Agree: Jews, Blacks, Asians Not So “Sexy”
3. 10 Women Unsexier Than Sarah Jessica Parker
4. Weirdly Timed with the SATC Movie?
5. SJP Unfazed by “Unsexiest Woman” Title
6. Faux Reviews Land Maxim in Hot Water

POLITICS BUZZ: An article in the Washington Post entitled “We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?” is generating outrage from bloggers. In the article, she accuses female Obama supporters of being silly groupies. Shouldn’t the fact that Barack Obama is the new NKOTB be a step up for womankind? We just put in our orders for some “Women for Obama” baby tees.

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The Best Links:

1. Article Exposes Dumbness of Charlotte Allen, Not Womankind
2. Blogosphere Up-in-Arms over Article
3. Katha Pollitt takes down Charlotte Allen
4. It’s time for another rousing round of “Let’s deconstruct this bullshit article!”
5. Political Mombloggers think Charlotte Allen is the dumb one.
6. How Did This Piece of Garbage Get Published in the First Place?
7. “Pure Conservative Crap”
8. Let’s Take a Look at Charlotte Allen’s Past Writings, Shall We?
9. It’s Too Easy to Accuse Charlotte Allen of Being the Dumb One
10. A Rant: “Is the Washington Post out of its mind? “
11. Charlotte Allen is the Ward Connerly of Females

TV BUZZ: Conservative watchdog groups are giving Fox News flack for their gratuitously hot anchorwomen and their short skirts. We're actually surprised that news journalism has gotten thus far without realizing that people will only care about your stories if someone hot is delivering them to you.

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The Best Links:

1. Fox News Anchor or Porn Star?
2. Fox Business Network Hires A Bevy Of Beauties, including Former Models, Stewardesses, and Actresses
3. CNBC Asks: Fox Business Network Anchors, Hot or Not?
4. Money Face-Off: Maria Bartiromo versus Erin Burnett
5. Fox News video shows sex obsession
6. NY Times Article: “The Cult of Gocco”
7. Five Minutes Of Fox Business Network Hotties
8. Courtney Friel is Foxy
9. “Fox News is taking heat for its anchors’ barely-there on-air wardrobe”
10. Roger Ailes Reveals Juicy Tidbits about Maria Bartiromo, Erin Burnett in Latest Interview
11. Erin Burnett Wins “Which CNBC Anchor Would You Most Want To Sleep With?” Poll
12. Christian “media watchdog group” The Resistance finds the anchors on Fox News Nearly Prostitute-Like
13. Watching Fox News, You’re Likely to See Scantily clad women and on-air sexual harassment
14. Video: Media Matters Montages Fox News Items about Provocative Attire in the Workplace
15. “Roger Ailes Argues That Erin Burnett Doesn’t Have As Much Long-Term Hotness As Maria Bartiromo”