By examining something old with a newly popular "misogyny" lens, this observation totally misses the mark. It's really just a person alluding another person to their awkward grammar. Yes, it's a bit embarrassing to experience that on live TV especially as a burgeoning artist at the time, and Kurt Loder definitely could have handled the situation better by alluding to it in a less brusque way, but it doesn't at all feel like he was deliberately shaming her for it.
For some perspective, I've been called out numerous times on my awkward grammar, as a writer myself. Do you think that, because I also have cerebral palsy, and someone found my writing awkward or not executed very well, I'd dismiss them as being "ableist," and subsequently proceed down a rabbit hole of deriving tendencies of ableism, whether in older media or in everyday life? I could, but I'm older now. It's a waste of time to turn mild frustration into an agenda.
I read Jewel’s book of poetry, and it wasn’t that good. Any author who misuses certain words needs to be called out. Giving us a pass because we’re women is counterproductive.
Great article with thorough analysis. Thank you, Ms Cowan.
By examining something old with a newly popular "misogyny" lens, this observation totally misses the mark. It's really just a person alluding another person to their awkward grammar. Yes, it's a bit embarrassing to experience that on live TV especially as a burgeoning artist at the time, and Kurt Loder definitely could have handled the situation better by alluding to it in a less brusque way, but it doesn't at all feel like he was deliberately shaming her for it.
For some perspective, I've been called out numerous times on my awkward grammar, as a writer myself. Do you think that, because I also have cerebral palsy, and someone found my writing awkward or not executed very well, I'd dismiss them as being "ableist," and subsequently proceed down a rabbit hole of deriving tendencies of ableism, whether in older media or in everyday life? I could, but I'm older now. It's a waste of time to turn mild frustration into an agenda.
I read Jewel’s book of poetry, and it wasn’t that good. Any author who misuses certain words needs to be called out. Giving us a pass because we’re women is counterproductive.