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Gov. Whitmer Smacks Down Sexist Story About Her Body, Calls It ‘Way Out Of Line’

DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with a reporter after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has addressed a story written by a Detroit Fox affiliate, FOX 2, that rounded up insulting social media comments about her dress and body while she gave her “State of the State” address.

FOX 2 mined the comments about her speech on social media, printing such statements as “she’s showing off her cans” and “I’d hit it.” Other comments critiqued her high-necked blue dress, calling it “not appropriate.”

After the outcry sparked by the story, FOX 2 News Director Kevin Roseborough added a note to the story, saying that the reporters were “taken aback” by the comments on Whitmer’s body and chose not to “turn away” from the different standards female politicians are expected to meet.

However, another local outlet, the Michigan Advance, reported that the comments on Whitmer’s appearance were not the top posts under any of the videos of the speech, and required digging to unearth them.

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  1. FOX 2 News Director Kevin Roseborough added a note to the story, saying that the reporters were “taken aback” by the comments on Whitmer’s body and chose not to “turn away…”

    Bullshit.

  2. Avatar for nikta nikta says:

    At the top of Fox 2’s website is a “Hall of Shame”. They need to put themselves in it for this article.

  3. Indeed. Time for one of my favorite gif’s

  4. “FOX 2 News Director Kevin Roseborough added a note to the story, saying that the reporters were “taken aback” by the comments on Whitmer’s body and chose not to “turn away” from” … some delectatious, buckalicious clickbait.

  5. There are scum everywhere. Fox 2 went looking for it. When you lie with dogs, you get fleas.

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