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In January 2007, Marcotte wrote controversial statements about the [[Duke lacrosse case]].<ref>[http://reason.com/archives/2007/04/16/last-call-for-rape-crisis-femi Last Call for "Rape-Crisis" Feminism? - Reason Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/04/AR2007020401280_pf.html|work=The Washington Post | title=The Press, Turning Up Its Nose at Lame Duck |first=Howard |last=Kurtz|accessdate=2010-05-22}} |
In January 2007, Marcotte wrote controversial statements about the [[Duke lacrosse case]], including that people who defended the accused were "rape-loving scum".<ref>[http://reason.com/archives/2007/04/16/last-call-for-rape-crisis-femi Last Call for "Rape-Crisis" Feminism? - Reason Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/04/AR2007020401280_pf.html|work=The Washington Post | title=The Press, Turning Up Its Nose at Lame Duck |first=Howard |last=Kurtz|accessdate=2010-05-22}} |
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*[http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/16/marcotte/permalink/821f26ae141f359f9607ff89284c90e2.html Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign], Salon.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/21/feminism_and_amanda_marcotte_106038.html RealClearPolitics - A Feminist Flare Up]</ref> A few months before all charges were dropped in the case, on a blog post titled "Stuck at the airport again....." Marcotte wrote in part, "Can’t a few white boys sexually assault a black woman anymore without people getting all wound up about it? So unfair." The post attracted criticism, including from ''[[The New York Times]]'', and Marcotte later deleted the post.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070204062205/http:/pandagon.net/2007/01/21/stuck-at-the-airport-again/ Stuck at the airport again….. at Pandagon<!-- Bot generated title -->] |
*[http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/16/marcotte/permalink/821f26ae141f359f9607ff89284c90e2.html Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign], Salon.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/21/feminism_and_amanda_marcotte_106038.html RealClearPolitics - A Feminist Flare Up]</ref> A few months before all charges were dropped in the case, on a blog post titled "Stuck at the airport again....." Marcotte wrote in part, "Can’t a few white boys sexually assault a black woman anymore without people getting all wound up about it? So unfair." The post attracted criticism, including from ''[[The New York Times]]''. [[Cathy Young]] described Marcotte as a leader of a "cyber-lynch mob," writing that, "in Marcotte's eyes, the real crime of the independent feminists is helping preserve the idea that the presumption of innocence applies even in cases of rape and sexual assault."<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/06/21/feminism_and_amanda_marcotte_106038.html RealClearPolitics - A Feminist Flare Up]</ref> Marcotte later deleted the post.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070204062205/http:/pandagon.net/2007/01/21/stuck-at-the-airport-again/ Stuck at the airport again….. at Pandagon<!-- Bot generated title -->] |
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Born | Amanda Marie Marcotte September 2, 1977 El Paso, Texas |
Occupation | Blogger |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | St. Edward's University |
Subject | Feminism, politics |
Partner | Marc Faletti[1] |
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Amanda Marie Marcotte (born September 2, 1977) is an American blogger who writes on feminism and politics.
Early life
Born in El Paso, Texas, Marcotte was raised in the small town of Alpine in the west of the state. She graduated from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas with a degree in English literature.[2] Around 2004, she began writing for the liberal blog Pandagon.net, then later for Slate and The Guardian.[3]
In 2004 she won a Koufax Award for her "Mouse Words" blog.[4]
Writing and activism in 2007
Time magazine described her in early February 2007 as "an outspoken voice of the left," and said "there is a welcome wonkishness to Marcotte, who, unlike some star bloggers, is not afraid to parse policy with her readers." Time also described Marcotte's blogging as "provocative and profanity-laced."[5]
On January 30, 2007, the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign hired Marcotte to act as the campaign's blogmaster.[6] She was soon criticized for her previous work.[7][8][9] [10] The campaign responded that, while Edwards was "personally offended" by some of Marcotte's remarks, her job as their blogmaster was secure.[11]
In January 2007, Marcotte wrote controversial statements about the Duke lacrosse case, including that people who defended the accused were "rape-loving scum".[12][13][14] A few months before all charges were dropped in the case, on a blog post titled "Stuck at the airport again....." Marcotte wrote in part, "Can’t a few white boys sexually assault a black woman anymore without people getting all wound up about it? So unfair." The post attracted criticism, including from The New York Times. Cathy Young described Marcotte as a leader of a "cyber-lynch mob," writing that, "in Marcotte's eyes, the real crime of the independent feminists is helping preserve the idea that the presumption of innocence applies even in cases of rape and sexual assault."[15] Marcotte later deleted the post.[16]
On February 12, 2007, the Catholic League called Marcotte's review of the film Children of Men "anti-Christian".[17] Later the same day, Marcotte announced that she had resigned from the Edwards campaign, accusing Bill Donohue of a sexist perspective in the calls for her resignation. She returned to her work on other blogs.[18] In an article for Salon a few days later, she said the reaction to her comments on the Duke lacrosse case was the first in a series of "shitstorms" that had prompted her to resign from the campaign.[19]
Activities since 2008
Marcotte's writing around 2013 included articles on the treatment of women in the secular and skepticism movements,[20] issues surrounding reproductive health,[21] and the efforts to limit access to reproductive health services in the United States.[22] She has written opinion pieces on ways to promote healthy sexual behavior.[23]
Marcotte currently blogs at The Raw Story,[24] contributes to Slate,[25] The Guardian,[26] and does a weekly podcast called RH Reality Cast.[27]
Marcotte has given presentations at Skepticon, SXSWIII, Women In Secularism 2,[28] and SkepchickCON.[29] She is on the speakers bureau of the Secular Student Alliance.[30]
Marcotte is the author of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments (2008) and Get Opinionated (2010).
As of 2011, Marcotte lives in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.[31]
References
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (2010). Get Opinionated – A Progressive's Guide to Finding Your Voice (and Taking a Little Action). Seal Press. ISBN 1580053491. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ http://www.sealpress.com/book.php?isbn=9781580053020
- ^ "Amanda Marcotte at Slate".
- Marcotte, Amanda (2009-07-01). "Amanda Marcotte". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Drum, Kevin (23 February 2005). "Koufax Awards". The Washington Monthly. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Calabresi, Massimo (2007-02-07). "Bloggers on the Bus". Time.
- For her middle name, see Marcotte, Amanda. "Ruminations on a week and a half in Europe", pandagon.net. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (2007-01-30). "Pandagon changes". Pandagon. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
- ^ Alex Koppelman; Rebecca Traister (February 7, 2007). "Edwards campaign fires bloggers". Salon.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
The right-wing blogosphere has gotten its scalps ... [Marcotte and McEwan] had come under fire from right-wing bloggers for statements they had previously made on their respective blogs.
- Beyerstein, Lindsay (February 26, 2007). "Why I refused to blog for Edwards". Salon.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Bill Donohue of the Catholic League and the right-wing blogosphere aligned for an all-out assault on Amanda. If it had just been the right-wing bloggers gunning for Amanda, the problem would have been short-lived. ... What Bob didn't seem to realize is that the right-wing blogosphere was going to try to get Edwards' bloggers fired no matter what.
- Parker, Jennifer (February 8, 2007). "Edwards Reprimands Campaign Bloggers". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Salon reported that the women had come under intense scrutiny from right-wing bloggers for statements they had previously made on their respective blogs.
- Tapper, Jake (February 13, 2007). "Edwards' Campaign Blogger Quits Amid Controversy". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
On the Internet, outrage erupted. ... But that did not quell the Internet storm as Marcotte continued to write in her no-holds-barred style.
- Beyerstein, Lindsay (February 26, 2007). "Why I refused to blog for Edwards". Salon.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (February 16, 2007). "Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign". Salon.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Terry, Moran (February 6, 2007). "Does John Edwards Condone Hate Speech?". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
A bit of a tempest is brewing over the strident and profanity-laced writings of John Edwards' official campaign "blogmaster," Amanda Marcotte.
- ^ "Unholy Hire", Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, February 6, 2007.
- "Does John Edwards Condone Hate Speech?", Terry Moran, Pushback, February 6, 2007
- ^ Catholics slam bloggers hired by Edwards. MSNBC.com (AP February 7, 2007)
- Catholic League (2007-02-06). "News Release: John Edwards Hires Two Anti-Catholics". Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
- Broder, John (February 7, 2007). "Edwards's Bloggers Cross the Line, Critic Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- For the bigot quote, see Alex Koppelman; Rebecca Traister (February 7, 2007). "Edwards campaign fires bloggers". Salon.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Edwards, John (2007-02-08). "Statement on Campaign Bloggers". John Edwards Campaign Blog. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help)- Pickler, Nedra (2007-02-08). "Edwards to Retain Embattled Bloggers". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- Broder, John (2007-02-09). "Edwards Learns Blogs Can Cut 2 Ways". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ Last Call for "Rape-Crisis" Feminism? - Reason Magazine
- ^ Kurtz, Howard. "The Press, Turning Up Its Nose at Lame Duck". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign, Salon.com.
- ^ RealClearPolitics - A Feminist Flare Up
- ^ RealClearPolitics - A Feminist Flare Up
- ^ Stuck at the airport again….. at Pandagon
- John M. Broder (February 7, 2007). "Edwards's Bloggers Cross the Line, Critic Says". The New York Times.
- "Catholic group calls on Edwards to fire blogging 'bigots' - CNN.com". CNN.
- Kurtz, Howard (2007-02-09). "John Edwards Sticks With Controversial Bloggers". The Washington Post.
- The American Spectator : Iraq and the Party of Race
- "Charges of Bigotry Fly in John Edwards Blogger Flap". Fox News. 2007-02-08.
- Does John Edwards Condone Hate Speech? - ABC News
- Taylor Jr., Stuart (2007). Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and The Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case. St. Martin Press. pp. 334–335. ISBN 0-312-36912-3.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (2007-02-11). "Review of Children of Men". Pandagon. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- Catholic League (2007-02-12). "News Release: Edwards Blogger Strikes Again: They Must Be Fired Now". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ Baker, Mike (February 12, 2007). "Targeted Blogger Quits Edwards Campaign". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
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- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (7 August 2013). "Skepticism and Secularism Have a Serious Sexual Harassment Problem". Slate. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (5 August 2013). "The Pill, the Rhythm Method, and Why "Nature" Isn't An Argument". The Raw Story. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (9 August 2013). "Virginia Crisis Pregnancy Centers Caught Lying About Abortion and Contraception". Slate. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (14 August 2013). "Teens and sex in Dad's house: Column". USA Today. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Pandagon". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Amanda Marcotte". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Profile: Amanda Marcotte". The Guardian. London. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "RH Reality Check". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Amanda Marcotte Profile". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "SkepchickCON at CONvergence". Skepchick.org. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Amanda Marcotte". Secular Student Alliance. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Amanda Marcotte. Secular Student Alliance. Accessed May 30, 2012.
External links
- Pandagon blog
- Why I had to quit the Edwards campaign article by Marcotte in Salon
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American atheists
- American bloggers
- American feminists
- Atheist feminists
- Feminist bloggers
- Writers from Austin, Texas
- People from Brewster County, Texas
- People from Brooklyn
- People from El Paso, Texas
- St. Edward's University alumni
- The Guardian people
- University of Texas at Austin faculty
- Critics of Catholicism