<![CDATA[Jezebel: Tokenism]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Tokenism]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/tokenism http://jezebel.com/tag/tokenism <![CDATA[Chris Matthews Has An Annoying Hard-On For Kerry Washington]]> An epic cover story in next Sunday's New York Times magazine profiles Chris Matthews, the CNBC anchor whose casual sexism maybe got you riled up a few months ago, but then you stopped caring; well start caring again. In an opening scene he comes across the Obama-supporting actress Kerry Washington, who says she likes Hardball, on whom he has a huge crush, and after his producer vows to get her on the show he says:
"He wants you on because you're beautiful," Matthews said. "And because you're black." He handed Washington a business card and told her to call anytime "if you ever want to hang out with Chris Matthews."
It's a telling moment for a lot of reasons, but let's cut to the chase: Kerry Washington: really? Kerry Washington is so overrated. Anna and I have been silently loathing Kerry Washington for many years now, for no good reason other than the fact that we don't really feel like there was a good reason to know her to begin with. More »
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