Posts Tagged power couple

By zerlina • 12 years ago

New York media power couples are almost all white and straight

The New York Observer posted a slideshow of forty-eight New York media power couples (including our very own Jessica Valenti) but there were two very obvious omissions from the list. People of color and members of the LGBT community.

On a list of 48 couples total, one couple was black and one was a same sex couple. I also think I spotted an Asian man in slide 42! It’s like if “Where’s Waldo” were black.

Really, guys? You would think a list this large could stand to be a little more diverse, right?

Apparently, the original version of this list of power couples included zero black faces and no members of the LGBT community. ...

The New York Observer posted a slideshow of forty-eight New York media power couples (including our very own Jessica Valenti) but there were two very obvious omissions from the list. People of color and members ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 12 years ago

Talk about a power couple

It’s been a tough week and it’s only Wednesday. But isn’t it so nice to have a President with a sense of humor and a First Lady who can dance?

Here’s President Obama getting big laughs at the White House Correspondents dinner. Seth Meyers was also pretty funny. Donald Trump? Not amused.

Here’s Michelle Obama breaking out the moves at a DC middle school as part of her “Let’s Move” partnership with Beyonce.

Transcript after the jump via Shakesville.

It’s been a tough week and it’s only Wednesday. But isn’t it so nice to have a President with a sense of humor and a First Lady who can dance?

Here’s President Obama getting big laughs at the ...