Matt Stopera justifies "Hot Chicks With Michele Bachmann's Eyes":
It had to be done.
The infamous cover photo here. Original meme here. Jessica Grose sides with Dana Loesch and others who have played the sexist card:
I hate it when Michele Bachmann makes me defend her, but I'm with Loesch on this one: The Newsweek cover was unnecessarily unflattering. I doubt Newsweek would portray a male candidate with such a lunatic expression on his face. As much as it pains me to admit it Bachmann is a legitimate candidate and major magazines should treat her like one.
This will sound suck-uppy, but the idea that Tina Brown is some sort of misogynist is, well, unhinged. Of course a newsmagazine would run a crazy-looking cover of a male candidate if that candidate often looked somewhat crazy, if only to attract eye-balls and interest in what remains a terrific piece of reporting. Bachmann's wide-eyed manic gaze is not a photo-shop. It's one of her obvious physical traits. And it has nothing to do with being male or female.
