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Sexism In Miss Representation
Society believes sexism is in the past. However, sexism continues throughout our modern days. In the film, Miss Representation played an audio taped from KSFO’s: The Lee Rodgers Show saying, "Look at these ugly skanks, who make up the female leadership of the Democratic Party... I know, it's sexist. It's sexist. It's unfair, and all of that, but they will look over a female who comes in and just make an announcement: How many drinks it would take before you'd jump her bones, you know.”

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