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Ms. Magazine Decision Is Called 'Contemptible'

Submitted by Tina, Jan 17, 2008 23:08

for staying within your mission - you were right to do focus on the individual (great women) and not the collective (one country).

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I do not believe that Israel suffers from any lack of American support. I have a friend that works at... [MORE]

Rowland Miller

Feb 13, 2008 14:50

I applaud Ms for their decision, and I'm certain they knew that it would lead to more endless baseless charges... [MORE]

Bill Diggs

Jan 22, 2008 03:13

Shame on you MS Magazine. And shame on your naive view of mid-east policies and politics. [MORE]

mike

Jan 20, 2008 01:00

for staying within your mission - you were right to do focus on the individual (great women) and not the...

Tina

Jan 17, 2008 23:08

Good for Ms. for be willing to draw a line and risk the usual backlash of anti-semitic claims. Ms. Magazine's... [MORE]

Barbara

Jan 17, 2008 08:23

I would have to agree with Ms. magazine on refusing the ad. It would appear that Ms. was taking sides... [MORE]

koolwoman

Jan 17, 2008 02:28

It's almost unbelievable that a magazine that purports to support women's issues chooses to be anti-Israel and pro Arab countries... [MORE]

Jan 17, 2008 00:47

What were these liberal (Jewish) women thinking? Don't they realize that it is a condition precedent for liberal-left activity to... [MORE]

David S. Levine

Jan 16, 2008 20:31

Liberals, women or otherwise, need to read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel" for a reality check on the absolutely suppressed status... [MORE]

Marty

Jan 23, 2008 14:09

Does anyone have an idea how we can press her to respond? [MORE]

Jan 16, 2008 19:59

The supposed firestorm over this is a complete nonissue. Having worked with the magazine in the past, I know for... [MORE]

DNA

Jan 16, 2008 19:49

What's really sickening is that far too many people equate "pro-Palestinian" with "anti-Israel," on both ends of the political spectrum.... [MORE]

Paul

Jan 16, 2008 16:39

I am also saddened by the direction the magazine has taken in the last ten years. I remember buying the... [MORE]

Helen Chronister

Jan 16, 2008 15:01

This is ridiculous--screening advertisements. Why do the magazine's editors fail to recognize a difference between the commercial and editorial sides... [MORE]

Maria L.

Jan 16, 2008 14:51

Political views notwithstanding...hasn't Ms. always been an advertising-free publication? That alone should be justification enough to decline placing the ad. [MORE]

Aimee

Jan 16, 2008 13:32

I don't know if Ms. Spiller's comments were taken out of context, but I will follow up and email Ms.... [MORE]

Dena Barisano

Jan 16, 2008 12:53

Now I'm going to have to go to the newsstand and look at Ms. to see if each of their... [MORE]

Lynne Foster Shifriss

Jan 16, 2008 12:26

Yet another example of special interest groups going on PC witch hunts against everyone and anyone that doesn't kowtow to... [MORE]

Jan 16, 2008 12:02

This decision is doubly ironic in that if the current Hamas-led Palestinian faction got its way, there'd be no Ms.... [MORE]

Scott Baker