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Media warned: Avoid 13 'sexist' words when reporting on Hillary Clinton

By Joe Kelley
March 31, 2015

With Hillary Clinton reportedly set to get into the presidential race soon, a group describing itself as her "Super Volunteers" is warning the media against using 13 words they charge are sexist in the coverage of her and her campaign.

The words deemed off-limits by the group, which isn't affiliated with Clinton or her organization, are:

The New York Times's Amy Chozick tweeted a missive she received from the group:

In fact, if you Google "Hillary Clinton" and "calculating," there are 140,000 results. The first slew of results come from conservative outlets like The Daily Caller, The Blaze, Breitbart, the Daily Telegraph and also the Republican "America Rising" super PAC. One result comes from the Los Angeles Times, but it's a defense Bill Clinton lodged in 2007 against the attacks. (WaPo)

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