See the controversial and “sexist” Sarah Palin Newsweek cover below. Sarah Palin was angered by a reused August 2009 Newsweek cover picture where she wore short running shorts. Palin herself lambasted the Newsweek cover on her own facebook page, branding it as “out-of-context” and “sexist” when it reused the picture in a new, political context.

The sexist Sarah Palin Newsweek cover was for an article about the former Alaska governor’s love for running, entitled, “I’m A Runner.” Palin jabbed back at Newsweek for the inappropriate picture that had been used as a means to portray her political aspirations, saying:

“The choice of photo for the cover of this week’s Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this “news” magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner’s World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness — a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention — even if out of context.”

The sexist Sarah Palin Newsweek cover enraged Palin supporters and sparked those who oppose the former Alaska governor. CBN commentator David Brady referred to the cover as “a new low” for the “biased” magazine. Documentary photographer Nina Berman, however, stated that the magazine was “brilliant” and “shrewd” for using the supposed sexist Sarah Palin Newsweek cover picture and revealed “how far out she is willing to travel on the road of self promotion” while “shield[ing] themselves from what would have been the inevitable criticism if they had dolled her up themselves and posed her the same way.”

In reference to the Sarah Palin sexist Newsweek cover, Jon Meacham, the editor of Newsweek, revealed that they chose the photo because it was the “most interesting image available”, adding:

“We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme of the cover, which is what we always try to do. We apply the same test to photographs of any public figure, male or female: does the image convey what we are saying? That is a gender-neutral standard.”

See the sexist Sarah Palin Newsweek cover:

The sexist Sarah Palin Newsweek cover.