--- title: LA Times Criticized for Sarah Huckabee Sanders Description description: The Los Angeles Times published a column that's been criticized canonical: https://time.com/5009457/sarah-huckabee-sanders-times-column/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-03T20:47:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:55.264Z og:title: The LA Times Published an Extremely Sexist Description of Sarah Huckabee Sanders og:description: Both sides of the aisle are calling this one out og:url: https://time.com/5009457/sarah-huckabee-sanders-times-column/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed58e45a1946960/6988e48822fb853e7ce238a9/sarah-huckabee-sanders.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Holds Daily Press Briefing At The White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The LA Times Published an Extremely Sexist Description of Sarah Huckabee Sanders twitter:description: Both sides of the aisle are calling this one out twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed58e45a1946960/6988e48822fb853e7ce238a9/sarah-huckabee-sanders.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The LA _Times_ Published an Extremely Sexist Description of Sarah Huckabee Sanders > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers reporters' questions during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his ex-business partner Rick Gates turned themselves in to federal authorities Monday in relation to the special counsel's investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Nov 3, 2017 8:47 PM UTC The Los Angeles _Times_‘ David Horsey called Press Secretary [Sarah Huckabee Sanders ](http://time.com/5002102/watch-live-trump-robert-mueller-investigation/)as a “slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games” in his new [column](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-huckabee-sanders-20171031-story.html). Unsurprisingly, women on both sides of the [political aisle](http://time.com/section/politics/) aren’t pleased. The piece, published on Nov. 1, argues that President Donald Trump is lucky to have Huckabee Sanders in his corner as press secretary because she is “comfortable with saying things that are demonstrably not true.” But Horsey, a Pulitzer Prize-[winning ](http://www.latimes.com/la-bio-david-horsey-staff.html)editorial cartoonist, felt compelled to open his piece with demeaning comments about Huckabee Sanders’ [physical appearance](http://motto.time.com/4239610/judging-women-on-their-appearance-juana-summers/). “Sarah Huckabee Sanders does not look like the kind of woman Donald Trump would choose as his chief spokesperson. Much like Roger Ailes when he was stocking the Fox News lineup with blond Barbie dolls in short, tight skirts, the president has generally exhibited a preference for sleek beauties with long legs and stiletto heels to represent his interests and act as his arm candy,” he wrote. “By comparison, Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games.” “Rather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings, Sanders seems as if she’d be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes,” he added. Social media users widely criticized the piece as [sexist](http://motto.time.com/4702985/sexist-language-that-hurts-women/). > [](https://twitter.com/emilyctamkin/status/926499027595808768) > [](https://twitter.com/ClareMalone/status/926484896922718208) > [](https://twitter.com/MelsLien/status/926507118580191236) > [](https://twitter.com/donaldrusso994/status/926467148905672705) > [](https://twitter.com/MiriamElder/status/926489894981111810) > [](https://twitter.com/NickBaumann/status/926503639417544704) > [](https://twitter.com/PeterHamby/status/926486101467987969) > [](https://twitter.com/mitch%5Fwon/status/926478313970745346) > [](https://twitter.com/rebeccarnelson/status/926498528033230848) > [](https://twitter.com/julianrouth/status/926501116463976448) > [](https://twitter.com/laurenduca/status/926502037700956165) After _Motto_ reached out to Horsey and the Los Angeles _Times_ for comment, an apology from Horsey was [added to the column ](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-huckabee-sanders-20171031-story.html)and the section about Huckabee Sanders’ appearance was removed. “I want to apologize to Times readers — and to Sarah Huckabee Sanders — for a description that was insensitive and failed to meet the standards of our newspaper,” Horsey said. “It also failed to meet the expectations I have for myself. It surely won’t be my last mistake, but this particular error will be scrupulously avoided in my future commentaries. I’ve removed the offending description.” To be [clear](https://www.glamour.com/story/kellyanne-conway-criticism-sexism-feminism), criticizing a woman’s work doesn’t have to be sexist. 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