Republicans are often (unfairly) stereotyped as prudes by the media and pop culture. While hard-line social conservatives may be easy to put in that box, to assume that they represent the whole of the Republican Party or the conservative movement is a mistake. Still, it seems that Republicans who disprove that stereotype make people feel uncomfortable. Just ask Michele Zipp, the now-former editor-in-chief of Playgirl magazine. Drudge reports:

Playgirl editor-in-chief Michele Zipp has been stripped of her duties after she revealed how she voted Republican in the 2004 election.

Zipp, in an e-mail, claims she was fired after an onslaught of liberal backlash.

“Hello Drudge,

“After your coverage of my article about coming out and voting Republican, I did receive many letters of support from fellow Republican voters, but it was not without repercussions. Criticism from the liberal left ensued. A few days after the onslaught of liberal backlash, I was released from my duties at Playgirl magazine.

“After underlings expressed their disinterest of working for an outed Republican editor, I have a strong suspicion that my position was no longer valued by Playgirl executives. I also received a phone call from a leading official from Playgirl magazine, in which he stated with a laugh, “I wouldn’t have hired you if I knew you were a Republican.

“I just wanted to let you know of the fear the liberal left has about a woman with power possessing Republican views.”

The tolerant left, once again striving for diversity in the workplace...