Steve Maginnis Updates Blog Profiles To Remove BaristaNet From The “About Me” Sections

In yet another interesting turn of events, it looks like BaristaNet’s freelance reporter Steve Maginnis updated his blog profiles for “Miscellaneous Musings” and “Pictures of Beautiful Women.”

If you notice the “about me” section on both of the above screenshots taken from his two blogs, Maginnis’s old bio read: “I am a freelance writer with several published articles to my credit, especially at two leading local news sites in New Jersey – The Alternative Press and Baristanet.”

His new “about me” section is a little simpler: “I am a freelance writer with various interests.” Like calling women bitches and ogling girls.

Why did Maginnis update his profile? Perhaps BaristaNet is reconsidering Maginnis’s tenure, given his record as a creepy misogynist who uses sexist slurs to describe women with authority. They certainly ought to be - it’s embarrassing to have someone like him on their staff.

Steve Maginnis Scrubbed His Blog Of The Word “Bitch,” Admitting Fault But Not Apologizing For Sexist Slurs

Previously, this blog noted that BaristaNet’s Steve Maginnis recently changed the age limit of young women appearing on his “Pictures of Beautiful Women” blog from 18 to 20.

It now appears that Steve took this blog’s previous posts seriously and scrubbed his other blog, Miscellaneous Musings, of its derogatory and rife use of the word “bitch” to describe women of authority. Not to worry Steve, this blog saved your sexist comments:

Instead of apologizing for his disparaging remarks, he attempted to hide them by removing the posts from the internet.

It’s infuriating that BaristaNet is still allowing this misogynist creep to blog, though they’re well aware this. We all should consider the implications of having Steve report on sensitive political events and our Montclair schools given his creepy, misogynistic tendencies.

BaristaNet Reporter Admits That It’s Inappropriate To Ogle 18 Year Olds On His Blog, Will Only Ogle 20 Year Olds From Now On

On Friday, this blog reported that BaristaNet’s freelance writer Steve Maginnis has some creepy and misogynistic tendencies, including keeping a blog devoting to ogling women, and repeatedly disrespectfully referring to women as “bitches” on another blog he maintains. BaristaNet’s lack of interest in the matter (i.e. blocking this blog’s twitter account), was not exactly inspiring transparency or accountability from local media.  

But it turns out that at least Maginnis himself was interested in the revelations. He’s now made a few changes to his “Pictures of Beautiful Women” blog, writing that “even though eighteen years of age is the age at which legal adulthood is conferred, I've  concluded that that's too young” and “Twenty years of age seems to be a more appropriate threshold.” Right, Steve. Take note, everyone with a college-aged daughter. BaristaNet’s creepster reporter graduated from college in 1988.

So while his action might seem (to him at least) like a step in the right direction, it’s not much of one, and it is still deeply troublesome that BaristaNet has enabled and continues to enable this misogynist creeper to write for them.

The problems with Maginnis run deeper that just his ogle-blog, particularly his clear contempt for women in positions of authority that aren’t just modeling for him. Calling Hillary Clinton, Jonie Ernst, Sarah Palin, and others “bitches” is demeaning and disrespectful, period. 

In Maginnis’s 1950’s view of the world, there seem to be only two kinds of women: young women whose pictures he salivates over, and women in power who he thinks are “bitches”.

It’s disturbing that BaristaNet is just blocking this blog for raising the issue, instead of dealing with the real problem.