If it’s true that SHS took the entire roasting in stride and wasn’t offended by MW’s jokes, then it sounds like typical sexist patriarchal behavior: Regardless of how the target herself feels about it, let’s immediately leap to the defense of a fragile white flower who’s too delicate to defend herself against evil. Let’s speak for our womenfolk so they don’t have to speak for themselves and concern themselves with the ugly world outside their own little bubble. Never mind that she has a job outside the home. Never mind that the job requires her to lie creatively on behalf of a fascist dictator, 24/7. Never mind that she’s basically an idiot. Let’s protect her against everything before she foolishly wades into the fray and betrays her weaker gender by voicing opinions she shouldn’t be having.
I’m reminded of a bumper sticker I once saw on the back of a truck: Seven brothers, one sister: Seven strong brothers to protect a fragile flower. (Or something to that effect: It was a VERY long time ago.) My jaw dropped at the blatant sexism.