"then, for good measure, threw in: “He also dresses like a lesbian, but it’s okay.” (This is a go-to Swisher barb; she told Twitter CEO Dick Costolo h

"then, for good measure, threw in: “He also dresses like a lesbian, but it’s okay.” (This is a go-to Swisher barb; she told Twitter CEO Dick Costolo he dresses “like Ellen.”)" I don't know about anyone else, but this strikes me as remarkably unprofessional. Would such comments be acceptable in a workplace if they were about a co-worker? If not, than why is it acceptable to speak similarly about people you cover. How Tony Conrad and Dick Costolo dress is orthogonal to what she focuses on as a journalist.