Figment of imagination is imagining sexism from the media is worse than sexism from within the party.
To come to that conclusion provides further proof of the tone deafness of those who trivialize the issue.
It's not a matter of whether sexism from one source should be viewed differently, it's a matter of the level of sexism from the two sources. The sexism within the party was much less common than that from outside the party. Sexism is not acceptable from any source. Neither is racism.