In 1972, Lily Tomlin calmly answered an actor's sexist remark
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Funny how these old clips resurface and remind you that this kind of casual sexism was just considered normal conversation back then.
Lily Tomlin has always had that gift of staying composed while making the other person look small without even raising her voice.