People also conveniently "forget" that he has been promoting and empowering women (and to a lesser degree visible minorities) to high end posts for decades... long before it became en vogue.  

Should the POTUS ignore MSM hacks?  Probably.  
Do two wrongs make a right?  No.
But it doesn't change the fact that the majority of criticisms against him aren't about his (numerous and real) failings but instead glorified "tiny wee-wee" jokes.  (eg: "tiny hands")