Recently appeared in the comments and an important take on our local news given that the "new hottie" trend is clearly a part of Kansas City's discourse . . .
"Hottie??? Last night ABC 20/20 did a report on the alleged sexual harassment by Fox News creator Roger Ailes on his female news reporters. The report showed how Ailes made sure his female reporters were all very young, beautiful and wore very tight short sexy sleeveless dresses. The women had to appear to be sex kittens while the men dressed professionally and wore body covering business suits. It went on to say that the sleazy Ailes has since set this standard for many other news shows; MOST OF KANSAS CITY TV NEWS has clearly followed suit. You shamelessly parade your sexy news women on your commercials. Your male anchors are posed and dress professionally but your female anchors look like they are posing for a beauty contest. The 20/20 report went on to tell how degraded, insecure and intimidated the women felt. How sad this is for our daughters who struggle with body image. But this is sad on so many levels, and I feel sad for your news women!"
You decide . . .
This is nothing new. Google Christine Craft and KMBC-TV from the early 80s.
ReplyDeleteLook... looks matter when you're a public figure, competing for viewers against 3-5 other local news outlets. You don't see any fat, toothless old men on the air either.
ReplyDeleteNobody is holding a gun to these people's heads and making them apply for the job. These girls know they're hot and they use their looks and sex appeal to land these jobs.
It's all part of the landscape. If bawling cows and the smell of singed hair bothers you, don't sign up for the branding crew.
When wagging their asses, piling on the makeup and dressing sexy brings the bennies they are all on board. When they are made to be insignificant or loose position in their power base the broads start screaming bloody murder. You never see one of these bimbos complaining about sexual harassment when the guy is a hunk. It is only sexual harassment when they wouldn't screw his brains out.
ReplyDeleteIf women do not want to be sex objects the solution is simple. Start wearing pants, stop wearing makeup, quit flirting with men, stop with the tricks off the trade at work and stop making yourselves sex objects.
Stop trying to be attractive at work. Female attractiveness is sexual PERIOD. Do you carpetbaggers honestly think a man is looking at your for your brains ya dumb bitches? Do you really think you got hired over the fat broads because you are a fucking genius? Get real!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what station you watch, but, really....are there some nice looking ladies on KC news stations, yes.....but my gosh TKC, can you really say that with a straight face.
Have you seen, never mind, I won't name names but really, our talent is not all that great and just like many of the men on these stations the journalism tv skills are lacking. Sorely lacking
All these tv "news" people are just teleprompter readers like Obama.
ReplyDeleteAs long as Mary Sanchez isn't on I will watch. The Naked News is a good source of news. The were spot on in predicting KC crime- they said cleavage would increase and skinny jeans would proliferate as more better models would increase the substance of non-stories.
ReplyDeleteSome of these news men are old and nasty. Let's be fair. If the news is going to be broadcast by models, then give the ladies some eye candy too.
ReplyDeleteWoman can't grow beards, so makeup and dressing up it is. The beard wearing newie guys look sick and appear to be hiding something. Facebook, Microsoft and Google office attire made guys into working slobs. If dirty jeans helps get my computer un-frozen and my printer installed, so be it. Turn the channel folks. It's the only real freedom of choice left.
ReplyDeleteRoger Ailes. Some old right-wing fuck with a small penis who looks like Jabba the Hutt. Yeah, man, but ..... POWER! He wuz fucking the hottest chicks on TV. He has a future in the Trump administration. Or would, if he needed to work.
ReplyDelete"I'm not in the news business, I'm in the entertainment business." -Roger Aires. Btw, have you seen the rack on Jade DeGood on 41 in the mornings? Nice.
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