What did you think about the DNC choosing four glamorous women as hosts?

[LAS14]

I've gotta admit that, on the one hand, I was glad for the sizzle and pizazz. It gave the show some of the energy you expect when you sit down to watch the screen for two hours.

On the other, of course, is the question about what it means to value female beauty. One thing it means, of course, is to often unfairly prejudice our thinking about the smarts of the woman. But is the only answer to require that women stop with the hair care and makeup and gorgeous clothes?

Bottom line. I was thoroughly happy with them but kept wondering if I shouldn't have been.

Julia Louis Dreyfus, was, of course SPECTACULAR. I love her. One of the NYT columnists observed that last night, except for Biden, was the blandest night. But that's gotta be "except for Dreyfu" too.

[Polly Hennessey]

1. Never even crossed my mind to wonder about it.

[BannonsLiver]

14. +1

[madashelltoo]

2. Loved them!

They were intelligent, witty and professional! Those women represented women and Democrats well.

[CTyankee]

3. Maybe it's because really beautiful women are Democrats. think about it.

[ornotna]

15. And Smart

Really beautiful and smart women are Democrats.

[MaryMagdaline]

4. TV is cruel to non-beautiful people

Good looking men and women are all over TV. I’m fine with it.

[Beringia]

5. I was kind of surprised at Julia's dress

She never wore anything like that on Seinfeld. But I guess it is kind of like the female Fox news hosts, you get more attention with beautiful women and Julia is a real comedian too. Also they did have Latina, Black, and White, so they managed to take that into consideration.

[cwydro]

26. Seinfeld was in the 90s.

Styles change.

[Beaverhausen]

27. She dressed similarly in Veep

I'm just now catching up with that show- I didn't watch when it was new.

It's so funny and she is fabulous in it. She deserved all those Emmys.

[Beringia]

29. I never saw it, that is probably why they chose her then, she played a politician

I'm pretty sure she is a leftie, so they probably reviewed her material.

[Me.]

6. I Appreciated Their Expertise

and ability to work well with the medium.

[H2O Man]

8. +1

I thought they were wonderful. Powerful. I suppose I was listening to what they had to say, rather than focusing on how they looked.

[Me.]

31. ...

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Well, it is TV, and how many "non-glamorous" TV stars have you seen lately?

[H2O Man]

10. Steve Bannon?

I remember he starred as Otis on the Andy Griffith Show.

[llmart]

37. +1

[onetexan]

9. hmm that depends on what you regard as glamorous. I love Julia LD but i don't consider her glamorous

and same for Tracee Ross. And while i've seen the other 2 (Eva L & Kerry K) in glamorous outfits, what they were wearing were fairly conservative and appropriate for their role as MCs. I was happy they all volunteered their time to deliver a well-produced event and all 4 did excellent jobs.

[Trumpocalypse]

11. Where was Amy Poehler?

[Glorfindel]

12. Well, I would have preferred Ryan Gosling, Zac Ephron, Brad Pitt,

and Matt Damon... OK, just kidding! I thought the "four glamorous women" did a spectacular job, and, believe me, I'm not a person who objectifies women.

[CTyankee]

21. whattabout George Clooney for us older ladies..."sigh"

[hlthe2b]

13. So we had a diverse group of women from different ethnicities/races--all who had the skills required

to moderate/MC the event, the experience, and the poise--plus the ability to engender interest and that is a problem? Sure we could have picked any number of non-professional people to do so, but honestly, that is a skill that is honed. Our politcos, strategists, and activists rarely have that experience/honed skill either. So, we chose those actors/comedians who are ALSO DEM activists and we are concerned because they happen to be attractive too? It isn't as though we pulled from the attractive, yet talentless Celebs for Celeb's sake Kardashians or the like.

I don't see a problem.

[obamanut2012]

16. not biting

[LAS14]

22. Ya know, this always bugs me. How you can't ask an honest question about....

... what seems to be an ambigous situation without some DUer assuming you're out to get someone or start an argument. We'd all be better off if you didn't assume ulterior motives.

[obamanut2012]

33. bless your heart -- tgif

[Ilsa]

17. They needed people comfortable in front of the cameras, who can

Improvise if there are technical glitches.

They were just fine. They didn't call a bunch of attention to themselves. They were talk show hosts making a joke of the convention.

[LAS14]

20. I totally agree that they performed flawlessly and that professionals were needed...

... for the role. But the professionals didn't HAVE to be glamorous, or women, for that matter.

[Spazito]

25. Why not?

Women are still fighting for equality, black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, the message was being sent that women matter, women are as able to host conventions as men. As to their 'glamor', each to their own, I didn't see 'glamor', I saw and heard talented, intelligent, skilled women who are strong Democrats who support the ticket.

[avebury]

18. Never crossed by mind to view the four women for their looks.

I looked at them from the standpoint of their brains, strength and willingness to stand by their beliefs and fight for change.

[octoberlib]

19. Why would smart women have to stop

with the hair care and make up? One has nothing to do with the other.

[StarfishSaver]

23. They may be glamorous. But they are also all smart, committed, accomplished, independent, powerful

They were also anchoring and narrating a live broadcast with many moving pieces and needed to be at ease in front of a camera, so professional actresses were a logical choice.

And while these women were all attractive in a traditional sense, they all brought so much more than their looks to the gig.

And since they weren't the only women featured at the convention - and the convention was full of women of all shapes, sizes, colors, and degrees of "glamour" and "sizzle," I don't see any problem at all

[Beringia]

24. Kathy Griffin would have been good, but that would be controversial

[Beaverhausen]

28. Funny how no one would question this if all four hosts were male

[LAS14]

35. I might have noticed if they were all young gorgeous males. nt

[lettucebe]

30. And here we are again, talking about women's looks -- they were chosen for who they are

[LAS14]

36. I don't think the choosers didn't notice what they looked like. nt

[Bayard]

32. Except for Dreyfus

I had no clue who these women are.

[LiberalFighter]

34. Will Trump try to out do that?

Bring on Lottery women or beauty pageant contestants?

[msongs]

38. reading a script on a teleprompter is a learned skill nt