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Atman

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10. It's research.

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 05:18 PM

Mar 2018

They focus group the shit out of this stuff. It may be sad, but people want men to look strong and professional. They want women to be attractive (a purely subjective term, I know). I watch my wife dress for work in the morning. I never, ever suggest what she wears. it's not in her employment contract. But she agonizes over what will look nice, then she spends quite a bit of time applying make up (which I hate). She's not doing it for me or anyone else, as far as I can tell. She wants to look nice. Rhule, Tur, et al, are attractive women in the prime of their professional careers. Why not dress the part? It's their call. I don't think dressing in a flannel track suit and not combing your hair is going to help anyone. Leave it alone.

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Is it misogyny to be tired of all the female talking heads being beautiful... [View all] LAS14 Mar 2018 OP

There is no reason male talking heads need to be pretty, though. You see the Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1

FOX & Friends takes it to the next level by making their primary camera an Upskirt Cam. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #44

'dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.' elleng Mar 2018 #2

I do not like that thbobby Mar 2018 #3

Disagree with your statement lillypaddle Mar 2018 #7

I do not see my statement as sexist thbobby Mar 2018 #11

Sheesh, Mika is usually in a turtle neck lillypaddle Mar 2018 #14

I agree PatSeg Mar 2018 #16

I think it's the sameness, the Stepford quality. LisaM Mar 2018 #4

Takes a while to tell the difference... TwistOneUp Mar 2018 #27

To Me RobinA Mar 2018 #34

Ugh, I hate that lady who covers the Pentagon RandomAccess Mar 2018 #5

I'm 70 now lillypaddle Mar 2018 #6

Oops! Of course. I will edit. nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #9

we were all young and beautiful, but many of us didn't know it. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #26

I believe each of us cilla4progress Mar 2018 #8

It's research. Atman Mar 2018 #10

leave it alone? Skittles Mar 2018 #28

Anyone ever notice that many of the Fox women look alike? Orange Free State Mar 2018 #12

I see a crop of smart and talented journalists. Thunderbeast Mar 2018 #13

Amen lillypaddle Mar 2018 #15

I'd wager Someone Said that About Judy Woodruff and Jessica Savitch in the 1980s Stallion Mar 2018 #17

Barbara Starr is CNN's Pentagon correspondent. Little Star Mar 2018 #18

watch less Fox nt Exotica Mar 2018 #19

I never watch Fox. nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #21

I am tired of the Barbie dolls myself. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2018 #20

I LOVE Christianne Amanpour. She is such a HARD hitter AND beautiful too. AgadorSparticus Mar 2018 #25

I love Christiane Amanpour also. badhair77 Mar 2018 #32

Kick in hopes of more, equally interesting, comments. nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #22

You mean, like Rachel? Or Ana Navarro? Or Joy Reid? pnwmom Mar 2018 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author LAS14 Mar 2018 #24

While her reporting is great... TwistOneUp Mar 2018 #29

No, not them. nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #33

There are many pretty ladies but Stephanie Ruhle is downright sexy. Sneederbunk Mar 2018 #30

I miss the older CNN female correspondents. Barbara Starr is still there applegrove Mar 2018 #31

I miss Rym Brahimi. Straw Man Mar 2018 #41

Don't remember her. applegrove Mar 2018 #42

She covered the Iraq war for CNN. Straw Man Mar 2018 #43

Or Rachel who is the best of the bunch. rzemanfl Mar 2018 #35

This is one of my pet peeves, among tv news people in general. Chemisse Mar 2018 #36

You know what I think? Cracklin Charlie Mar 2018 #37

I am one of those few who wish men on The news could be a little more unique lunatica Mar 2018 #38

It is all entertainment, so why wouldnt they look like that? Ron Green Mar 2018 #39

It's what we've got for Murrow and Cronkite. Unfortunately. nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #40