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renate

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31. and the men on Fox are the opposite of eye candy

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 01:34 PM

Dec 2012

And the list of strikingly unattractive male guests is actually pretty equivalent to the list of male guests. I don't watch Fox but I see clips of them on MSNBC and... well, I'll just come out and say that Charles Krauthammer is terrifying. And he's not the only one. Why are all the women on Fox gorgeous (or blonde, the conservative equivalent) and not (as far as I have ever seen) a single man is?

I hope it's clear that I'm not gratuitously making fun of anybody's appearance, or judging them, or anything like that, because good looks are merely good luck. I'm wondering why Fox seems to have made a deliberate decision that women's looks are extremely important and men's looks matter not at all.

Edited to add that I guess I did gratuitously make fun of, and kind of judge, Charles Krauthammer. That wasn't nice of me.

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Foxy Ladies -- Why one network applies so much makeup [View all] CatWoman Dec 2012 OP

because it works for them??????????? dembotoz Dec 2012 #1

You always find interesting things, CW!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #2

Well... HappyMe Dec 2012 #3

I'm hoping someone will explain it to me....... CatWoman Dec 2012 #4

Have a seat then.. HappyMe Dec 2012 #7

I luvs me some hyper-feminine women... trumad Dec 2012 #20

I think in this case, it's making them look as different from men and normal women as possible ehrnst Dec 2012 #6

Oh my goodness In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #16

Alert!!1 HappyMe Dec 2012 #17

Let me help you out. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #21

It takes a lot of paint to cover... 99Forever Dec 2012 #5

RW men aren't going to pay attention to an average looking woman on TV, especially if she's angry ehrnst Dec 2012 #8

"The paint reassures them that she wants to please them" Care Acutely Dec 2012 #72

Hannity looks kind of odd as a blonde. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #9

i will wait for our men at du that promote this shit, to tell us how it is.... nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #10

and how hotness is this emo-lutionary NEED and women should just accept it? Care Acutely Dec 2012 #74

Salt/Pepper-Haired Middle Age uncle type paired with a young-ish buxom female! HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #11

Sex sells, especially to the ignorant trash that comprise the vast majority of the Fox audience. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #12

Same reason Murdoch has page three girls... Historic NY Dec 2012 #13

Ummm, this isn't really unique to Fox. PavePusher Dec 2012 #14

from the article: CatWoman Dec 2012 #22

And I'm currently looking and seeing exactly the same thing.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #24

I don't CatWoman Dec 2012 #26

Firstly, none of these women, on Fox or any other network, qualify for those slurs. PavePusher Dec 2012 #40

whatever floats your boat CatWoman Dec 2012 #42

Hey, I'm not the one throwing out insulting labels towards women. PavePusher Dec 2012 #45

bless your heart X2..... CatWoman Dec 2012 #47

It's okay, they're presumably REPUBLICAN women, hughee99 Dec 2012 #57

seriously -- we're now the ones labelling some women as looking like "sluts" based on their clothing onenote Dec 2012 #43

I'm sorry but whenever I see Ann Coulter in one of those tiny, ill-fitting dresses CatWoman Dec 2012 #48

CNN right now, presenter in tight bright red dress, mid-thigh length, knee-high boots... PavePusher Dec 2012 #50

wah!!!! wah!!!!! CatWoman Dec 2012 #79

Then your reading comprehension is teh sux. Have a nice day. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #82

I am watching Tamryn Hall for the first time DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #28

not just the ladies Enrique Dec 2012 #15

+1.. Hannity too.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #60

This "stuff" also comes from Rupert Murdoch and his use of page 3 girls @ The Sun .... Botany Dec 2012 #18

Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter are considered "lookers?" Fawke Em Dec 2012 #19

They might attract my gaze the same way that a terrible car accident does. EOTE Dec 2012 #32

"look-awayers" DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #34

I would have considered them "cute" about 10-15 years ago Mike Daniels Dec 2012 #39

I saw a clip of Coulter on The Lawrence O'Donnell show. gkhouston Dec 2012 #46

I think she's had some work done, seriously. closeupready Dec 2012 #81

Could be. The thing that caught my eye was that whoever had done her make-up gkhouston Dec 2012 #84

I've also noticed that the women on FOX wear short tight skirts PA Democrat Dec 2012 #23

Fux X-pr0n stars. L0oniX Dec 2012 #25

So you think of a woman who wears make-up as a "porn star"? Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #33

Did I say that? L0oniX Dec 2012 #58

aww how cute RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #70

Not mad in the slightest. It's just that "makeup = pornstar" is an unusual attitude Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #71

lol! What? HappyMe Dec 2012 #36

Did I say that? L0oniX Dec 2012 #59

"TV news may be journalism" arcane1 Dec 2012 #27

That's what some people are saying. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #61

Their target audience is in Texas and Florida, not Vermont and Oregon? FarCenter Dec 2012 #29

Is this article suggesting that they're made up to look like trophy wives? Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #30

pretty much CatWoman Dec 2012 #37

Man, I can so believe that. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #38

and the men on Fox are the opposite of eye candy renate Dec 2012 #31

Krauthammer looks just like Richie Rich's evil cousin, Reggie CatWoman Dec 2012 #35

OMG Care Acutely Dec 2012 #76

that's perfect renate Dec 2012 #86

That goes to one of the points of the essay -- "rich older men" (looks don't matter) + Nay Dec 2012 #41

I'll try not to take that personally! stevenleser Dec 2012 #64

First things first...let's see your legs, Steve. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #83

Be careful what you wish for! stevenleser Dec 2012 #90

well, clearly you do not belong on Fox! renate Dec 2012 #87

Makes sense after Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #44

Lol ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #49

What an amazing likeness!!!! They could be brothers kimbutgar Dec 2012 #51

It seems they know they have a fan base Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #52

Last paragraph says it all. ieoeja Dec 2012 #53

I love Megyn Kelly's "'I'm a woman & I KNOW" look she uses when the facts go south on her. pic dogknob Dec 2012 #63

"math you use as a Republican to make yourself feel better" BainsBane Dec 2012 #65

Thanks to my housemate I am exposed to FOX on a regular basis... dogknob Dec 2012 #66

Fox News Firsts! bongbong Dec 2012 #54

Morning joe is another example DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #55

She really is gorgeous. lightcameron Dec 2012 #56

to Hide the Underlying Ugliness Warren Religion Dec 2012 #62

It makes a perverted kind of sense. silverweb Dec 2012 #67

You're absolutely right on this GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #73

The Fox Ladies always look like... rufus dog Dec 2012 #68

Style over substance. moondust Dec 2012 #69

Nikki Haley is good-looking? closeupready Dec 2012 #75

You can find an unflattering picuture of anyone. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #77

Many here have theorized that an ugly interior will closeupready Dec 2012 #80

Totally agree. Said the same about Hillary myself upthread. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #85

Okay, understood. closeupready Dec 2012 #88

Trohpy wives for white over 50 white conservative males Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #78

Yeah right treestar Dec 2012 #89