Another quote that annoyed me:

"Would you like us to wear pants Brian? Because we can do that for you if you want us to."

Yeah, you must wear skirts, stilettos and other ultra feminine clothing is for the approval of your superior male co-workers and viewers. What a hoot. Ha-ha-ha. *headdesk*

Oh my god...gag me!

That was absolutely DISGUSTING. It's one thing to like skirts as a fashion choice - I like long flowy ones 'cause they're far comfier than ANY of the pants I own, including sweatpants - but to make some giggly, pandering-to-the-big-men-in-the-room statement by saying "feminine" women - in other words, REAL women - don't "wear the pants" (aka make important decisions or have any kind of say on big issues) is just absolutely horrifying. Normally something that's made at least partially in jest doesn't bug me this much, but this one really got to me. Does that woman not respect herself? They're both just pandering to the guys in the room for approval - I can practically see the patriarchal pat on the head coming for both of 'em.

Ahhhhh. Well, at least I have a nice big dose of feminist rage to get my morning going...

Trying to diagram a Fox and Friends' anchor's statements: that way lies madness, Lindstrom.

Her comments brought to mind something I saw on E! last night. A woman was using a model to highlight how certain fashions can "smooth and slim." My girlfriend pointed out how her face changed once the model put on the 'after' clothes. It was so obvious how comfortable she was previous to the change! I don't know, maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't find intentional discomfort to be an aspiration.

Then again ... it is Fox.

Oh my god the humanity. I wonder if that witty banter just got out of control or something? Because if I were that female anchor I'd have to go home, drink Johnny Walker and sob.

Do you kind of get the feeling that both of the female anchors want to really rip into their male counterparts? Especially when the second woman basically is like "Seriously, you need to stop now."

My dad watches Fox & Friends in the morning to get his blood boiling for the day. Haha.

Eeewww. Where's the laced apron? Seriously, I don't know how Ernhardt can stomach her job in those situations. Maybe I've just been blessed with respect and can't see myself in that situation. I just keep hearing echoes of "Reviving Ophelia" in my head. Have they been socialized to laugh and giggle and do they really think that's funny?

I'll bet that cad has one of those "Up With Miniskirts" bumper stickers too.

On a related note, here's a pretty good video from Faux News. Apparently they had some comic on there for a segment and towards the end he said, "Can I ask a question? What IS Fox News? It's just a parade of propaganda, isn't it? It's just a festival of ignorance!" (Check it out at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4h8c2_comic_news)

Hee, "Lindstrom."

Notice how Blue Suit LadyAnchor seems to grip the sides of her seat as Assface starts talking.
And "I'm firmly behind skirts"? Great. Now I have an image of him on the Metro leaving stains on women's jackets.

*adding said anchor to the Axis of Morons list.

Oh, I'm so glad you posted this! I saw it last night right before I went to bed and I was so angry. I just couldn't believe what they were saying!

j.helene: I agree. I do actually get the feeling that they're wanting to rip into their male counterparts. Something about their laughs seems very disingenuous and like they're holding back something. I really wish they would let it out. THAT would be great news.

Hahaha Mary B, thank you so much for that link!! I put it up on my blog.

Wormulus, I know, if they actually turned around and were like "Hey, you, ignorant asshole, shut up!"... I would probably just go ahead and die happy. Seriously though, check out that link that Mary B posted (or the link of my username). It'll make you feel so much better.

j.helene, you are absolutely right - that clip made me feel about ten times better. I love how they segue from the comedian mocking Fox News to some guy surrounded by skimpily-dressed women and some guy going "He has the cushiest job in the world" - it's almost like Fox is trying to prove that guy's point for him...

Ugh. I had a flashback to right-wing pricks from college. I guess that scene gives us a view of what goes on when the camera's not turned on, and those guys were just enough arrogant dickheads to forget that it was inappropriate--or to feel that it was OK, given that it was Fox.

Liz, I know, its like... "How dare you sir, we are indeed a legitimate news source - that's why we report on books written about fictional characters picking up hot space women." It's just all around an amazing clip.

j.helene: I like how when the comic in the clip brings up the fact that 1,000,000 people are dead in Iraq, the female in the clip says "I think you should be more worried that Hillary Clinton is running for president!"

Yes, because if the past eight years have taught us anything, it is that Hillary Clinton is the biggest threat this country has ever faced. Haha.

I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Thanks, FOX!

Mary B: I didn't catch that! I heard her say something about Hillary but I couldn't quite get what it was. Just, wow. It keeps getting better.

Notice how the camera pans up to just her torso as she changes the subject to the news at hand. Why was the angle so low to begin with? Why is it okay for adults to have this kind of banter that you would expect from adolescents at a "flirt fest" This is played out in some way every day on FOX. It may just be a quick comment or reference, all the way to what you see here. What we have here with this company is sexual harassment broadcast on a daily basis, thereby normalizing this kind of behavior in the minds of their followers. This is an attack on sexual harassment laws in a systematic way, so that eventually, women will just go back to accepting it as part of the gig. Ya know, back in the good old days when you could have a little fun at work, (At our expense, and then turn on us like we aren't worth a damn when it comes to accusing one of their boys.) Brave New Films should do a piece on FOX Attacks: women's rights. It's unbelievable what they get away with, without being Saturday Night Live.

Oh wow, Mary B, I didn't catch that the first time around either! Of course, being the equal-opportunist feminist that I am, even as the female comedian attempted to say her incredibly inane comment I couldn't help but feel that part of the reason she got talked over was because the other two were guys - plenty of studies show that women get interrupted more.

When it comes to clothes and politically conservative people, it seems that women cannot win.

If women wear clothes like skirts and tailored shirts and jackets that accentuate their feminine attributes (breasts, hips, legs), as we all saw in the Boobgate posts, they are attention-hungry whores that are not to be taken seriously.

If they wear pants and clothes that are not cut for women's bodies, they are dumpy and unfeminine and not to be taken seriously.

I love skirts. I also love pants. And you know what Fox News? I'll wear whatever I want. And today you have made me want to wear pants.

No doubt, ellestar. I'm glad I'm wearing pants today. Of course, I'm also proud to say that I wear the pants in my own life as well.

I will never understand ego-pandering like that. I won't put up with it, and thus I'm surrounded by people who don't need it and are thus much more pleasant to be around.

One interesting thing I found out in law school is that the pantsuit for women is considered less formal than the suits with skirts. My writing professor relayed this bit of information when she was saying that a pantsuit would be totally inappropriate for arguing in front of the Supreme Court. I could never understand why that bit of standard works. How is showing more skin more formal? The mysteries of the law continue.

That was surreal. I thought I had been sucked into an alternate Stepford universe, until the barely contained look of death from the woman in blue reassured me that there are still those with brain cells who haven't left Fox network.

Destra, the less comfortable you are, the more formal? Just a guess. The pantyhose (still mandatory in many offices) and the legs rubbing together is less comfy than plain old pants, IMO.
I look ridiculous in skirt suits - like a kid playing dress-up.
I'm really short, so pants elongate me more than a work-appropriate skirt, which sort of cuts my legs in half, making them appear shorter.
WhatEV. The folks on FOX are fucked in the head.

Gawd, I hate the skirts/pants business attire issue. While I love having the choice of wearing a skirt, I also greatly enjoy pants. I believe I should be able to wear a nice pair of pants to work the same as my male coworkers. The career center at my university (and I go to an all female uni) gave me some rather strongly worded handouts before my last internship going on about how skirts were far more professional, which pissed me off, especially since I had to walk eight blocks in freezing NYC january to work every day with exposed freaking knees. So female news anchors, start wearing the pants [suits] and show everyone that it's just as professional!!!

If she were a "real" woman, wouldn't she NOT have that job in the first place? She took it from a real man, didn't she? Wouldn't it be MORE feminine to be at home baking brownies and now worrying her little head over faux politics? /snark

"The Pants." (rolls eyes) How Fox of them.

as rediculous as that woman's comments were-am i the only one who thinks she was being sarcastic? especially when she said "would you like us to wear pants"-she seemed especially condesending to the man she was talking to. In any case those were some pretty dumb things to say.

Meanwhile, in the West Wing universe, another shapely blond conservative named Ainsley just had an aneurysm.

Thoughtless, insensitive banter on Fox and Friends? I am shocked. Shocked.

This strikes me as pretty ironic considering that the original reason people objected to women wearing pants was that it was too sexy. I mean, gasp! you could see where their legs meet! And we all know that's where the naughty bits are...

I think that it's hard for a woman to be "too sexy" without being considered feminine.

I prefer to assume that she's using the British definition of "pants."

UGH.. I seriously feel awkward and uncomfortable watching Fox & Friends. (Why WAS the camera angle that low?)Also--Thanks for the link Mary B. Very funny how the host tries to act all serious and then the camera zooms into girls with miniskirts.

That was gross. Especially when the one guy was shouting that he would run for president on a "platform of skirts" over a chorus of wolf whistles. Ugh.

I'm not feminine then, thanks. I never ever wear skirts. Should there be something extremely formal, I have An Universal Dress made of some cosmic fabric that never creases, it is some strange size since it fitted me nicely when I had 20 kilos less and it fits me nicely around now. It reaches somewhere around my knees and the last time I wore it was in September, for my final exams so my stark white legs showed and looked funny compared to my tanned shoulders since I wear tank tops and jeans 364,5 days a year.
But, since by some definitions I'm probably not a woman - I'm in a postgrad course and I have no idea what brownies are, for example - it doesn't really matter that I don't wear skirts.

I used to work with Ainsley. She's a nice enough person, but she definitely didn't "get it." There were several occasions in which she opened her mouth to speak before she had thought her comment through... it didn't ever go over well with me.

I used to work with Ainsley. She's a nice enough person, but she definitely didn't "get it." There were several occasions in which she opened her mouth to speak before she had thought her comment through... it didn't ever go over well with me.

god these women must hate themselves... whether they know it or not.

"How Fox of them."

Holy dogshit. You just came up with a great putdown.

With sincere apologies to the actual cute little guys with the bushy tails:

- How Fox of you.
- Go Fox yourself.
- Eat shit & die, motherfoxer!
- What the Fox is his problem?
- For God's sake, will you please shut the Fox up?
- You excuses stink like a load of Foxshit.

Smartpatrol-

I love "Your excuses stink like a load of Foxshit."

You made me lol.

MOTHERFOXER

Smartpatrol, that's foxing awesome.

I wonder if Earhardt's comment was serious or a jab at male control at Fox. I also wonder how much control Fox has over what they wear.