Those sly foxes are at it again, this time doing a highly complex analysis of whether sexism still exists, prompted by Katie Couric's recent comment that sexism is more pervasive than racism (when is the ridiculous oppression olympics ever going to end?!).
An excerpt of the enlightening conversation:
KILMEADE: I don't see it. I look at women and say, "Hey! Hey equal!"DOOCY: No, what you say is, "Hey, honey! Get me a sandwich!"
KILMEADE: No, I don't say, "Honey, get me a sandwich!"
DOOCY: I do! Sweetie!
CARLSON: This is a slippery slope. So I think we should just end the discussion and move on to something else.
To see the full clip, go to Think Progress.
I don't know what's more irritating, that Kilmeade actually gets air time on national television or that Carlson--the only woman present--doesn't tell him to stop being a patronizing asshole. Or um, maybe it's even more irritating that Fox tries to analyze whether sexism still exists (ah, yeah) while invoking the most sexist cliche in the book. It's like analyzing whether the corporate conglomerate media big wigs are biased by asking Rupert Murdoch. Ah, yeah.
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Somehow I think that 15 million dollars a year salary will soothe Katie of the evil done her. And as a young Latina student from the BX it really bites my ass hearing some uber rich white lady whine about how hard she has it. Give me an f-ing break.
...Know something, I wonder if Kathie ever had that coldblooded terror go thru her when la jarra/the cops pull you over? My mind goes to a couple months ago when me and a friend another Puerto Rican woman and her year old child where pulled over. How those cops talked to us. Intimidated us. Telling us 'you know you going to jail right flashing the light in our faces. making us sit on the curb while they searched the car cuz you KNOW all latinas run drugs. The baby afraid and crying. And then finding nothing nothing (of course) sending us on our way telling the other cruiser we were just 'some more Puerto Rican women who can't drive'.
But I will light a candle and pray Kathie thru.
Yes, Lala, you win the oppression contest.
On topic, Kilmeade's comments make no sense to me. This man is a spokesperson on a national broadcast? He doesn't go around yelling "Hey, Equal." What does that even mean?
Thanks Eileen and you win for condescension
Yay me!
Hey privilege is sweet :)
Ugh, Lala, your schtick is getting old fast.
I look at women and say, "Hey! Hey equal!"
That is the most bizarre example of a man protesting too much.
Of course if he, a man, doesn't "see" sexism, it mustn't exist! Sort of like how most men are unaware of street harassment, so it can't possibly be happening.
What especially bothered me about this clip, is how they brush over such an important issue with a few jokes and dismissive statements. Not to mention the fact that they're giggling through it like boys on a playground that don't know how to act around girls.
Later in the clip, Doocy makes the blanket statement that the WNBA is not interesting, and Kilmeade tells Carlson she should get more of her people (women) to watch. So, we're equal, but we're not "his" people?
Do these people seriously get paid to do this?
Ugh Sarah I wasn't talking to you
Now come on you guys. Kilmeade has a point. Just the other day I was wondering what happened to the word "girl." Like when my male coworker was talking about me and another woman at my office and saying "you equals are great." Or when another coworker was mentioning that his wife was going out with "the equals" that night.
I mean, the blatant equality is so crazy that I often marvel at the way my boss gives me great assignments that are appropriate to my level, and certainly doesn't as a matter of habit give better work to my junior male co-workers.
Seriously, I don't know what those crazy feminists are so up in arms about. They must be on their periods, by which of course I mean it must be that time of the month that all equal human beings of any gender exhibit tendencies of completely gender-neutral craziness having nothing to do with differential feminine or masculine hormones.
Oh, and this morning on the radio, I *certainly* didn't hear any sexism at all, no sirree. When the DJs were joking about how women who watch Oprah are whores and men who listen to their girlfriends are pussies, I kept thinking to myself, isn't equality grand!!
I think I love you, The Law Fairy, would you be my equal?
On topic, I love/hate it when people will say things like "This is a slippery slope. So I think we should just end the discussion and move on to something else". Where does the slope lead? To a position where your beliefs visibly stand on turbulent footing, more often than not.