Yesterday on the Fox News show Fox and Friends, hosts Steve Doocy (not to be confused with douchey), Brian Kilmeade, and Gretchen Carlson spent a full 13 minutes talking about a person in a video clip who took close to a half-hour to parallel park.
Doocy then said, "It took a full 30 minutes for the driver to squeeze into the parallel spot. So who was behind the wheel? Well, it turns out, it was a woman."
Douchey and Kilmeade then challenged Carlson and meteorologist Maria Molina to a battle of the sexes to see which pair could parallel park better than the other.
Fox News never ceases to amaze me at how it degrades women. Would the bit have been fine if Sir Douchey and company simply talked and laughed about the video clip without drawing attention to the fact the driver was a woman? Yes. However, Douchey had to go and do just that by saying, "...So who was behind the wheel? Well, it turns out, it was a woman."
I then read comments following the article from Fox defenders, complaining about the PC (political correctness) police, that liberals don't have a sense of humor, that people can't joke around about anything anymore, and to lighten up.
I'm sorry, but sexism isn't funny. The segment could have been entertaining if the writers and hosts went about things in a different manner, but they chose to spend that time mocking the driver, not because the driver was bad necessarily, but because the driver was a woman and fed into some seemingly ancient stereotypes.
There's quite a stark difference between the following two scenarios:
Scenario #1 - simply poking fun at the driver
Doocy: "Wow, would you look at that? How long is this going to take? Does anyone have a stopwatch?"
Kilmeade: "I know, right? This is worse than the time you tried parallel parking after smoking a few bowls. Remember that?"
Doocy: "Allegedly..."
Kilmeade: "Oh, there's nothing alleged about it. I have video evidence, right here as a matter of fact..."
Doocy: "Oh, please don't... So, where are we at? 25 minutes?"
Kilmeade: "I have 30 minutes. We could have watched 60 Minutes in that time-frame!"
Doocy: "I know, right?"
Kilmeade: "Oh, would you look at that? The parking mission is finally completed! This calls for a celebration!"
Doocy: "Cheers!"
Scenario #2 - poking fun at the driver's gender
Doocy: "Wow, would you look at that? How long is this going to take? Does anyone have a stopwatch?"
Kilmeade: "I know, right? This is almost as bad as you!"
Doocy: "Very funny. Did you get a look at the driver?"
Kilmeade: "Yup. It's a woman. Go figure, right?"
Doocy: "Women are such lousy drivers. It's a fact. I remember reading it somewhere one time."
Kilmeade: "They're always on their phones, doing their make-up, touching themselves. Just watch the road and drive, women!"
Doocy: "What is there to be talking about while driving anyway? Who has friends anymore, really?"
Kilmeade: "This show does!"
Doocy: "Ah-ha! That's a good one! But, back to women... I think it should be put into law that women can only drive taxis."
Kilmeade: "You mean ride in taxis, right?"
Doocy: "Oh yeah, that's right. I'm serious, though. I mean, just look at this woman trying to parallel park. How long has it been? 25 minutes?"
Kilmeade: "I have her down for 30 minutes, and yeah, I'm right with you - it's a scientific fact that women are bad drivers and shouldn't be allowed on the road, unless they're just walking and really hot."
Doocy: "Agreed. Oh, would you look at this? She parked! It only took her about 30 minutes! That's pretty good for a woman!"
Kilmeade: "Yeah, it is! I say just stay in the kitchen, ladies, and let us do the driving!"
Doocy: "Amen."
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Doocy then said, "It took a full 30 minutes for the driver to squeeze into the parallel spot. So who was behind the wheel? Well, it turns out, it was a woman."
Douchey and Kilmeade then challenged Carlson and meteorologist Maria Molina to a battle of the sexes to see which pair could parallel park better than the other.
Fox News never ceases to amaze me at how it degrades women. Would the bit have been fine if Sir Douchey and company simply talked and laughed about the video clip without drawing attention to the fact the driver was a woman? Yes. However, Douchey had to go and do just that by saying, "...So who was behind the wheel? Well, it turns out, it was a woman."
I then read comments following the article from Fox defenders, complaining about the PC (political correctness) police, that liberals don't have a sense of humor, that people can't joke around about anything anymore, and to lighten up.
I'm sorry, but sexism isn't funny. The segment could have been entertaining if the writers and hosts went about things in a different manner, but they chose to spend that time mocking the driver, not because the driver was bad necessarily, but because the driver was a woman and fed into some seemingly ancient stereotypes.
There's quite a stark difference between the following two scenarios:
Scenario #1 - simply poking fun at the driver
Doocy: "Wow, would you look at that? How long is this going to take? Does anyone have a stopwatch?"
Kilmeade: "I know, right? This is worse than the time you tried parallel parking after smoking a few bowls. Remember that?"
Doocy: "Allegedly..."
Kilmeade: "Oh, there's nothing alleged about it. I have video evidence, right here as a matter of fact..."
Doocy: "Oh, please don't... So, where are we at? 25 minutes?"
Kilmeade: "I have 30 minutes. We could have watched 60 Minutes in that time-frame!"
Doocy: "I know, right?"
Kilmeade: "Oh, would you look at that? The parking mission is finally completed! This calls for a celebration!"
Doocy: "Cheers!"
Scenario #2 - poking fun at the driver's gender
Doocy: "Wow, would you look at that? How long is this going to take? Does anyone have a stopwatch?"
Kilmeade: "I know, right? This is almost as bad as you!"
Doocy: "Very funny. Did you get a look at the driver?"
Kilmeade: "Yup. It's a woman. Go figure, right?"
Doocy: "Women are such lousy drivers. It's a fact. I remember reading it somewhere one time."
Kilmeade: "They're always on their phones, doing their make-up, touching themselves. Just watch the road and drive, women!"
Doocy: "What is there to be talking about while driving anyway? Who has friends anymore, really?"
Kilmeade: "This show does!"
Doocy: "Ah-ha! That's a good one! But, back to women... I think it should be put into law that women can only drive taxis."
Kilmeade: "You mean ride in taxis, right?"
Doocy: "Oh yeah, that's right. I'm serious, though. I mean, just look at this woman trying to parallel park. How long has it been? 25 minutes?"
Kilmeade: "I have her down for 30 minutes, and yeah, I'm right with you - it's a scientific fact that women are bad drivers and shouldn't be allowed on the road, unless they're just walking and really hot."
Doocy: "Agreed. Oh, would you look at this? She parked! It only took her about 30 minutes! That's pretty good for a woman!"
Kilmeade: "Yeah, it is! I say just stay in the kitchen, ladies, and let us do the driving!"
Doocy: "Amen."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/fox-friends-parking-battle-sexes_n_3195295.html?utm_hp_ref=media
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