Ah Fox News, regurgitator of all ridiculous Republican talking points and general media bullshit. They were at it again this morning, specifically the dynamic duo Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. They brought up the subject of sexism and wondered if it really affects women anymore. Perhaps because the Democratic Congress wants to legislate equal pay between the sexes? Well, lets see what happened.
From ThinkProgress:
Transcript:
DOOCY: Do you think sexism, in traditional television news viewing in the evening, has eroded significantly?
KILMEADE: Have we beat sexism though? I think we’re all equal. I think men and women are equal. Do you?
CARLSON: No.
DOOCY: All you have to do is look at the empirical facts that women are paid less for the same job. So we’re making a lot of headway. But for her to say that she’s a victim of sexism and Barack Obama not a victim of racism. This is something different.
CARLSON: It’s too multi-faceted to have it be only just one thing. You cannot deduce from that that sexism still does not exist.
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.
KILMEADE: Are you looking at the WNBA/NBA ratings? The problem with women’s sports is that women don’t watch.
DOOCY: It’s not as interesting.
KILMEADE: Women’s sports isn’t as interesting?
DOOCY: I don’t think the WNBA is as interesting as, for instance, college basketball. I like that a lot better.
KILMEADE: Women’s college basketball.
DOOCY: Yeah.
CARLSON: As a woman, I enjoy watching sports.
KILMEADE: You’ve got to get more of your people to watch sports.
DOOCY: Yeah, your people! Get your people!
CARLSON: Let’s move on to the hurricane —
DOOCY: We are married to some of her people.
KILMEADE: That’s why we have such –
CARLSON: Thanks for the reminder for when Brian goes home today — this afternoon. At some point. Okay, let’s get back to the hurricane.
Nothing sexist in there, except for the "honey," "sweetie" and ridiculous mention of the WNBA. Gretchen certainly did not like the topic and where Doocy/Kilmeade were taking it. Though hey, I'm sure there are plenty of misogynists that watch Fox News, so they probably thought it was a good segment. Equal pay for women, how dare you say that it isn't working out well for 51% of Americans. So, um, yeah, what about that hurricane?
