You know, I like a man in uniform probably about as much as the next girl, maybe more than some, but definitely not as much as this TV host on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. I couldn’t help but cringe and feel more than a bit uncomfortable when I watched this clip, and I couldn’t help wondering about how huge the hue and cry would be if the situation had been reversed and a male host had been as ‘flirtatious’ with a female contestant.
Personally, yeah, I get where she was coming from. If he graced the cover of one of my books I have no doubt it would fly off the shelves. I found him handsome, stunning in his dress whites, clearly he’s a high achiever being a navy pilot and he’s also intelligent. What’s not to like on the cave-girl scale of selection? But I felt she went way beyond the bounds of professionalism and basic good manners with this show. Talk about objectifying someone!
Tell me what you think.
Yes, a man would be run out of town for objectifying a woman like that on a game show, of all places, where your IQ is supposedly what’s of interest. Blurg, and very squirm worthy. (although he was very hawt, just quietly).
Comment by Sarah Mayberry — 13 October, 2009 @ 9:13 am |
Skims very close to the sexual harrassment breeze, wouldn’t you say?
Comment by yvonnelindsay — 13 October, 2009 @ 9:23 am |
I do like Meredith, but this was OTT, even for me!
Comment by Vanessa Barneveld — 13 October, 2009 @ 9:33 am |
Totally over the top. But she didn’t just demean him, I feel she demeaned herself too.
Comment by yvonnelindsay — 13 October, 2009 @ 9:06 pm |
I feel sorry for the poor pilot and I was too embarrassed to watch the whole thing. I must admit though its guys like him that are the reason why I love to write about military men. I can never resist a man in dress whites.
Comment by Julieann Thomas — 13 October, 2009 @ 6:29 pm |
Julieann, I still squirm when I think about the clip. I showed it to my eldest daughter last night and she was so angry and defensive about it. Her reaction made me chuckle a bit because she was so vehement about how wrong it was, but yeah, it obviously strikes a chord with a lot of people.
And I totally agree with it being guys like him that make fictional military heroes so appealing to readers (and writers!) but, by the same token, deserve respect and dignity too.
Comment by yvonnelindsay — 13 October, 2009 @ 9:10 pm |