NBC And Fox News Very Concerned About The Cosmetic Choices Of Female Olympic Athletes!
(and here I thought that the few minutes of utterly banal and useless commentary I had the misfortune to catch was bad--sexism is indeed alive, and all too well)
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NBC And Fox News Very Concerned About The Cosmetic Choices Of Female Olympic Athletes!
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One of the most pressing issues of the Olympics thus far has been the cosmetic choices of female Olympians. Earlier this week, NBC did some serious investigative reporting on the mystery of how the nail polish many of the swimmers were wearing was not chipped. Very important issue! Definitely something the people need to know! Fans not only cheered on Stanford University’s Katie Ledecky for her swimming miracles this week, but some were also in awe of her nails. Ledecky clapped her gleaming red-and-blue nail polish to her smiling face after she won her second gold medal Tuesday night, a sight that made many question aloud: How did she keep her nails from chipping? Jamberry nail wraps, maybe? Stickers? Shellac?
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Then, there was this “Should Female Olympians Wear Makeup?” segment on Fox’s “Sports Court,” featuring former New York city detective Bo Dietl and conservative radio host Mark Simone. It was certainly interesting, especially for those of us who have always wondered what Bo Dietl thought about what we should be doing with our faces. Which, we think, is probably no one. Tamara Holder, the show’s host (who, full disclosure, is a friend), opened up the segment:
We all know the old adage ‘sex sells.’ Well now, female Olympians are sexing it up more than ever by wearing makeup during their competitions. Some say this is about empowerment. Well, really? Do women who are elite athletes need to wear makeup to feel stronger, or is it simply a fashion statement?
The segment intended to address a recent USA Today article, “The empowering reasons why female athletes are wearing makeup during the Olympics,” which, despite the eyeroll of a headline, was sort of nice and cool and had a neat story about runner Shannon Rowbury wearing red or pink lipstick as an homage to her Nonnie. Most of the women interviewed wore makeup for the same reason we wear makeup, and we are basically a Professional Feminist. They like it and think it’s a fun way to express themselves. As far as we’re concerned, this should be the end-all and be-all reason to wear makeup. And it’s all good, so long as we also work toward making sure there isn’t a mandate to wear makeup and that women who choose not to are allowed to embrace their own choice.
Guest Mark Simone, an avid Trump supporter, was pretty sure these ladies participate in the Olympics is to get jobs as spokesmodels:
The whole point of the Olympics, the whole reason for this training, for this work to get there is product endorsements. Cosmetic companies are opening up a ton of revenue for product endorsements.
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Women's Shot Put Event, I can honestly say that make up and nails would not have helped the foreign participants in the competition. At first, I was wondering why the shotputter was wearing padded shorts. 