On the other hand, I guess Neil Cavuto let out a "fall of Rome" statement. If it was so bad, Neil, why was your network covering it wall-to-wall? And what does it have to do with business news, anyway (although that could be said about much of both "Your World w/Neil Cavuto" on the mothership and "Cavuto" on FBN)?
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015, 22:44 PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I appreciate Joe's take and pretty much second it, with this quibble: I >> have done some work with a LGTBQ support group for the last 8 years or so; >> most of the trans people I have gotten the chance to know do not have >> nearly the resources that Caitlyn Jenner has. While I am happy for her (I >> had her Wheaties box as a kid) and recognize that the >> culture-reverberations when celebrities break taboos can help everyone down >> the line, I reserve most of my admiration for the folks who come out >> without the buffer of fame or fortune, who risk getting the shit beat out >> of them every time they try to use a public restroom or, even in a city >> like San Francisco, walk down certain streets, whose families will never >> offer support and who will never have their photographs taken by >> Annie Leibovitz. >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:26 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > You are exactly right, sir, and my bad for not acknowledging that (and I > even thought something along those lines earlier today). > > I'm troubled about the Vanity Fair cover (and I have not read the story) > and I'm troubled about being troubled. > > I troubled about the cover because it is a glamor/cheesecake shot. So the > objectification of Caitlyn bothers me. It gives me a feeling that if she > could not be sexy she would not rate a cover. And while Caitlyn with > professionally done hair and heavy makeup is a triumph, Caitlyn looking > like she would every day (and possibly much less feminine) is not. > > And I am troubled about this feeling by not knowing that cover serves as > objectification or empowerment. Since its prime purpose is to sell > magazines I assume the former but I do not know. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
