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In reply to the discussion: Foxy Ladies -- Why one network applies so much makeup [View all]L0oniX
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I think in this case, it's making them look as different from men and normal women as possible
ehrnst
Dec 2012
#6
RW men aren't going to pay attention to an average looking woman on TV, especially if she's angry
ehrnst
Dec 2012
#8
i will wait for our men at du that promote this shit, to tell us how it is.... nt
seabeyond
Dec 2012
#10
and how hotness is this emo-lutionary NEED and women should just accept it?
Care Acutely
Dec 2012
#74
Salt/Pepper-Haired Middle Age uncle type paired with a young-ish buxom female!
HughBeaumont
Dec 2012
#11
Sex sells, especially to the ignorant trash that comprise the vast majority of the Fox audience. n/t
RomneyLies
Dec 2012
#12
Firstly, none of these women, on Fox or any other network, qualify for those slurs.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#40
seriously -- we're now the ones labelling some women as looking like "sluts" based on their clothing
onenote
Dec 2012
#43
I'm sorry but whenever I see Ann Coulter in one of those tiny, ill-fitting dresses
CatWoman
Dec 2012
#48
CNN right now, presenter in tight bright red dress, mid-thigh length, knee-high boots...
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#50
This "stuff" also comes from Rupert Murdoch and his use of page 3 girls @ The Sun ....
Botany
Dec 2012
#18
Not mad in the slightest. It's just that "makeup = pornstar" is an unusual attitude
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#71
Is this article suggesting that they're made up to look like trophy wives?
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2012
#30
That goes to one of the points of the essay -- "rich older men" (looks don't matter) +
Nay
Dec 2012
#41