Despite the somewhat leftward tilt in tha last few years because of the Roger Ailes scandal as well as Lachlan Murdoch having more of a say in programming, Fox News is still much better than NBC CBS and ABC.
I’m watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade and watching Savannah Guthrie host the parade. She doesn’t strike me as particularly smart or pretty. Andrea Tantaros, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Sandra Smith, etc. are geniuses compared to her. Now I know why I don’t watch NBC or ABC anymore.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Why women sports reporters ruins sports and Men
This is going to be a long and controversial rant about women sports reporters.
In today’s world we have a large number of women sports reporters. Some people like it some people don’t. I am not a fan of women sports reporters particularly as a career. I will explain why.
I don’t think that this kind of profession when it’s done right, is one that isn’t conducive for long term satisfaction for women. Yes they can obtain the skills to do this job, but the professor and the locker room culture works against them.
This doesn’t mean that they can’t do the job or can’t learn about sports. I just don’t think it’s a long term career for them. Work for a few years, make some money and then go teach about it in college or graduate school.
Additionally, I think to a certain extent there is a similarity between pro sports and the military. Very male-dominated and structured.
Most of the women who are hired by the teams or news outlets are either Tom boys (girls with male likes and or tendencies) or groupies who were former models and athletes who want a piece of the action. Regardless their presence in our realm is something that I can do without.
I’m not interested in giving them a seat at the table because I’d I do that means that we have to completely redo the broadcast and the way sports is done. You women reporters represent a small fraction of women, many other women are fine doing other things and not turning sports into a social laboratory experiment.
In today’s world we have a large number of women sports reporters. Some people like it some people don’t. I am not a fan of women sports reporters particularly as a career. I will explain why.
I don’t think that this kind of profession when it’s done right, is one that isn’t conducive for long term satisfaction for women. Yes they can obtain the skills to do this job, but the professor and the locker room culture works against them.
This doesn’t mean that they can’t do the job or can’t learn about sports. I just don’t think it’s a long term career for them. Work for a few years, make some money and then go teach about it in college or graduate school.
Additionally, I think to a certain extent there is a similarity between pro sports and the military. Very male-dominated and structured.
Most of the women who are hired by the teams or news outlets are either Tom boys (girls with male likes and or tendencies) or groupies who were former models and athletes who want a piece of the action. Regardless their presence in our realm is something that I can do without.
I’m not interested in giving them a seat at the table because I’d I do that means that we have to completely redo the broadcast and the way sports is done. You women reporters represent a small fraction of women, many other women are fine doing other things and not turning sports into a social laboratory experiment.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Background
A little bit of background about me.
I’m in my late forties. I grew up when sports was leisure or recreation and not a business or industry.
You didn’t have to fill every available moment on the air with useless statistics and other nonsense.
I don’t expect to be following professional sports in my fifties. I’m too old and not interested in what they are expected to do to appease their sponsors.
Thankfully I’m married with a good job and have many other things to fill my day. It’s a nice hobby but nothing more. Now it’s politicized and everything is scrutinized.
I’m in my late forties. I grew up when sports was leisure or recreation and not a business or industry.
You didn’t have to fill every available moment on the air with useless statistics and other nonsense.
I don’t expect to be following professional sports in my fifties. I’m too old and not interested in what they are expected to do to appease their sponsors.
Thankfully I’m married with a good job and have many other things to fill my day. It’s a nice hobby but nothing more. Now it’s politicized and everything is scrutinized.
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