http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1295 kate Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:14:58 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1295 @ King; thanks for the input. You're right, and I don't want to jump to conclusions that that absolutely was the message with Anne, but I simply find it interesting that few game shows highlight women as intelligent enough to be the host, and when they are, they have this shtick going. It's all apart, in my view, of a bigger trend of women voices in the media that's frightening. Women, it turns out, just simply aren't taken as seriously as expert voices. @ King; thanks for the input. You’re right, and I don’t want to jump to conclusions that that absolutely was the message with Anne, but I simply find it interesting that few game shows highlight women as intelligent enough to be the host, and when they are, they have this shtick going. It’s all apart, in my view, of a bigger trend of women voices in the media that’s frightening. Women, it turns out, just simply aren’t taken as seriously as expert voices.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1294 Wheel of Fortune 2nd Edition | software blog Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:10:32 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1294 [...] A B O U T – F A C E — blog » Are TV game shows sexist? [...] [...] A B O U T – F A C E — blog » Are TV game shows sexist? [...]

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1293 King Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:45:23 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1293 Regarding the Weakest Link....why does their have to be a message with everything? Maybe that's the woman's true personality, or at least the persona that she wants to portray on TV? We don't know that there was any hidden meaning behind it. And it obviously isn't true what you said about a woman having to be a bitch to be smart enough to host a trivia show, because you yourself mentioned Meredith Viera and she's very pleasant. Come to think of it, Anne's attitude was the most entertaining part of the show. When that guy, whoever he was, took over the show, it wasn't fun to watch anymore. And the whole attitude thing didn't even come off as gender-based to me. If anything, it may have been region-based. She didn't come off as a bitchy woman to me. More like a bitchy Brit. But when Simon acts like a bitchy Brit on American Idol, there's no uproar, right? Regarding the Weakest Link….why does their have to be a message with everything? Maybe that’s the woman’s true personality, or at least the persona that she wants to portray on TV? We don’t know that there was any hidden meaning behind it. And it obviously isn’t true what you said about a woman having to be a bitch to be smart enough to host a trivia show, because you yourself mentioned Meredith Viera and she’s very pleasant.
Come to think of it, Anne’s attitude was the most entertaining part of the show. When that guy, whoever he was, took over the show, it wasn’t fun to watch anymore. And the whole attitude thing didn’t even come off as gender-based to me. If anything, it may have been region-based. She didn’t come off as a bitchy woman to me. More like a bitchy Brit. But when Simon acts like a bitchy Brit on American Idol, there’s no uproar, right?

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1292 some guy Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:43:57 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1292 Very interesting viewpoint... I have to point out there are two black gameshow hosts now. The guy from dont forget the lyrics and Steve Harvey who now host Famliy Feud. Very interesting viewpoint… I have to point out there are two black gameshow hosts now. The guy from dont forget the lyrics and Steve Harvey who now host Famliy Feud.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1291 meg Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:43:39 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1291 AGREED. Why do we never see men showing off the fancy new entertainment center? Gosh. AGREED. Why do we never see men showing off the fancy new entertainment center? Gosh.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1290 Kim Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:15 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1290 Not really. But then again, I don't have cable! Not really. But then again, I don’t have cable!

]]> http://www.about-face.org/are-tv-game-shows-sexist/#comment-1289 april Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:15 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3979#comment-1289 I agree, but have to point out that carnie wilson now hosts the newlywed game and does an awesome job of it. I agree, but have to point out that carnie wilson now hosts the newlywed game and does an awesome job of it.

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