Current Events > Is this woman on CNN overreacting or what

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/opinions/espn-and-women-in-2017-brooke-baldwin-opinion/index.html

TL;DR - Guy says on her show that he believes in the First Amendment and boobs, the host is so extremely triggered she writes a whole op-ed about it and talks about how she kicked him off her show.

Why do they tolerate that kind of stuff? They must have known what kind of person they were bringing on to the show in the first place, and secondly... who cares? It was a dumb joke.

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i agree, they shouldn't put people like him on the show

-Gavirulax- posted...

lol...uhh, this is over the word boobs? (Just skipped over it quickly).

Lol, whatever. Overly PC trash.

Based on what I read, yes. He said "boobs" one time, the whole news room apparently had a melt down, then she cut off his mic and told him "bye". And people are taking up arms on twitter and getting offended about it.

And apparently CNN's invited him back xd.

Brooke is fine as fuck. One thing CNN has is lots of fine women on their network.
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he embarrassed himself and I don't blame her for kicking him off. But there are probably bigger issues in the world
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Also apparently this guy says this kind of stuff on the radio every day.

i mean it was crass and uncouth of the guy to say, but it wasn't the first time he's said it. He used that line more than a few times in the past.

CNN should've done their homework on him it seems.
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Two things. First, the guests were brought on to have a serious discussion about the ESPN journalist controversy, the first thing this guest does is be immature and mention boobs. Two, this is part of what he does, the producers who invited him on should have known better. And even after he said it they should have instead just mentioned to not do any other immature comments. Cutting him off was too drastic.
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And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?
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cnn doesn't take too kind to trolling
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Him saying boobs is way out of line.

She also shouldn't be showing her face uncovered like a common whore.

It's 2017.

When you watch the video, there was no overreaction. It's not like she jumped down his throat over it. She gave him a chance to explain, he repeated himself, he couldn't seem to understand why his comment was completely irrelevant, so she ended the interview. Imagine going on TV to discuss the Cleveland Indians win streak, and throwing in "speaking of streaking, I love naked women!" It's so out of left field that it makes you wonder what passes for professionalism these days.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.
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COVxy posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.

Yeah I agree. I don't think she was in the wrong at all

That said Clay Travis shouldn't have been on the show anyway because who gives a flying fuck what a washed up sports journalist thinks
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im offended by how lame that dude is
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I just think it's ridiculous someone would get offended over the word "boobs" and decry sexism when it was clearly a dumb comment. I can't even wrap my head around how ridiculous the reaction is. "Oh no, this guy made a joke that he enjoys aspects of the female body which is probably what most hetero men like".

Hexenherz posted...

I just think it's ridiculous someone would get offended over the word "boobs" and decry sexism when it was clearly a dumb comment. I can't even wrap my head around how ridiculous the reaction is. "Oh no, this guy made a joke that he enjoys aspects of the female body which is probably what most hetero men like".

It's more like: "here we are talking about a woman's career and the first thing he did is boil down women into their physical characteristics".

If he had said "I like her, she's got a great rack", you would find it offensive, yeah?
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you know, reading the cnn article in the op I thought this was just a dumb freakout over nothing

but I just looked up the vid so I can just watch it myself and she wasn't wrong. he just started randomly talking about boobs and it had barely anything to do with the discussion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onM_uqNsoT8

she gives him a lot of chances to get back on topic and he still keeps going on about boobs lol
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Whiny liberals strike again , always caught up in their feelings lol
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Nothing wrong with kicking him off the show, but she's a joke and a moron as well for writing an op-ed about it and not just moving on.
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Do a damn fucking America goddamn fucking boobs
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It was a dumb comment that had nothing to do with the topic and simply meant to objectify women. Good on her for cutting him off.

DezCaughtIt posted...

COVxy posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.

Yeah I agree. I don't think she was in the wrong at all

That said Clay Travis shouldn't have been on the show anyway because who gives a flying fuck what a washed up sports journalist thinks

Boobs.
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ThyCorndog posted...

you know, reading the cnn article in the op I thought this was just a dumb freakout over nothing
but I just looked up the vid so I can just watch it myself and she wasn't wrong. he just started randomly talking about boobs and it had barely anything to do with the discussion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onM_uqNsoT8

she gives him a lot of chances to get back on topic and he still keeps going on about boobs lol

Agreed 100%. I can't stand overly PC nonsense as much as the next CEman, but the video is pretty bad. He doesn't just say "boobs" once and gets booted, Brooke gave him numerous times to back away and he kept quadrupling down! It was completely inappropriate, off-topic, and unprofessional, not to mention sexist.

But I would SOOOO let Brooke have angry feminist sex with me.
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BoyOfBattle posted...

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This. She doesn't look bad for a CNN host, though.
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What a fucking joke! Does anyone remember her and Dana Bash discussing on-air how when Trump said he could have made Romney drop to his knees that Trump must have wanted fellacio? Remember? Women can be as perverted as they want and say the most perverted shit, but the minute a man says or does something "perverted" he's a rapist and a predator. This is what a female-dominated society looks like.

mario masta posted...

ThyCorndog posted...

you know, reading the cnn article in the op I thought this was just a dumb freakout over nothing
but I just looked up the vid so I can just watch it myself and she wasn't wrong. he just started randomly talking about boobs and it had barely anything to do with the discussion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onM_uqNsoT8

she gives him a lot of chances to get back on topic and he still keeps going on about boobs lol

Agreed 100%. I can't stand overly PC nonsense as much as the next CEman, but the video is pretty bad. He doesn't just say "boobs" once and gets booted, Brooke gave him numerous times to back away and he kept quadrupling down! It was completely inappropriate, off-topic, and unprofessional, not to mention sexist.

But I would SOOOO let Brooke have angry feminist sex with me.

It's funny because in the article she doesn't explain that at all. She just says "He said boobs and everyone in the news room locked up and then we cut his mic".

darkjedilink posted...

DezCaughtIt posted...

COVxy posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.

Yeah I agree. I don't think she was in the wrong at all

That said Clay Travis shouldn't have been on the show anyway because who gives a flying fuck what a washed up sports journalist thinks

Boobs.

Again, it's not that he said boobs. It's that he brought up boobs in the context of talking about a female reporter that didn't have jackshit to do with the topic at hand and was a desperate plea for attention
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DezCaughtIt posted...

darkjedilink posted...

DezCaughtIt posted...

COVxy posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.

Yeah I agree. I don't think she was in the wrong at all

That said Clay Travis shouldn't have been on the show anyway because who gives a flying fuck what a washed up sports journalist thinks

Boobs.

Again, it's not that he said boobs. It's that he brought up boobs in the context of talking about a female reporter that didn't have jackshit to do with the topic at hand and was a desperate plea for attention

Boobs.
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good on her, that guy is a tool
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Anyone who thinks thats acceptable has never been in a professional workplace.
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DezCaughtIt posted...

darkjedilink posted...

DezCaughtIt posted...

COVxy posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

And to Brooke Baldwin - someone with almost 20 years of experience in journalism. A guy mentions boobs live on air and it's enough for you to trip, cut off his mic, and write an op-ed about it? Really? In your experience, you haven't seen/heard worse than that?

I mean, you're ignoring the context in which the discussion is in regards to a female host's worth as a ESPN reporter, and the first (well, technically second) thing the guy does talk about the worth of boobs.

It's blatantly inappropriate, and on top of that it's pretty blatantly sexist.

Yeah I agree. I don't think she was in the wrong at all

That said Clay Travis shouldn't have been on the show anyway because who gives a flying fuck what a washed up sports journalist thinks

Boobs.

Again, it's not that he said boobs. It's that he brought up boobs in the context of talking about a female reporter that didn't have jackshit to do with the topic at hand and was a desperate plea for attention

That wasn't the context, the context was that he only believes in two things -- the first amendment and boobs. I agree it was awkward and had nothing to do with the topic, but it wasn't especially inappropriate just because the host was female and they were discussing Jemele. It was not directed at either of them, and there is nothing about liking boobs that's sexist.
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-Gavirulax- posted...

DanHarenChamp posted...

Anyone who thinks thats acceptable has never been in a professional workplace.

I doubt people think it's acceptable, more so the reaction (beyond just cutting him off, despite knowing who he is) is absurd.

its really not absurd at all.
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idk the story but I'm assuming the dude that loves boobs is on the correct side lol
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NeonOctopus posted...

idk the story but I'm assuming the dude that loves boobs is on the correct side lol

In this case, he's not. At all.

DKFjalfe posted...

NeonOctopus posted...

idk the story but I'm assuming the dude that loves boobs is on the correct side lol

In this case, he's not. At all.

My philosophy is that a man who loves boobs can't be all bad.




I'll read the story later >_>
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DanHarenChamp posted...

Anyone who thinks thats acceptable has never been in a professional workplace.

>Professional
>CNN

lolwut?
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NeonOctopus posted...

My philosophy is that a man who loves boobs can't be all bad.




I'll read the story later >_>

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NeonOctopus posted...

NeonOctopus posted...

My philosophy is that a man who loves boobs can't be all bad.




I'll read the story later >_>

The op ed made it seem like she ovary acted, but the video totally justifies her response.
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These poor snowflakes get triggered way too easily. If I was her boss, I'd walk up to her during a live broadcast and say "You're fired".

Seems like he was making an offhand joke and the other two wildly overreacted. From what I saw in the clip posted, he didn't bring it up again on his own, the other two went back to it.
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