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If women don't want to be treated as sexual objects, then why do they market themselves in that way? (Lipstick mimicking blood-engorged labia, sexually-laden gestures, body language, facial expressions, short skirts exposing thighs in news programs with full body shots, all play into the postmodern phenomenon of enticing audiences via sexuality.) TV is programmed to be attractive, and sexuality is one of the primary ways that it attracts me. Maybe these TV women, in order to be successful, feel that they must comply with this practice. Or maybe they do, some of these women, want to be treated as sexual objects. Maybe I make too much out of the liberated woman's desire to be free of stereotyping. Maybe I've taken the women's liberation movement too seriously. I think I may have been taken in, trying to treat women in a way they say they want to be treated, when they, at least in part, don't really want to be treated that way at all. Yes, women want to be treated as equals in the workplace and in society, but they don't want to be treated in that same way in romantic/sexual situations. And any social situation can be a staging ground for a possible liason. And postmodern men better know when each expectation, business or sexual, applies. But leave it to the women to confuse the issue even more, as when they will dress for business (e.g. newscasting) like they would dress for romance. No wonder men tend to become confused misogynists as they "mature." (But, to be fair, women, as they age, tend toward man-hating too.) [I'm tired of apologizing for all of this, for my own attitude and for my gender.]
Darin Kagan
I like Darin Kagan, a lot. I think she's attractive and personable and a cut above the cookie-cutter news people who populate the channels. But she's a terrible reporter. She asks long, elaborate, leading questions designed more to express her own point of view than to elicit information from the people she interviews. Only the most astute interviewees are capable in her interviews of getting their own information across, and then a lot of them have to do it in counterpoint to Kagan's opinions. This is not reporting. This is editorializing.
 
 
Alex Witt
Now this is a news lady and, apparently, a real lady as well. I can't help but fantasize about being somehow associated with her. What an honor it would be. She's competent, personable, and demure--and incredibly sexy in that way that some women have of underplaying their sexuality so that it is subtle and not quite available. She's a real class act. I'm wondering what she's doing on TV when she could be in Hollywood. I guess she's really the professional she seems to be. But she's becoming a bit arrogant. It's not really a fault yet, but it could become one. She was much better when she was new to the business and just a bit intimidated.
Kelly Wallace
That twist to her mouth, the one-sided lip curl that she seems to try so hard to avoid, but sometimes just can't help it, perhaps reveals a sarcastic nature that she never otherwise seems to show on-screen. If this is the case, more credit to her. And it makes her a more interesting person. I'd really like to get to know her, to study her personality close up. I'll bet she's a fantastic person. When she smiles, full-mouthed, without the twist, she beams a personality that is impossible to resist. I wish she'd do that more often onscreen.
Judy Fortin
Judy has been my favorite reporter for a long time. She fits exactly the type of women I've become involved with and enamored of all of my life, a petite, pixie-like lady. None of those relationships ever worked out, so I should have learned my lesson by now. But what intensity they had while they lasted. This is exactly the type of woman I know by now to stay away from, but never do. She has an impish personality that she uses to present the news, but nevertheless in a straightforward, business-like manner. I've been in love with her for a long time and I never even met her. Alas.
Paula Zahn
Paula appears to be a solid, factual reporter. But her unconscious agenda is revealed in the emphatic whine of her questions. Nice looking babe, though. Great face. Lots of "character." Majestic facial musculature. She always seems to be serious, but off the job, I'll bet she's lots of fun.
Judy Woodruff
I'm attracted to her, especially to the fact that she looks so good despite her age. But she's one of the most unprofessional journalists on TV, continually interjecting her opinions in the form of direct comment and with tsks, sighs, and body language. And the tsking is so ingrained that it occurs before or after almost every news item, as a speech affect, a signal that her editorializing is a function of her basic critical personality and will never be overcome.
Eileen O'Connor
I wish I knew her when she was younger. I imagine she has had an interesting past. And those lips. Sexy. Are those her own, or are they pumped up?
Carol Lin
Isn't she a baby doll, though? I just love the way this woman looks. And she seems quite competent as a news person too.
Catherine Herridge
I adore her square face and close-cropped hair. This is the kind of mug you want to cradle gently in your hands as your plant kisses all over it.
Elizabeth Cohen
Here's a News Princess if there ever was one. And apparently, judging from her links page, she's a Shel Silverstein fan. All right!
Fredricka Whitfield
A sultry, brooding version of a newsperson. The kind of woman who'd make you work real hard to be with her, and it would probably be worth it.
Linda Vester
This is a sassy chick for sure, the kind of woman it'd be fun to be with, because she'd contantly be taking a sarcastic tone with you and forcing you to measure up to your (or her) convictions.
Linda Stouffer
I'll bet this is a sweet, sweet lady.
Rudi Bakhtiar
Now here's a babe. But I hear she dates major league baseball players, so rule this one out guys. You know the type here. Let's not be fooled into thinking she's something she's not.
Robin Meade
Hot stuff.
Suzanne Malveau
Brooding, and mysterious. Worthy of the French name, I'm sure. I'll bet no one ever really gets to know her. Too bad, too. I wonder what deep secrets are locked up inside that beautiful dark skull.
Ashleigh Banfield
Despite the hype that MSNBC has been promoting her with that tends to turn me off toward her, Ashleigh Banfield is one of the best reporters going. She is easily the equal of Christiane Amanpour. And that strong jaw, and those glasses, add to my perception of her as an ideal woman--intelligent, studious-looking, and she's a babe as well. And what an on-screen personality!
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