Conversely, men are willing to exploit and/or play along. A whole news network was formatted with the marketing of leg shots for ratings.

During a Season 1 episode of NBC’s “The Apprentice”, Donald Trump took an opportunity to address this when it appeared to be happening within one of the teams.

Although it’s tough for some to be intellectually honest in admitting many people will use whatever physical attributes they have for an advantage and complain (or #MeToo sue) when the expected results don’t pan out, Donald Trump broached this issue early during his fourteen season run on NBC.

Maybe his honest and level-headed approach is one reason the network chose to pull the successful programs from online viewing after he announced his bid for the presidency in 2015. The American people would have seen someone who is not afraid to say what many have always been thinking.

Sound familiar?

BTW — You can watch “The Apprentice” episodes on Tubi TV.

NBC has tracked down and fired the staffer who leaked the infamous — and wildly entertaining — tape of Lawrence O’Donnell’s meltdown during which he swore at his crew because of “insanity in my earpiece.” Multiple sources said that a male “Today” show editor was found to be the culprit who compiled and leaked the eight-minute video of O’Donnell raging at staff during breaks in an Aug. 29 live broadcast of his show “The Last Word.”

In the clip, a furious O’Donnell slams his fist on his desk and rants about “insanity in the control room” and “stop the hammering!” and what he calls “f—king out-of-control s—t.” One source said, “The video of Lawrence O’Donnell was leaked on Sept. 20. The leaker was identified, confronted and fired on Sept. 26. It turned out to be a ‘Today’ show editor who said he did it because he thought it was funny.”
— Page Six, 10/16/17

It says a lot when those within the journalism community consider such unprofessional behavior “funny”. Then again, we’re all supposed to hold journalists and certain, nightly opinion personalities with near reverence.

So in an attempt to have fun at the expense of the arrogant, we present this out-of-context, Lawrence O’Donnell batshit moment….

When bin Laden was taunting America with grainy videos, Facebook was still three years away from its launch (2004), and Twitter would not come along for two more (2006).
— The Atlantic, 8/11/14

Now that anybody can voice an opinion (informed or not) and have it transmitted to millions in seconds, this technology can be exploited and it’s even easier if you have help. During a time of crisis, one would hope those who have influence could show due caution to make sure their words and deeds can’t be used against our country in the same manner immortalized by “Hanoi Jane” Fonda.

Here in America, the Democrats along with corporate media eagerly buy China’s lies surrounding the nascence of the worldwide pandemic, the propaganda blaming America, the stories of Chinese benevolence, and the efficiency of Chinese methods in getting control of the virus at home. They are actively supporting China’s version of the truth. China has every reason to believe they will continue to do so.
— American Thinker, 4/2/20

Unfortunately during the current Coronavirus pandemic, the Communist Chinese not only have a media outlet to spread their “We’re not responsible” propaganda but have been able to find ample useful idiot Americans to bolster their case by use of a politically correct club they know disarms inconvenient speech: racism.

China’s nationalistic tabloid the Global Times has relied on a crew of foreigners help keep its English-language paper and website running since it started publishing in English in April 2009. There are currently around twenty foreign editors working with the Global Times who are referred to as “foreign experts,” a clichéd nickname for any foreigner working with Chinese state media. They do everything from assigning stories to reporting to copy editing—as long as the coverage is not about politics.
— Quartz, 8/9/16

Of course not.

Buck-passing, lying, inciting hate crimes with racist remarks. All aim to hide his delayed response to COVID-19. Netizens use hashtag #TrumpPandemic on Twitter to express dissatisfaction with the US president’s botched handling of the pandemic.
— 环球时报 Global Times, 3/23/20

It shouldn’t be this easy for an antagonist to be able to divide and conquer but when you have an American left and media who hates the president and his supporters more than a proven enemy, how much easier can it be made for China?

But as we are talking about a #FakeNews media that will do anything for ratings, especially embellish the severity of the moment by scaring the shit out of the public, nothing is really surprising especially when it’s been done before.

The Weather Channel is defending one of their own after a video of Hurricane Florence coverage went viral. The video, uploaded to Twitter, shows Weather Channel meteorologist and reporter Mike Seidel bracing in the wind during a live shot in Wilmington, NC. As he is struggling to keep his footage, two people walk behind him showing no signs of struggle.
— Mediaite, 9/14/18

In 2005, Michelle Kosinski became a journalistic laughingstock and was named “Woman of the Year” in by The Association for Women in Communications, South Florida Chapter. After years as a foreign correspondent for NBC in London, she’s now a Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for CNN.

You got to stick with your lie. If you lie, you have to believe that lie whole-heartedly. It has to become the truth for you.
— Wanda Sykes

We’ll be keeping an eye out to see how Mr. Seidel’s career advances from here.