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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
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Subject: Re: Gayle King Complains It's_`Disrespectful,' Sexist To Call 8-Minute Space Ride `A_Ride'
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:30:45 -0400
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In article <vu5r28$2iq7b$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
> On Apr 21, 2025 at 1:30:47 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> CBS News host Gayle King took issue with those who referred to her eight 
>> minutes in space-- with an all-female, celebrity-heavy "crew"-- as "a 
>> ride", arguing that it was sexist and disrespectful to do so.
>> 
>> King went on to complain about the underlying sexist tone of those 
>> referring to the eight-minute space flight as "a ride", saying, "You 
>> never see a man, a male astronaut, who's going up in space and they say, 
>> 'Oh, he took a ride.'
>
>If floating in space for 10 minutes makes you an astronaut, Gayle, then I'm 
>a gynecologist.

Holy Fantastic Voyage, Batman!

>> Katy Perry was also mocked for overblowing the importance of the trip. 
>> "Katy Perry out here acting like she was just stranded in space by Joe 
>> Biden for nearly a year," one commented after video circulated of the pop 
>> star kissing the ground.
>
>BREAKING: Katy Perry had to stand in a puddle while waiting for her limo. 
>She now claims to be a Navy SEAL.

Heh.