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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
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Subject: Re: Gayle King Complains =?ISO-8859-1?B?SXOSc16RRGlzcmVzcGVjdGZ1bCuS?= Sexist To Call 8-Minute Space Ride =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=91A=5FRide=92?=
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:30:45 -0400
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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> 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.
>
>Here's the thing. I didn't see anybody mocking her until she started
>complaining about people mocking her and then it was all backlash.

Ye Olde Babs Johnson Effect strikes again!

>Meanwhile, Whitney Cummings is mocking Shatner saying he didn't do anything
>more than Gail King did so he deserves to be mocked. I have now blocked
>Whitney Cummings.

Why were you following her in the first place?