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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: Mon, 12 May 2025 04:30:44 -0400
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lcraver@home.ca 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.
>
>Why? If you're not at the controls you're a passenger. While I've
>never flown except as a passenger, I've certainly both driven and been
>driven on land and never felt diminished by being a passenger.
>
>And I totally fail to see how one's gender affects that fact so why
>the H is it "sexist and disrespectful to do so"?

Basically, these female celebs are upset that no one took their ride as 
seriously as they did.

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