Fox Accidentally Uses Photo of Same-Sex Couple to Illustrate Importance of Heterosexual Marriage

[kpete]

Fox News Accidentally Uses Photo of Same-Sex Couple to Illustrate Article About the Importance of Heterosexual Marriage



Atop yet another typical Fox News article espousing the merits of heteronormativity sits a decidedly atypical sight: A photo of the same-sex couple who made headlines last year for being the first same-sex couple to get married at the Empire State Building.

"Being equal in worth, or value, is not the same as being identical, interchangeable beings," writes Suzanne Venker, author of How to Choose a Husband and Make Peace with Marriage.

Of course, she's talking about her belief that women should stop trying to compete with men and just give in to the fact that they were put on earth to be a wife and mother and nothing more.

But looking at the photo of Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur lovingly sharing their first kiss as a legally married couple, you can't help but smile.

http://gawker.com/5982945/fox-news-accidentally-uses-photo-of-same+sex-couple-to-illustrate-article-about-the-importance-of-heterosexual-marriage

[NYC_SKP]

1. They make a cute couple, up there at the top of the Empire State Building.

Good for them!



Oh, and Fuck FOX....

[Curmudgeoness]

2. Does Faux News do ANY research?

Or was this intentional to draw some attention to their story? Could they really be that incompetent?

Oh, sorry, what was I thinking.

[Warpy]

7. They must. Otherwise, how would they be so consistently WRONG?

I think it must take the same kind of research to be wrong all the time as it does to be right all the time.

[Curmudgeoness]

11. That is a very good point. Being wrong all the time

is not an easy task.

But what would the point of making your viewers and fans feel stupid be? Now, if they were Comedy Central, I would get it.

[NoGOPZone]

9. No, it's easier simply to make things up as they go along. nt

[freshwest]

10. They appear severely challenged in this area, and can't use Google properly. Two examples:

They reported German's solar industry is better than ours, because Germany has more sunshine than the USA. They didn't use the Google, but it's what their owners wanted aired:



When they do use the Google, they were unable to read the caption and realize their example wasn't straight. OTOH, they could be mocking their viewers.

I think they're making fun of them...

[Curmudgeoness]

12. It is rather improbably that they can be so very wrong

so often. But what is the point??? Since I see no reason for them to make fun of their audience, I have to assume that they are just lazy and stupid.

[freshwest]

13. I think they're lazy, is what it is. Googled 'married couple kissing!' and went with sexiest woman.

[rocktivity]

3. Foo-kin-bee-YOOO-tee-ful!

rocktivity

[Tx4obama]

4. Additional aritcle on link below

Oops! Don’t Tell Fox News They’ve Got Pic Of Lesbian Couple For Column On Traditional Marriage Gender Roles
http://www.mediaite.com/online/oops-dont-tell-fox-news-theyve-got-pic-of-lesbian-couple-for-column-on-traditional-marriage-gender-roles/


Btw, the FoxNews article was posted on Feb 5th and the photo is still there: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/02/05/to-be-happy-must-admit-women-and-men-arent-equal/

[rocktivity]

6. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

Special Achievement category!


rocktivity

[Luminous Animal]

5. Just reading the title made me laugh right out loud!

[seabeyond]

8. that is the best. i LUV it. my son thought it great also. ah ha. nt

[mythology]

14. This makes me want to giggle

But there's something unintentionally important I think in the fact that Fox couldn't tell this was a same sex marriage, because in the end, same sex marriages aren't any different than different sex marriages.

Plus anything that makes Fox News look like more of a joke is a good thing.

[ohheckyeah]

15. I think that couple was on Say Yes to The Dress....

I saw them on some show.

Fox is pathetic - it's wrong more than it's right.

[ReRe]

16. It is a lovely photo...

...just the wrong one! Who would have thought that a bunch of idiots could run a cable news station? Bizarro world. That's what we've become... Duh...

[Blue_In_AK]

17. This couple is from Anchorage.

Too bad they had to leave our state to get married, but I'm happy for them.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

18. This is NOT right!

That poor, sweet couple now have to live with being associated with Fox News! That is just wrong!
Fox News owes them a honeymoon at lest for this!