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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox Host Tells Chrissy Teigen To Shut Up About Gun Control: You Have A ‘Lovely Bottom…Stick To That'
When it comes to expressing opinions on gun control, Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said on Thursday that supermodels should keep their mouths shut and their clothes off. Following the shooting near Parliament in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, supermodel Chrissy Teigen made what The Huffington Post called a good point about the difference between gun violence in the U.S. and other countries. [A]ctive shooting in Canada, or as we call it in america, wednesday, she wrote on Twitter. Thats not a joke. It is a fact, she added.
But as is usually the case with Fox News, hosts at the network insisted that it was never appropriate to talk about gun safety measures soon after a shooting. I do a segment every week on The Five called Fool of the Week at the end of the week, Fox News host Eric Bolling told the hosts of OutNumbered. I take the most foolish comment either said or tweeted
. I would say shes a prime candidate.
She should stay on Instagram, OutNumbered host Andrea Tantaros quipped. Chrissy Teigen is known for, obviously, her lovely bottom, and her food Instagram pictures. She should stick to that. This is the problem when models start to talk, Tantaros added. They play into that dumb model stereotype. Because its too soon for her to weigh in. And also, conflate gun control, and crime in America with a global war against radical Islamic jihadism.
She clearly doesnt know about the radical Islamic threat to the nation, she hasnt educated herself. When she does stuff like this, youve just got to shake your head. However, left-leaning contributor Kirsten Powers argued that many models are smart, and they should be able to express their views. She was upset about what was happening and this is a person that sincerely believes that theres a problem with gun control, Powers explained. Theres no question that its insensitive, but I suspect that her intent was not to be insensitive. If she wants to weigh in on gun control and crime then lets have a debate about the root of crime in America, Tantaros replied. But dont do that in the middle of a crisis, in the middle of a tragic moment, co-host Susan Smith agreed. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/fox-host-tells-supermodel-to-shut-up-about-gun-control-you-have-a-lovely-bottom-stick-to-that/
Blue Owl
(50,445 posts)n/t
big_dog
(4,144 posts)Last edited Thu Oct 23, 2014, 04:10 PM - Edit history (1)
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hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Seriously, what a fucking dolt.
OregonBlue
(7,754 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,833 posts)The kind of idiots who refuse Obama Care, because they hate him so much, and would rather bleed to death than get help.
riversedge
(70,252 posts)stuff about Fox news.
big_dog
(4,144 posts)the more stupid stuff she says and the more programs she guests on, the better chance she has of getting her own show
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Unless, of course, you're spewing discredited right wing talking points, amirite ladies?
Isn't it strange, though, how it's never quite the right time to criticize our culture and its addiction to guns? "Too soon" becomes "too late" without advance notice and by a curious alchemy that's never quite apparent. The "tragic moment" changes into "yesterday's news" or "ancient history" seemingly at the whim of the "responsible" gun owners.