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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On 2025-04-21 12:17 PM, BTR1701 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.
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.
Megyn Kelly was also scathing in her comments on this ride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3TZGF3hZyI [14 minutes]
She did two other videos of further mockery in subsequent days.
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?
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.
“So I wish people would do more due diligence. And then my question is, have >y’all been to space? Go to space or go to Blue Origin and see what they do … >and then come back and say, ‘This is a terrible thing,'” King continued, >arguing that if there were more demand for commercial space flights, the cost >of such a flight would eventually come down.
On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:30:47 -0400, 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"?
. . .
I've been both to Cape Canaveral and the adjacent air force base which
is where the historical museum (sitting in the cap com's seat that
launched John Glenn was pretty cool) and reached just the opposite >impression.
One of the key moments in my teens was when I realized I'd never make
the short list never mind the actual list strictly due to my
citizenship. (This was long before Mark Garneau and other Canucks who
flew in the Shuttle)
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"?
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