On Mike Gallagher’s radio show, FOX News’ Chris Wallace admonished Kelly Clarkson to manage her weight by “pushing away from the deep-dish pizza.” Wallace has apologized, but the ramifications of his comments are far reaching. As author and commentator Anita Finlay states, “Women are still graded by appearance first, no matter how great their accomplishments. Worse still, as the media lives to objectify them, women are trained to criticize each other the same way they criticize themselves in the mirror.”
Political strategist and commentator Shawna Vercher also discusses the current questionable – and questionably prurient – cover of Golf Digest. “Apparently,” says Vercher, “the only way for a woman to get on the cover is to show some skin.” Playboy Magazine anyone? Don’t miss Anita and Shawna’s take on Wallace and his media ilk in the latest edition of Dare We Say…
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Anita Finlay is the bestselling author of Dirty Words on Clean Skin — exposing media bias in a society not as evolved as advertised. #1 on Amazon’s Women in Politics books for 16 weeks.
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