Re: Gayle King Complains It's_`Disrespectful,' Sexist To Call 8-Minute Space Ride `A_Ride'

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.'

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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.

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BREAKING: Katy Perry had to stand in a puddle while waiting for her limo.
She now claims to be a Navy SEAL.