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

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.
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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]
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She did two other videos of further mockery in subsequent days.