So I watch The Apprentice.
Not religiously. But I do seem to have a problem turning it off, or turning off the t.v. if I know it’s up next.
*sigh*
Partly just because all the people remind me of the world I left behind in advertising. Blech.
Anywho, that’s the subject of this mini-rant:
It seems that every time the women get fired there is an emotional component. Either they were too panicky, too flustered, or just too emotive. Tonight’s ‘firing’ was the pinnacle. That she was “too emotional” was the whole reason.
What kills me about this is that the men are hyper-emotional. But they manifest it as anger or rage. This guy is sitting there with his eyes literally bugging out of his head with fury, saying that she should be fired for being too emotional. But it seems that while emotions/actions with feminine associations (like anxiety, being flustered, or being cooperative) are character flaws, emotions perceived as masculine (anger, outrage, indignation) don’t even register. Picture screaming “she’s too emotional, that’s inappropriate in the boardroom!!!!”
Y’ello, kettle? This is the pot, you’re black.