tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5183386383102595393..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Beauty and the Buerk, by H.M. CastorMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47135351953322804022014-04-14T17:19:13.642+01:002014-04-14T17:19:13.642+01:00Great post, Harriet. The general attitude to women...Great post, Harriet. The general attitude to women newsreaders in television makes me angry too.Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78553508351857842322014-04-14T13:58:31.997+01:002014-04-14T13:58:31.997+01:00Indeed - nothing new under the sun (though I love ...Indeed - nothing new under the sun (though I love that sun hat). I wonder if we'll ever get to the point where the gravitas age brings will be appreciated in both genders.Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91609302632578359862014-04-14T01:35:26.266+01:002014-04-14T01:35:26.266+01:00... and thank you for deleting my own double-post ...... and thank you for deleting my own double-post as well. My apologies for that! :)DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43016940734187886582014-04-12T18:42:03.470+01:002014-04-12T18:42:03.470+01:00I think it was spam, and in any case it was self-p...I think it was spam, and in any case it was self-promoting, so in my role as admin, I've deleted it. Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44353707196927395532014-04-12T18:08:29.105+01:002014-04-12T18:08:29.105+01:00By the way, is that Jack Smith comment spam or iro...By the way, is that Jack Smith comment spam or ironic? I won't click on links in most comments, so if that one's a joke I've missed it ...DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74893221539527695002014-04-12T18:07:08.858+01:002014-04-12T18:07:08.858+01:00What an EXCELLENT post, with such fantastic contex...What an EXCELLENT post, with such fantastic context.<br /><br />I've been reading (and sharing) your blog posts for a long time, but this one is the one I must make a point of commenting on to THANK you for. Brava!! The perfect statement - and thank you for the illustrations and quotations!<br /><br />Blogging, Tweeting, and shouting this one from the rooftops. DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-65171352590480661452014-04-12T12:44:00.221+01:002014-04-12T12:44:00.221+01:00For 'ow' please read 'or'.For 'ow' please read 'or'.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62665501138628013692014-04-12T12:42:56.012+01:002014-04-12T12:42:56.012+01:00I fully agree with your post. My husband (aged 63)...I fully agree with your post. My husband (aged 63)whenever he sees a woman on TV - in whatever capacity - he always remarks on how old she is,(mutton dressed as lamp is a frequent statement!) what she's wearing ow whether her hair is dyed or the fact that she has too much or too little make-up on. He never comments on a man's appearance at all but whether he's intelligent or knows what he's talking about. It drives me potty but he isn't even aware he's doing it.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1641730688422800112014-04-12T09:21:55.072+01:002014-04-12T09:21:55.072+01:00That's "males" not mars. :-)That's "males" not mars. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79764016603054842962014-04-12T02:54:50.693+01:002014-04-12T02:54:50.693+01:00Just go to Google Images and type in "newsrea...Just go to Google Images and type in "newsreader". The mars vary from young ad attractive to grey-haired and balding. The females are ALL young. I came across an article that said young female performers are being persuaded to start Botox in their twenties! This is to avoid having a facelift at forty. <br /><br />It's not new, as you said. I'm very glad I don't rely on my looks for my work, but I would like to say that these days you have a better chance of selling as a writer if you're a pretty young thing who can be paraded at writers' festivals. Older writers get less exposure.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com