The show is watched about as much as morning shows here, and there is a
point to be made about the relative attention given to women's wardrobes
vs. men's wardrobes on TV.

But I'm not sure the guy who thought it would be funny to tell the "Dalai
Lama walks into a pizza parlor" joke to the Dalai Lama is the person to
make it.

John

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:

> Karl Stefanovic wanted to take a stand against criticism faced by his
> female cohost over her various wardrobe choices, so he wore the same suit
> on air every broadcast day for a year. The complete lack of mention or
> criticism by anyone is either indicative of a genuine sexist divide, or
> evidence nobody watches the Australian TV show. As a sort of odd
> counterpoint to it all, his cohost Lisa Wilkinson contended the emails and
> comments she gets about how she looks come from other women... that it
> isn't the men being critical of how she dresses, but women paying more
> attention to her clothes... and seemingly none to Stefanovic's.
>
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/karl-stefanovics-sexism-experiment-today-presenter-wears-same-suit-for-a-year-20141115-11ncdz.html
>
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