Great post, good tech, though I heard about this 10 years ago.
The anchor asking questiosn should have been the female, the ARMOR specialist should have been the DUDE.
Why is it that the MORE masculine the subject matter (football, for example) the more broadcast executives feel that subject MUST be covered by a FEMALE...?
It’s ridiculous.
Segment on yarn and SEWING:
Should the field expert be a DUDE..? No.
Segment on childbirthing —dude? No.
Segment on crushing beer cans against forehead: A chick? NO.
IT IS FREAKING EASY.
They both sounded like complete buffoons with the stumbling Val-Speak.