UltraViolet Responds to Sexist FOX News Pundits
Posted by Michelle Moquin on June 5th, 2013
Good morning!
How is everyone doing?
On Monday, I posted the write from FOX News where their pundits were going off, reeling negative comments about women in the workplace. UltraViolet, a women’s rights group, did a follow-up response by addressing those pundits in an ad. The ad called for Lou Dobbs, Erick Erickson and Juan Williams to be fired for their sexist remarks.
Kudos to UltraViolet for not accepting their sick behavior. Unfortunately, no surprise, FOX News wouldn’t accept the ad to be aired. Sorry girls, you aren’t going to get equal airtime from FOX. But I will certainly give it to you here.
Here’s the write:
Fox Business Refuses To Air Ultraviolet Ad Slamming Pundits For Sexist Comments
Fox Business Network has rejected a television ad created by a women’s rights group that calls for pundits Lou Dobbs, Erick Erickson and Juan Williams to be fired fornegative remarks they made on the network last week about women who work outside the home.
UltraViolet, an online community that advocates for women’s equality, created the ad using Fox Business’ own footage of Dobbs, Williams and Erickson complaining that the rise of female breadwinners in families could ruin society, hurt children and “undermine our social order.”
“Lou Dobbs has a problem,” a voiceover says in the ad. “Women are winning the bread. Even his own network isn’t safe from this source of lady breadwinners. Tell Fox to retire Lou Dobbs, Erick Erickson, and Juan Williams and spare them the pain of equality.”
WATCH THE AD:
According to UltraViolet spokesman Doug Gordon, the ad was slated to air during the Fox Business show “After the Bell,” but Fox executives decided not to run it. He said UltraViolet was told that for copyright reasons, Fox cannot air an ad that uses its own footage.
A spokesperson for Fox News did not respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment.
Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of UltraViolet, said she believes Fox’s rejection of the ad and refusal to fire or apologize for the pundits who made the controversial comments is tantamount to an endorsement of their sexist views.
“It appears the men at Fox News have lost their minds,” she told HuffPost in a phone interview. “The fact that they won’t air this ad shows that the company is standing by Dobbs and Erickson and Williams and everyone else. The biggest statement it sends is, ‘We’re okay with the backward thinking of the sexist, misognist men leading our programming.’”
Fox News host Megyn Kelly tore into Dobbs and Erickson on her show Friday, asking Erickson, “What makes you dominant and me submissive, and who died and made you scientist-in-chief?” Greta Van Susteren, another Fox News host, wondered if her colleagues would next have a segment about “eliminating women’s right to vote.”
Chaudhary said UltraViolet is considering running the ad on a different network, but it has not made a decision yet. “We just want to put it in front of [Fox's] female viewers that if you’re working outside of the home, Fox News’ line is that you are personally responsible for ruining America.”
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“Fox cannot air an ad that uses its own footage”? Of course they couldn’t respond – it’s a lie. If anyone can allow, it they certainly can. It’s their show. You’re telling me that no ad during the presidential election that they aired, included any footage of their show in the ad? Yeah right.
Thoughts? Blog me.
ZL: Hey there. How goes it? You posted some valid points. I like the quote too.
Peace out.
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June 5th, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Rex, I’m pleased the pics please you, Mischa has more and I’m sure she has something up her sleeve ; )
Mischa, I sent the black dress with the ‘talk to the hand’ stance to a friend who seems to suffer from ‘head up ass’ factor when it comes to females and the world, just bc you (any of you) perceive women as not being supportive of each other and take that as a sign that the Lou Dobbs and Eric Erickson’ s of the world might be right and we women should stick with mothering without an outside the home job because we can’t ‘pull it together’ to join, step up and rule outside the home….think about the quote I posted the other day, yep you fellas have been doing a swell job with it all (that’s why it appears that life as we knew it is going to hell in a handbasket) if women are better at doing their duty to society by keeping the home fabric together bc we’re ‘naturally’ better at that, what exactly are you all better at, greed? Running corruption within companies/government that goes so deep it’s insane? Oh…ok…yes, and we women are TOO emotional and irrational, if it wasn’t such a sad state of affairs you leave as your man legacy, it’d be humorous, instead it’s sickening.
If the tables were turned I really don’t know what women would do but we certainly have the capacity to think of all involved and not just covering our own asses – all the time. Maybe there’d be wars, maybe not, but however it went it’d look way different than this!
Re: Jackson Katz, he made some good points, but nothing too new, of course, men could stop others and say ‘not funny, that could be my sister, etc…’ but it runs way deeper than that. Kids in US are suffering from a myriad of things, (can you say moral bankruptcy and no I’m not calling forward religion to fix that) it’s a case of too much mothering (and smothering and allowing bad behavior) and not enough fathering (not being around enough, work is work but get home), and man the heck up and talk to your freaking sons about what it means to be and act like a man, and give your daughters the set of clues they need rather than go into denial and telling her (but not your son) to just not do ‘it’ and study more, and unhelpful, cowardly suggestions along those lines.
Don’t be afraid to tell your kid exactly what you expect and stand your ground (I still hear my kid say on the phone, ‘oh I’m not allowed’ and I smile my ass off bc she almost looks me right in the eye now and still she honors my non-negotiables, 14 and almost 6′, shizz). I also give my daughter live scenario examples of the BS boys might run by her and ask her what she’d do…she’s often said, ‘mom, no boy is ever going to act like that, they’re too dumb anyway’ (yes, though when they’re little head wakes up and has requirements even the stupidest boy suddenly gets it how to charm/cajole/stump a girl into a sitch she may not want to be in…(and little does she know they are scenarios I had to handle at 14 when I looked 21, I was a bit more mature looking than she…it was weird and scary, college dudes hitting on me and I was in 8th grade??)
I think it’s Max and argh (#13 & 14 yesterday) you know, the stats will always have women doing the same thing as men (and I used to stand up for this in the name of balance) but seriously, look around you and see all the dumb sexist crap women have to deal with just bc men can be duh-like and think it’s just funny…yeah, no it’s not, not so much. And the amount of women battering men is nominal compared to opposite. BCBG with that gang rape style ad is not comparable to an ad w/ a man appearing buffoonish when changing a diaper, sorry.
Off the soapbox again now…
Luv, Zen Lill
June 5th, 2013 at 7:11 pm
Should You Go Gluten-Free?
The wheat we eat today is a far cry from the grain older generations grew up with — and there are serious questions about how healthy it is. If you’re suffering from gastrointestinal problems or have symptoms that are going undiagnosed, avoiding wheat for one month might solve those problems.
Dear Reader,
One of the most common statements I hear from new patients goes something like this: “I don’t feel good, but my doctor says there’s nothing wrong with me.” In fact, this is such a frequent issue that I decided to do a newsletter about it.
Generally, in these cases, a patient tells their doctor that he or she just isn’t feeling well. Specific symptoms might include digestive disorders, low energy, weight gain, moodiness, joint pain or general achiness, memory problems, brain fog, and/or other nagging health issues that just won’t go away. The doctor does a blood panel, and maybe a few additional tests, and then reports that the results are all normal. In other words, there’s nothing wrong with you.
Under different circumstances, that would be excellent news. But when you still don’t feel right, it’s not much consolation to know that “there’s nothing wrong.” Clearly, something’s off, but for whatever reason, the doctor has no interest in solving the problem. I’ve had many patients come to me after seeing multiple doctors, and being told time and time again, “Nothing’s wrong.” That’s when I start thinking outside the diagnostic box.
Is This “Healthy Food” the Cause of Your Problems?
Food allergies or sensitivities are among the most common sources of health problems. But there’s one food in particular that is turning out to be the source of multiple ailments: wheat. Until recently, whole grains had been considered some of the healthiest foods around. However, decades of tinkering with wheat to make it more productive and profitable have turned the grain into something of a Frankenstein’s monster with questionable health benefits.
In fact, today’s wheat even looks different than the classic grain, and it no longer contains the same beneficial nutrients. Even worse, wheat — like sugar and high-fructose corn syrup — is used in some form or other in products where you would least expect it. Wheat turns up in everything from frozen french fries to pet foods to skin lotions — and it uses a variety of names, including hydrolyzed wheat protein or wheat starch.
Unfortunately, there’s one additional concern with wheat: contamination by GMO (genetically modified organism) wheat that “escaped” from experimental fields. This fact, acknowledged by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), has already led Japan to cancel its contract for wheat with American farmers. Many other countries have also banned GMO foods, so they could follow Japan’s lead. I’ll be writing more about why it’s so important to avoid GMO foods, but for now, I’ll just say that this is one more reason to avoid wheat.
For individuals with celiac disease, eating wheat can have very serious consequences, including digestive problems, joint pain, malnutrition, skin conditions, fatigue, and developmental issues in children. In an earlier newsletter, I wrote about celiac disease, an under-diagnosed condition believed to affect as many as 1 in every 133 Americans. Unfortunately, millions of Americans are unaware they even have celiac disease, so they continue to suffer with misdiagnoses and treatments that do nothing to improve their health. For a look at how serious celiac disease can be, please take a look at Brady’s story.
Is It Celiac Disease or Something Else?
Celiac disease is not the end of the story when it comes to wheat. Certain individuals who do not have celiac disease still have a hard time processing wheat. As a result, I’m seeing an increasing number of patients with ailments that disappear when they stop eating wheat. These aren’t just brief bouts of indigestion. I’m talking about arthritis, asthma, and a long list of skin problems. These people have wheat allergy, sensitivity, or intolerance. Gluten, a protein found in wheat, is believed to be behind many of these wheat-related health issues.
An individual who is sensitive to or intolerant of gluten might experience mood swings, depression, difficulty concentrating, or changes in behavior after eating food containing the protein. Experts estimate that as many as 20 million Americans who do not have celiac disease are sensitive to gluten.
In addition, a separate disorder — wheat allergy — can cause everything from skin rashes to asthma. Wheat allergy is thought to be far less common than celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, but it can lead to life-threatening consequences, including anaphylactic shock.
Is Your Doctor in the Dark?
When a person with celiac disease eats wheat, the lining of the small intestine over-reacts and shuts down. Unable to absorb nutrients from food, sufferers of the disease might experience malnutrition, along with numerous other symptoms. For doctors who aren’t familiar with this condition, the symptoms are often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome or indigestion.
Treating those conditions doesn’t help, however, so the nagging health problems continue, even though a simple celiac disease blood test, followed by a biopsy for confirmation, is all it takes to identify celiac disease. However, the condition is not on the radar of many physicians, so it’s not at all unusual for patients to struggle with health issues for years before finding out what’s wrong with them.
Let’s say your blood test shows that you do not have celiac disease or a wheat allergy, but you still don’t feel quite right. There’s much more you can do on your own to determine if wheat is a problem. You may want to start with a test for gluten sensitivity, which you can obtain online from EnteroLab (www.enterolab.com). Or you can simply start with the same thing I tell my patients — a gluten-free challenge diet. Here are the four essential steps you need to follow:
Is It Time To Try Gluten Free?
Let’s say your blood test shows that you do not have celiac disease, but you still don’t feel quite right. There’s much more you can do on your own to determine if wheat is a problem. I recommend starting with the same thing I tell my patients — a gluten-free challenge diet. Here are the four essential steps you need to follow:
Step One:
Clear your cupboards and refrigerator of products containing gluten — commonly found in wheat, rye, and barley. To determine if you are sensitive to gluten, you need to completely eliminate it from your diet for a minimum of 30 days. This is no time for half measures. You must give your body time to heal. If you give up bread made with wheat, for example, but continue to eat ordinary pasta, crackers, cereal, etc. (as opposed to gluten-free), your results will be skewed. In other words, you must commit to going totally gluten-free for 30 days. So get ready for some label reading, and remember — even the smallest amount of gluten is unacceptable for the next month.
Step Two:
Replace gluten-based foods with gluten-free versions. These days, that’s fairly easy. Food manufacturers are very aware of gluten and wheat health issues, so there are gluten-free breads (check the frozen foods aisles), pasta, cereal, and much more.
If you bake, you can make your own gluten-free cookies and breads by substituting any of the gluten-free flour blends on the market today. I encourage my patients to focus on foods like vegetables, fruits, lean protein, and brown rice or other grains that are naturally gluten-free. If you are going out to eat, ask your server about dishes that do not contain gluten — and stay away from the breadbasket. Remember, you aren’t giving up bread, cupcakes, and doughnuts forever — it’s only for 30 days!
Step Three:
During your 30 days without gluten, I urge you to keep a diary documenting how you feel. Are your symptoms the same or are they improving? How about your energy levels — the same or better? Weight loss or gain? At the end of the month, this summary can be helpful for sorting out your condition.
At the same time, to encourage healing, I recommend my patients take three supplements:
• Curcumin supplements to counteract inflammation throughout the body
• A good quality omega-3 product, again to reduce inflammation
• A probiotic to restore the intestine’s supply of good bacteria.
If you want to use the same supplements I recommended for patients at my clinic, you can find them here.
Step Four:
At the end of four weeks, reintroduce one form of gluten to your diet. Don’t go overboard. Have just one slice of whole wheat bread, for example, and then wait four days before consuming any additional gluten. Use your diary to write about your body’s reaction. Did any symptoms that had disappeared return? If so, you might want to continue avoiding gluten. If not, try one portion of another food containing gluten, like pasta. Again, wait four days and record the reactions.
This pattern of eating a possible problem food every four days is known as “the rotation diet”, and it has been shown to be very useful for identifying food sensitivities.
So, again, if at the end of the 30 days you find that a slice of wheat bread or a bowl of pasta causes some digestive problems, joint pains, memory issues, or another complication, you would probably be better off avoiding gluten entirely. Some patients with gluten sensitivities find that they can eat gluten occasionally, but not every day. That’s fine, if it works for you.
If you’ve been to more doctors than you can count or if your physician keeps insisting there’s nothing wrong with you — and you know there is! — try eliminating gluten from your life for a month and see how you feel. I’ve seen patients go from weary and depressed to Energizer Bunny in a matter of weeks, just from giving up gluten. That doesn’t sound like such a bad trade-off, does it?
To learn more about celiac disease and other gluten-related health issues, check out my special report, Celiac Disease: The Most Under-Diagnosed Disease in America.
Thrive in Health & Wellness,
Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:17 am
Never been big on free speech at Fox have they, unless it’s “their” version of free.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:18 am
Fox points fingers and spews misinformation on a regular basis.
Fox is unable to face up to narrow, sexist views, even with their
own women journalists outting them !
June 6th, 2013 at 6:18 am
Why on Earth is anyone surprised that a network refuses to run an ad that attacks thier “talent”?
June 6th, 2013 at 6:19 am
I for one am shocked! Shocked I tell you! LOL
June 6th, 2013 at 6:21 am
This is what happens when foreigners like Murdoch (emphasis on ‘like Murdoch’) are allowed free reign in our country. Racism, and sexism have increased sharply.Meanwhile, they’ve enginerred (along with MSNBC and CNN) tremendous division within our vast social structure.
Big Media: An enemy of Our State, friend of government, tyrant.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:22 am
Question – Why is it that in the context of divorce, women claim that it is the best interests of the child that they have sole physical custody of the children since they are better able to care for them day to day…but when it comes to issue of jobs outside the home, they say that their lack of presence in the home for 10 hours a day is not all that important in terms of raising healthy well adjusted children?
June 6th, 2013 at 6:22 am
so what, it’s their network to do with as they please, start your own network and you can play it all day long
June 6th, 2013 at 6:23 am
Faux only reports what the baggers pay them to report.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:23 am
A station that refuses to air the truth cant be expected to air disparaging commercials…………
June 6th, 2013 at 6:25 am
Congratulations Michelle, you are approaching another year of a GREAT blog. Fox is just another piece of shit.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:27 am
I hope they learn from you Michelle. Your blog lets it all hang out. I don’t know what all the commotion is about with fox. They already do ignore subjects….TRUTH!
June 6th, 2013 at 6:32 am
Zen Lill you are beautiful and brilliant. Love your comments even more that I know what you look like. It’s like I know you personally. I live in Cleveland, OH now I have a beautiful friend in CA.
June 6th, 2013 at 6:50 am
This is the latest little ditty here in England. If you yanks don’t wake up you will be singing it soon.
#1 SONG IN ENGLAND but don’t laugh; it will be exactly the same here soon if we don’t WAKE UP AMERICA.
Click to follow link
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=wq_lhlIn1e0
June 6th, 2013 at 7:15 am
Finally…There’s a Way to Connect with a Loved One Who Has Dementia
Henry had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and was quiet and withdrawn. When he was younger, he had collected vintage cars, so his caregiver gave him some old hubcaps and polish. After 30 minutes of polishing, Henry began talking with a great deal of emotion about his time as a soldier. Perhaps the process of polishing the hubcaps reminded him of polishing his boots, and an important memory was triggered. This activity enabled Henry and his caregiver to connect, even if only for a short time.
One of the most heartbreaking and frustrating aspects of caring for a loved one with dementia is the loss of meaningful interaction.
But there’s good news on this front:
The Montessori Method for Positive Dementia Care, a nondrug approach (often used in combination with medication), is now being used by some caregivers in home-care settings and nursing homes with dramatic results.
Through basic Montessori principles, this method offers ways to be in the moment with a dementia patient and possibly have a deep connection. Patients become more secure, confident and calm. And caregivers are less likely to get frustrated and burn out.
Recent research: In a study involving nine residential facilities in Melbourne, Australia, dementia patients were two times more actively engaged when participating in Montessori-based activities than when they were not doing these activities.
Background:
Developed more than 100 years ago as a method of teaching “unreachable” children with learning disabilities, the Montessori approach encourages the use of all five senses to stimulate different areas of the brain and the use of “muscle memory”* to develop small-muscle coordination and promote confidence. The Montessori method also advocates an environment that meets the specific physical and emotional needs of those using it.
Montessori classrooms for children are uncluttered but homey and filled with natural light and materials to promote use of the senses. Students are free to move about and engage in activities that appeal most to them. This sets the stage for focused and calm activity. Research has shown that Montessori pupils learn to excel at problem solving, adapting to change and social skills—all areas that are difficult for adults with dementia.
Key Montessori tenets and how they can help dementia patients…
Emphasis on environment. The surroundings of the dementia patient should be familiar and comforting and designed to foster as much independence as possible. For example, the layout of a facility, or your home if a loved one is living with you, should be uncomplicated so there is less potential for confusion.
Visual cues, such as large-print labeling indicating what can be found in drawers, are also very helpful. Clutter should be minimized, but the use of natural elements—such as plants, pictures of nature, natural lighting, etc.—can induce a feeling of calm.
Muscle memory stimulation.
While the mind of a dementia patient might be faltering, the muscles often “remember” how to do an activity that was done repetitively and enjoyably in the past. The key is to discover a patient’s unique strengths, passions and interests—not only tapping muscle memory but strong emotions as well. Focusing on a physical task and having success helps dementia patients feel more secure and confident and less angry and agitated.
A caregiver might take a former golfer to the driving range to jump-start his/her muscle memory. Or a long-retired handyman might be given a toolbox with a tape measure, paintbrushes and a level so that he can tinker.
These activities also build muscle coordination and can simply make life more pleasant and enriching for a dementia patient.
Sharing stories.
This is one of the most effective tools for helping dementia sufferers stay connected. Moments when patients share their stories, even if the time is fleeting, can enable the patient and caregiver to feel a deep connection, boosting the patient’s sense of security.
To encourage a patient to share a story: A caregiver might give him a meaningful object to hold—something important from the patient’s life or an object from nature. This simple act can help spark a memory and get the patient talking.
Art therapy.
Painting, singing and playing an instrument can provide patients new avenues of self-expression and strengthen their spirits. These activities also can give patients the opportunity to engage their senses.
Good activity:
Flower arranging. Patients are encouraged to feel and smell the flowers, cut stems and pour water. This exercise calls on small motor skills, essential for independence and range of motion. Key areas of the brain are also exercised when deciding how to arrange the flowers.
The Knobbed Cylinder.
This classic Montessori tool—a long wooden block with 10 different-sized holes in which the user places matching cylinders—builds focus and small-muscle coordination. Dementia patients might be asked to fill only two holes—the point is for the patient to feel success and build confidence through this activity.
Finish a phrase.
Old sayings may never leave our minds. With this technique, the caregiver holds up the first half of a statement on a piece of paper (“The whole nine…”) and asks the patient to finish the saying (“…yards”). It’s astonishing to see dementia sufferers suddenly become very vocal and involved.
Benefits for the caregivers:
The Montessori method gives the caregiver more tools to care for a dementia patient. It encourages the caregiver to use his imagination and allows him to act more like a guide than a director. Plus, patients are less agitated and aggressive, so they are easier to be with. All this helps minimize caregiver burnout and frustration.
Try out a few of these exercises with your loved one. To find a facility that offers this specific approach, you’ll need to ask the director of the center you are considering.
*Sometimes called procedural memory, this involves physical movements fixed into memory through repetition (think of riding a bike or playing a musical instrument).
Source: Gerontologist Tom Brenner, MA, cofounder, with his wife, Karen Brenner, MA, of Brenner Pathways, a consulting and educational company in Chicago that specializes in the Montessori Method for Positive Dementia Care, http://www.BrennerPathways.org.
He and his wife are also coauthors of You Say Goodbye and We Say Hello: The Montessori Method for Positive Dementia Care (Brenner Pathways). A researcher for the State of Illinois Department on Aging, Brenner trains caregivers and case managers through the Illinois Community Care Program.
June 6th, 2013 at 7:16 am
Face people when you are dealing with a dishonest organization, you can hardly expect them to admit any fault.
June 6th, 2013 at 7:19 am
So nice to hear that Michelle has more of the lovelies to show us Zen LIll. I for one am looking forward to adding to my collection. You have a nice spot in my home.
June 6th, 2013 at 9:32 am
You enter a forbidden realm when you venture to give a mortal immortality.