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Canadian news anchor Lisa Laflamme allegedly fired over letting her hair go grey

Meanwhile 50% of the men are old, grey and balding. 馃が


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CestManan46-50, F
She is getting paid to look good on camera.
With some jobs, image is everything. The image that the news like to push is youthful beautiful female reporters. Not matronly ones.

They do not have as high of standard for men because no one is really focused on how good men look, it is all about women's looks.
LilymoonF
@CestManan the bizarre thing is she doesn't look matronly...she just happens to have grey hair. It's fucked up. It's like you're not allowed to age if you're a woman she should sue
CestManan46-50, F
@Lilymoon Part of a woman's value is her good looks and youth or at least her ability to look like it.

No it is not fair. BUT it is not much different than how a man's worth is measured by his status and wealth.
The difference being is when a woman suddenly loses, people feel sorry for her. When a man loses, people joke, laugh, make memes, call him every name in the book...
LilymoonF
@CestManan that wasn't the case with Rosie O'Donnell....they threw her under the bus.
Women shouldn't have to rely on good looks no wonder so many of them have serious mental issues and getting plastic surgery it's just ridiculous all just to please the male eye
CestManan46-50, F
@Lilymoon you have a point there about Rosie. I do not know her story but yeah she wasn't exactly Christie Brinkley in the looks dept.

There are a lot of double standards when it comes to gender for sure.

There is a good chance Lisa will get her job back and this whole thing is just an attention-grab for ratings since there isn't much else to report right now.