“What do rich, white Republican men have that they are so afraid to lose (other than their hair)?”

You crack me up!

Since it is a fact that women have 80% of the buying power in the US, it doesn’t make sense that they would show content aimed at young men who aren’t watching TV, instead of this huge percentage of customers who are. You advertise to your market, you don’t offend them and make them go elsewhere. The exploitation of women on TV solely to make money makes no sense.

The content of TV shows isn’t just about drawing the viewers whom your advertisers want to market to so they can buy your crap. Who owns the corporations who market the crap? Rich, white, Republican men. And what do rich, white Republican men have that they are so afraid to lose (other than their hair)? Yep, power. I believe that the exploitation of women that is epidemic on TV and other media isn’t just about making money, it’s about furthering the political and social goals of RWR men. Keeping that kind of power and wealth that concentrated takes a lot of work and strategy. What better way to keep power from half the population at one time than by degrading them in the eyes of society – including themselves. Same motives as the “war on women” we’re now experiencing. RWR men are afraid and they’re doing something about it. Not that they haven’t always, but because of the economy and the numbers of people living in poverty, they’re extra scared right now.

I could see some people saying this sounds like a conspiracy theory. Well, the way I see it, if the exploitation of women in the media was really only about pleasing advertisers and selling products to 80% of consumers, we’d see a lot fewer half-dressed women with breast implants being mistreated by men and a lot more of shirtless Rob Lowe being treated really well by women.

But that last part may just be me.