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I tend to change the channel when former Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller appears on a CNN panel. This is not due to his opinions or dedication to an administration I abhor, but because it’s difficult to separate his on-air commentary from the knowledge of his affair with fellow Trump staffer AJ Delgado. His continued presence in the public eye is a pointed reminder that despite the adage “it takes two to tango” — in this case, it appears that only one participant is forced to suffer the professional consequences.
I’m dying over here.
I think you’ve got it wrong, brother: They don’t want women to be barred from it, they want men to have to participate in it. “Okay, Mr. Stephens, we know you’re big on that whole bible-y, God thing, so you got a waiver on the carmine lipstick. You’re now authorized to downshift to bubblegum lip gloss. But make sure it matches your accessories. Like your purse. And shoes. Oh, and since you were given a pass on the lipstick, your request for waiver on the flats has been denied. Heels are a must.”
Sorry, @bryangstephens, didn’t mean to go off on a tear putting you in drag. I know you’re a tophat/tails/walking stick kind of guy.
OK, y’all don’t want to be serious, fine.
I will withdraw from the discusion.
See how no one wants to talk about reality? Not even conservatives.
I don’t know about the women, but I’m sure aroused.
Like I said, I have that effect on women. Every. Day.
Seriously, though: heels are definitely a must. Some things you just don’t joke about.
When discussion is possible within the venue, discuss. When weak sauce is thrown out there, turn it into a joke. Discussing/debating weak sauce only leads to ideological/rhetorical ambush and stereotyping.
Something smart people on Ricochet taught me.
Oh, except they’re banned now.
Oops.
Ditto.
So the doctors didn’t beat all the infections, afterall.
I was asked by one of the editors of this site to write this piece as some food for thought. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, however this comment doesn’t appear to offer very much of it. Sorry to disappoint.
Amazing. Of course, it is unfair that Delgado is subject to a career double standard.
But also, what on earth was she doing stepping out with a total scumbag? Any guy who would try to seduce a woman with the excuse “we’re getting a divorce….”- in other words, he was married, period- proves that he is a total scumbag. Smart women do not hang out with total scumbags, let alone get impregnated by them.
Both of them should pay a price for their classless decisions; here it appear that only one of them is paying, and Miller’s wife is also paying because she is still with the slimeball. Yecch.
Except that we don’t know that at all.
This is a perfectly good topic for Ricochet. or anywhere.
I don’t care too much about the OP, but the comments made my time in this thread worthwhile!
;D
Ah, we do have some great minds on Ricochet!
I think it’s even simpler. I don’t think Delgado was blackballed or otherwise pushed out of the loop, at least not from TV. She’s an attractive woman and TV would rather have her than him.
No, the answer is just that she is taking care of the child on her own. She went to Miami because her extended family is there. They can provide her companionship, emotional support and free babysitting. A regular TV gig would likely require her to be in New York, LA or DC.
Maybe there’s some sexism in the Trump administration and the larger Trumpism community that’s blaming her for the first of many embarrassing controversies, but no cultural view of the sexes is driving either of their careers. The TV viewing public really has no idea about the backgrounds of either of these people.
I certainly have no problem with the piece appearing here, and am trying to figure out why its “theme” rankles. The first place to start is to recognize that, while it’s “food for thought,” it also advances a perspective. It’s not neutral/balanced, and it’s likely that you don’t think that it should be under the circumstances.
So this brings us to the realm of man/cad and woman/victim, exacerbated by claims of disparate treatment. As a general matter, I’m rather tired of that whole thing, and I say that as someone (male) who has spent many years in the modern workplace, working with and for women. I have little knowledge of Miller and no reason to accord him any degree of respect whatsoever. As for Ms. Delgado, she made decisions as an adult, as many women do. There are consequences. There are also a significant amount of variables at work here, some of which she is a party to. If we’re going to continue to assault the patriarchy, there are likely better avenues.
I just want to add one more thing, no doubt unnecessary, but I honestly had never heard of either one of these people or this ugly little gossip until you wrote this article.
The baby says,”Hi.”
Stipulating the circumstances as described in the OP, what is the remedy? Yes, the outcome is unbalanced, unfair, etc. Should we remake society to ensure equal outcomes? One price of liberty is unfairness; perhaps it can be culturally mitigated, but (it would seem) not forever.
That feature has been requested before, it would probably save them some members from leaving or not renewing.
I was thinking the same. Who’s dictating the outcomes here?
This is the meat of it. If women want to be treated equally, we need to recognize that we have equal responsibility for our actions and choices. So the putative father wants custody? Why not quit fighting, give it to him, and move on with the career? That’s equality.
However, women, for biological and/or social reasons, lose it emotionally when such a solution is suggested (I sure would!). That’s why, unfortunately, the consequences bar is tougher on women – the emotions are involved. And this is why we will never have the pure equality demanded by feminists. We should recognize the emotional and physical differences between the sexes, be very aware of how, therefore, consequences affect the sexes differently, and stop treating women as somehow lesser, weaker, more prone to being victims than men.
But look at me, talking sense.
I tried it once, but the results were less than optimal.
I wish I could have my career destroyed and make $120k/year.
Delgado must be personality disordered or something, because she obviously hit the lottery with her gene pool.
IMO, it’s unfortunate that there’s was no further attempt to engage by the author. Although I noticed the “contributor” status accorded to someone with whom I’m not familiar, I’m also not sure referencing editorial recruitment is particularly helpful without more.
Late to the discussion but…
I muted Delgado on Twitter way back in 2015 because she was such an obnoxious Trump supporter. (I also muted several obnoxious male Trump supporters, so it wasn’t a sexist thing.) I’ve never heard of the Miller guy, but he sounds like a real
winnerDB. It looks like AJ has gotten the short end of the stick here, and that sucks for her. That said, there are times that it’s the guy that gets screwed in these kinds of affairs. (Figuratively as well as literally.) Delgado burned a lot of bridges in the primaries and election, and I suspect that hasn’t helped her now. That said, I would suspect she’ll come out of this all right in the end. She’s smart and hard-working. Maybe she won’t be famous and getting TV appearances all the time, but that’s true for 99.9% of the world.