Submitted by Jeffmister t3_10mzkv5 in television
Yufle t1_j677n8f wrote
I don't get why this is affecting their jobs. I am not saying cheating is okay but that is a private matter and it only concerns their families. What does this have to do with their jobs. I just hate how fucking puritanical America can get.
They can't be the first tv hosts who were doing the dirty while co-hosting a show.
MSNBC's George Scarborough and Mika B cheated on their spouses and then divorced them and they didn't get fired. I only know about this because the Vulgarian who somehow became POTUS ranted about them in 2016.
SafetyMan35 t1_j689xjd wrote
ABC is owned by Disney. Disney is a company that likes to promote traditional wholesome family values. Two mildly rising stars in your news organization who both cheated on their spouses doesn’t support that image, and if/when they split it will cause drama on air, especially as the show they were on was light hearted and celebrity news. Not good having your anchors be the news. It is best to cut your losses and break away from the drama and move on.
Yufle t1_j68m8ak wrote
Thank you for sensibly and respectfully making a valid point. This makes sense to me from the perspective of the corporation. But the reaction from the public (just basing it on folks Reddit and their strong outrage) still doesn’t make sense to me.
SafetyMan35 t1_j68vx47 wrote
Morning news anchors want to present a strong family picture. The core audience after all is stay at home moms. If the cute blonde anchor that you thought was sweet and innocent and had her life together and had a life that was wonderful and happy and the handsome muscular man wearing a perfectly put together suit turned out to both be lying cheating bastards, you would turn away. They broke the image of the perfect family (The Today show was for a long time using the tag line “America’s First Family-TODAY on NBC”).
davidreiss666 t1_j6f24og wrote
Anyone who has to present a strong family picture to tell me about the news is somebody I DON'T WANT to hear from when it comes to the news. For the very fact that they have supposedly strong family values is what makes them incapable of presenting the news balanced fairly and accurately. All it makes them is stooges for right wing Republican bullshit. It makes them the enemy of all truly morality. Family values is and always and forever will be total bullshit!
RamonChingon t1_j678i8z wrote
This comment really fell apart in the last paragraph. Started off so strong, too.
OneGoodRib t1_j67glb0 wrote
Would the rapist who somehow became president in 2016 be better?
RamonChingon t1_j67r2zn wrote
Relax. The comment above was edited after I commented. It was word salad with ketchup for dressing. Still is, really, but whatever.
Yufle t1_j68kz46 wrote
What does that have to do with anything. Rape is a crime. It’s not the same as two consenting adults having an affair. It hurts families for sure but it’s none of our business.
HPmoni t1_j67rz7a wrote
Clinton? But bill Clinton was also an accused rapist.
Yufle t1_j68lm6u wrote
I guess, the moral of the story is never to post at 4am. Word salad or not, the point still stands and the fact that all of you are reaching for attacks and insults doesn’t minimize my point.
My bad, these guys should be branded with a scarlet.
CatProgrammer t1_j67g9vq wrote
Became, not because.
Yufle t1_j68loqp wrote
Blame autocorrect
russdb t1_j69pkvz wrote
Let's imagine you work as an assistant to Robach, and now you gotta do all this extra work, that isn't in your job description, for Holmes because of their triste.
See how that can become a problem really quickly?
Fraternizing can affect other people in the business in a really negative way, and that isn't fair to them.
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