I wonder if Snoop Dogg will allow Roger Ailes and all the other guys at Fox News to join the Dogg Pound? You have to admit that it's kinda ironic that the head of a news network that has spared no expense to demonize rappers as sexist, misogynistic, and patronizing toward women, now stands accused of sexual harassment of at least 11 women. One of which, Gretchen Carlson, has filed suit. How ironic that the boss (Roger Ailes) of the man (Bill O'Reilly) who cost Chris Bridges (A.K.A. Ludacris) a massive pay day over 10 years ago with Pepsi Cola, now stand at the edge of a firestorm of controversy over the mistreatment of female reporters and staff members at Fox. I guess there is a God in this world after all. But I won't get too ecstatic. Because my good sense, life experiences and pragmatism will quickly bring me back down to earth.
The truth is that for all the hoopla over a 76-year old man trying to use his power to get his freak on, the situation still boils down to the money. In the real world, lawsuits are rarely about principles, they're about money. Therefore, despite the lawsuit filed by Carlson, a trial on the merits of the case is an extremely remote probability. Fox has already gone on record announcing its' support for Ailes before their own internal investigation has concluded. That sounds "fair and balanced" doesn't it?
While i'm not a prophet, I play one on the internet (LOL). Therefore, this is my prediction. Ailes is out. He will get a hefty separation package from the network. The network will settle Carlson's suit quietly, out of court with no admission of liability and all the mandatory confidentiality agreements so that she will not be able to make any money writing books or selling interviews to reporters. The settlement will have to be substantial because her career in media is over. The truth is that as much as the other networks will give this story airtime, Carlson has become a new kind of pariah in American society. She is now that leper called by another name: whistle-blower. The majority of news outlets in this country are owned by men. And while they maybe ideologically opposed to Fox, male CEO's will sympathize with the turmoil and controversy of being outted by a woman. The dog whistle of male loyalty will trump any attempt at objectivity when it comes to hiring her. Because for all the talk about diversity, the citadels of wealth and power in this country are still Boys' Clubs.
Fox will remain a bastion of white male authority where they hire guys like this.---->
All the female employment contracts will be changed to at will employment agreements. Women will be fired immediately at the slightest whisper of the word sexual harassment. Where is Allred? Where is Bruce? Where is Steinem? Where is N.O.W.? My bet is you won't see them because they know the deal. Their sphere of influence is limited. The vast white male centralization of power and money in America is beyond their reach. This is the real power in America. This is the power that says yes to bank bailouts when the public screams no. The power that says go to war when the public says "wait"! The power that says "move along nothing to see here." And when you ask why, it replies "because I said so!" The power that says that even after you pass the Lilly Ledbetter Act; "we still don't love dem hoes." Until next time, this is the Red Hornet signing out.
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