DC: Signs teepeed Atlantic City on Thursday, branding former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson a “phony” and “a fake” amid the town’s Miss America competition this week. Carlson is a former Miss America winner. She’s also the author of Be Fierce after winning a $20 million lawsuit against Fox News and the late network chairman Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
Carlson is chairwoman of the Miss America Organization. Thursday is night two of the preliminary competition.
The most recent Miss America, Cara Mund, claims that Carlson “bullied” and “silenced” her during her reign. The new Miss America will be crowned on Sunday night.
Several state groups purportedly want Carlson to resign from her role with the pageant. Some of the angst is that Carlson stripped the competition of its famed swimsuit contest. Carlson made the announcement during an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” back in June.
“We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance,” she told GMA.
The many signs swarming the town town label Carlson a “bully” and a “liar.” They hang from streetlights. They’re wrapped around garbage cans. They wait for passengers who wait for the bus. There’s even a sash outside the competition hall that reads “Gretchen sucks.”
Another says pointedly, “No swimsuits, no ratings.”
Mirror sourcing says that the signs allude to an alleged extramarital affair that Carlson reportedly had with a married news anchor when she was a young reporter. Keep in mind, that news was reported by The National Enquirer in 1991. The signs also appear to mock her claims as a #MeToo trailblazer.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for public attack on the former newswoman.
The Mirror sought comment from Carlson through her website. No response arrived at press time.
Maybe Gretchen should be a spokesmodel for Nike ?!
She’d make a good addition to the rest of the Harpies on The View at this point.
I never viewed Carlson as anything other than a bubble headed, bleach blonde airhead.
Pretty much the same as I view all beauty pageant winners.
I am no fan of them, seems too much like the county fair, judging the best pig.
Spiders doing the promotion.
Still no swimsuit competition? Well, another pair of reasons to not tune in to the Miss America pageant.
Watching a pageant seems pointless when all Americans care about is choosing the most attractive one, but the most attractive ones are already modeling professionally.
Only a couple of things about her are fake!
Recently tried to watch Netflix’s Sharp Objects,,found it unwatchable. Bad casting most of all. Amy Adams would have nailed Tanya Harding in Tanya. Margot Robbie was wasted. Sharped Objects was absolute trash wasting a true artist as an artist to complete trash. I’d blame her, only for accepting the role, but the trash delusional shit put in charge of this is the only one to blame. Sorry you missed your true mark as Tonya, would have time better spent.
Took me a moment to recognize Gretchen. When she was on Fox and Friends in the morning I spent all my viewing time looking at those round thighs and trying to see up her skirt. The camera operators seemed to understand. They helped a bunch.
So, that’s what her face looks like.
ETA: If she wants physical attributes removed from the MA pageant, put the contestants in burkas. Eye slits only, and no makeup.
Good ole Wretchin Gretchen…
Hey, Lowell, thanks for helping perpetuate the idea that men are perverted pigs who see red whenever they see a thigh or a kneecap. 🙃
Good job. Really.
Glad to be of assistance! These stereotypes don’t just maintain themselves, yanno’.