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Looks like one of Gregg Gutfeld's humor bits.

But we may never know since no details were given and no article was provided.
I also think it might have been somewhat tongue in cheek. But the very fact that people are in doubt should tell anyone all they need to know about Fox.
 
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Um, it was a joke on an opinion show. Not presented as news, as you are suggesting.
Aren't jokes supposed to be funny?

Is "Look at this guy doing something totally normal. How unmanly and gay!" supposed to be a joke?
 
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I think it was more of a case of him trying to inject some humor into a segment, but it just didn't land and came off as cringy and weird.

This kinda stuff bothers me less than the times when news organizations try to distort the truth it segments that aren't trying to be funny.
 
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I also think it might have been somewhat tongue in cheek. But the very fact that people are in doubt should tell anyone all they need to know about Fox.
It tells me all I need to know, but not about Fox.
 
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Well it's obvious to me.
And that's great and I'm sure you're telling the truth, but I'm still curious what hints (body language? vocal intonation? specific verbiage?) are in the video that you saw that made it obvious. I have a hobby in reading people and other than a bit of a pompous attitude and what seems a bit like condescension, I don't see anything that would make this other than just another Fox news critique of Biden
Okay. You obviously know more about Fox news and Jesse Watters than I do.
Sorry, really? You didn't hear about their involvement in perpetuating the lies about the election? You aren't aware of "Tan Suit Gate"?
 
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And that's great and I'm sure you're telling the truth, but I'm still curious what hints (body language? vocal intonation? specific verbiage?) are in the video that you saw that made it obvious. I have a hobby in reading people and other than a bit of a pompous attitude and what seems a bit like condescension, I don't see anything that would make this other than just another Fox news critique of Biden
Elementary my dear rambot. First of all it's not just Biden. It's all men using a straw. Including Trump. If you watched the extended clip I posted, then you saw him wagging his finger at a picture of Trump drinking a milkshake using a straw as well. And then there's the fact that since he did a piece endorsing a paper straw company while using one of their straws, he obviously doesn't really feel that way about straws.
Sorry, really? You didn't hear about their involvement in perpetuating the lies about the election? You aren't aware of "Tan Suit Gate"?
Yes, really. I know Tucker Carlson got fired from Fox for giving false information but I don't know the details. And I don't really care since I consider Fox and CNN bubble-gum news sources. Also I have no idea what "Tan Suit Gate" is.
 
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Elementary my dear rambot. First of all it's not just Biden. It's all men using a straw. Including Trump. If you watched the extended clip I posted, then you saw him wagging his finger at a picture of Trump drinking a milkshake using a straw as well. And then there's the fact that since he did a piece endorsing a paper straw company while using one of their straws, he obviously doesn't really feel that way about straws.
I'll tell ya what Ordinary Christian. I can accept that. I am now of the opinion that it is probable he's ONLY joking.

But I hope you can understanding that my unwillingness to use the word "definite" is NOT due to a bias.

It is due to the fact that a grown man telling a "...You're a girl" joke to another grown up seemed, incomprehensibly juvenile and to put it as gently as thatguyrob "cringe".
 
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Looking up "tan suit gate"...


That's almost as ridiculous as the outrage over Melania's shoes.
Her shoes? I don't recall anything about shoes.

I think she wore that faux ratty overcoat that had the words "I really don't care, do you" painted on the back when she was visiting ...what was it, a homeless shelter? No...the family detention/separation centre thing....

And the shoes thing?
I'll be the first to admit. It seems overkill to razz her that hard. It is a bit tacky but it really isn't worth the comment on it.
That said in my google search I got:
1) A right wing Brittish slag rag
2) An American female comedian.
3) A lady who makes a comment but a relatively innocuous one.
4) One DEFINITE diss tweet
5) 3 Tweets defending Melania

But that could just be my algorithm.

I would LOVE to see how many people werE ACTUALLY tied up in that. Is there a way to search the frequency of a controversy on twitter...not just the tags necessarily?

I can honestly say I have barely cared one wit how she dresses. She's a run of the mill very beautiful woman who wears rich people clothes and I am THE last person she'd try to impress.
 
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I'll tell ya what Ordinary Christian. I can accept that. I am now of the opinion that it is probable he's ONLY joking.

But I hope you can that understanding that my unwillingness to use the word "definite" is NOT due to a bias.

It is due to the fact that a grown man telling a "...You're a girl" joke to another grown up seemed, incomprehensibly juvenile and to put it as gently as thatguyrob "cringe".
A grown man telling a "...You're a girl" joke to another grown up? Sorry, I don't get the reference. I agree though that a man castigating other men for using a straw and eating soup is cringe worthy. Kind of along the lines of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal.
 
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A grown man telling a "...You're a girl" joke to another grown up? Sorry, I don't get the reference.
You know what? Apologies. I gotta tap out. I need to go to bed. I've felt a fool on here. I misremembered the original quote and blew it out of proportion.

Parent teacher interviews. kid punched a kid in class. church choir practice. long long day. Good night....

You win this one [shakes fist]
 
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Her shoes? I don't recall anything about shoes.

I think she wore that faux ratty overcoat that had the words "I really don't care, do you" painted on the back when she was visiting ...what was it, a homeless shelter? No...the family detention/separation centre thing....

And the shoes thing?
I'll be the first to admit. It seems overkill to razz her that hard. It is a bit tacky but it really isn't worth the comment on it.
That said in my google search I got:
1) A right wing Brittish slag rag
2) An American female comedian.
3) A lady who makes a comment but a relatively innocuous one.
4) One DEFINITE diss tweet
5) 3 Tweets defending Melania

But that could just be my algorithm.

I would LOVE to see how many people werE ACTUALLY tied up in that. Is there a way to search the frequency of a controversy on twitter...not just the tags necessarily?

I can honestly say I have barely cared one wit how she dresses. She's a run of the mill very beautiful woman who wears rich people clothes and I am THE last person she'd try to impress.
That's a bit overkill in addressing a passing line of repartee.

Here's an article about it from TIME:
Why the Internet Was Obsessed With Melania Trump's Shoes
 
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Elementary my dear rambot. First of all it's not just Biden. It's all men using a straw. Including Trump. If you watched the extended clip I posted, then you saw him wagging his finger at a picture of Trump drinking a milkshake using a straw as well. And then there's the fact that since he did a piece endorsing a paper straw company while using one of their straws, he obviously doesn't really feel that way about straws.
Wow, I cannot believe that anyone would be defending bad satire like this.
 
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I think it was more of a case of him trying to inject some humor into a segment, but it just didn't land and came off as cringy and weird.

This kinda stuff bothers me less than the times when news organizations try to distort the truth it segments that aren't trying to be funny.
Yeah. Both sides I know always. There's always both sides.
 
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Yeah. Both sides I know always. There's always both sides.
Where did I say that in this instance?

I said that cringy joke attempts bother me less than media outlets distorting the truth in segments that are supposed to be serious. Figured my viewpoint on that would be pretty commonplace.
 
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Aren't jokes supposed to be funny?

Is "Look at this guy doing something totally normal. How unmanly and gay!" supposed to be a joke?
He never said anything about "gay". Just the unmanly part. If he were gay at all, 1) it wouldn't be mentioned, and 2) we sure would know by the time he was 81.

Opinion. Just Silly joking around. Men use straws too.
 
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Folks. An American "news channel" felt that this was worthy or reportage.

Notice the byline.

Where to start with this drivel? May I suggest...switching the channel?
That reminds me of that weird hot take back in the day that women eating bananas were engaging in the profane. In this case, like that one, the issue is the person who thinks that way has a mind that dwells in the gutter.
 
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