Men's have limited clothing options and are practically invisible. Yet, "Karl Stefanovic's 'sexism suit' raises $6500 for White Ribbon campaign". Not being noticed promotes violence against women?

MaestroLogical · 2014-11-25T12:16:30+00:00

What a tool.

Had he really wanted to make a point about sexism, he would have worn brightly colored attire.

He would have ditched his required uniform (standard dark colored suit and tie) and gone with vest/shirt combos or sweaters or golfing attire. Had he done that, I'm sure he would've gotten the same type of comments about his apparel that his female co-hosts receive.

Fact is, his wearing the same suit for a year went completely unseen because that is exactly what he's expected to wear. Had he bucked the norm and tried to fight that sexist viewpoint by wearing anything but a suit and tie he might have a point. As it stands, the only reason women get comments on their appearance is mainly due to the fact that they are required to never appear in the same thing twice. It's less sexism and more social agreement on what looks 'professional'.

His female co-hosts can show up on Monday in a flowery sundress. Tuesday in a mans suit and tie, Wednesday in a blouse and skirt, Thursday in a leopard print powersuit and Friday in an evening gown and not blink an eye, but if he were to try the same thing and show up for just 1 day without his standard suit and tie, he'd never hear the end of it.

That is sexism, just not the kind he thought he was pointing out.

2014-11-25T14:35:11+00:00

making a not-so-subtle point about the unfair scrutiny to which his female colleagues are subjected.

Only after a year in which no one noticed or commented...

Given that no one noticed or commented for a year, I'd say it was in fact a subtle point. The point doesn't even make sense in connection to what he did. As already mentioned, he is just wearing what is standard attire for men. He's in what is expected "professional" wear for men. Which is so limited, you can literally wear the same thing and people don't care... because they don't even notice.

Women have far more options in what is seen as "professional" attire. They probably experiment a lot with their wardrobe, and sometimes cross a line. Then they adjust their wardrobe based on the write ups they get from the company. A man wears suits. That's it. That's what we get. So, we don't get written up, because all you really change that's noticeable is the tie.

Had he worn a wide array of different outfits, like women do, then he'd be on the right track. But he would have gotten written up as well for the same reasons. So, it wouldn't have proven his point at all. All he proved, is that men have no options in looking professional. We have so few options, that you can get away with wearing literally the same suit for 365 years, while women can wear a massive array of things and still be seen as professional. Which is widely unfair... for men.

Mein_Tarnaccount · 2014-11-25T10:28:18+00:00

Good old Karl, riding that gravy train like the pro he is.

2014-11-25T18:41:47+00:00

For those not in the know this guy is widely considered to be simultaneously both the biggest douchebag AND dickhead in Australia, not a trifling accomplishment.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-11-25T22:53:00+00:00

I have no idea who this guy is, so i can only assume he works on some program aimed at people who have the IQ of a tacky blue suit.

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