If you're interested, the Boston Herald has an opinion article complaining, sort of, about news, weather, and sports reporting women being attractive, as well as talented. The descriptive word author Margery Eagan uses is "knockout."
I'm certain focus groups have found people of both genders prefer looking at attractive women. That such women have an edge in getting and holding viewers' attention. No kidding - they still have to do the job well, and most do.
True enough, and men who look like George Clooney or Matt Damon have a better chance at becoming actors, yes? So ... we'd rather look at pretty people, which isn't fair because most of us aren't ... aren't pretty, that is.
Heck, most of us are neither tall enough or talented enough to play in the NBA, so what? Life isn't fair, and anybody who doesn't know that hasn't been paying attention.
As a professor, I was paid to be smart and good with words, which I delivered. We each try to figure out what we're good at and how to make a living doing it.
