Flirting on The Voice exposes double standards
MALE TV judges would be slammed for calling female contestants hot and asking them to show more flesh, so why do women on The Voice get away with it? It’s not a good look in this #MeToo era, writes Susie O’Brien.
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COULD someone please tell Kelly Rowland she’s on The Voice, not The Bachelorette?
She’s there to judge singing, not to flirt with contestants.
It’s yet another example of double standards.
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Male judges would be slammed for calling female contestants hot and asking them to show more flesh, but when women do it, no one says a word.
Rowland isn’t the only one sexing it up with desperate hopefuls on The Voice.
Remember host Sonia Kruger saying contestant Jackson Parfitt should undo more buttons on his shirt?
Rowland’s fellow judge Delta Goodrem has also done a bit of flirting herself. She recently danced on the table in a low-cut metallic top and told cute rugby player Tim that she was a very “hands-on coach”.
Tim also attracted attention from Rowland, who remarked on his looks.
“I mean, I just think you are just so hot ... I mean, I am married, honey, but I am not blind,” she said to him.
It’s the same on other shows. On American Idol, Katy Perry has been making it clear she’s single and ready to mingle.
She’s been flirting with contestants and even kissed a 19-year-old.
He leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek, but she smooched him on the mouth. In other episodes she has talked about being on the hunt for another man after the end of her relationship with Orlando Bloom.
She fawned over one singer called Trevor, telling him that “only hot guys are typically named Trevor”.
It was so obvious that Trevor’s girlfriend took to social media to call her out on it.
If a male judge had done the same thing, all hell would have broken loose. So why should the women get away with it?
Goodrem told the Herald Sun that The Voice was a “very safe environment”.
“We genuinely look after our artists more than any other show. Everybody works hard to make sure the artists are cared for, and respected,” she said.
“I say that with my hand on my heart, and I’m really proud that we care.”
Well, some of the female judges are acting like they care way too much and need to tone it down.
It’s not a good look in this #MeToo era for women to behave this way.
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