“Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri flew through the glass ceiling when she became the first female pilot in the United Arab Emirates’ Air Force. On Monday night, she was reportedly a team leader in the airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. But a segment celebrating her feat on Fox News Channel’s “The Five” quickly devolved into sexist jokes.
“Hey ISIS, you were bombed by a woman,” co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle said, starting the segment off on a positive note. “Oh yeah, hell came down on ISIS in Syria because — guess what — the first female pilot, piloting for the UAE, leading the strikes. Dropped the bombs on ISIS on Monday night.””* The Young Turks hosts Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and John Iadarola (TYT University) break it down.
*Read more here from Ed Mazza / The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/24/fox-the-five-sexist-jokes_n_5879358.html
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They’re like Monty Python without the irony.