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Craig Ferguson's bit was SUPPOSED to be creepy. I didn't think that it was funny, either. But the creepiness was clearly the point.
Both of these incidents raise the same question, however. Is it sexism to objectify the bodies of women that have already made their name by objectifying their bodies?
Was Ferguson's bit creepy? Sure. Was it grounded in truth? You bet. And not generic general boys-objectify-girls truth, but rather specific boys-objectified-Brook-Shields truth.
These same bits would be quite different if Glenn Close or Tina Fey were the objects. They would different yet again if Ms. Fetterer or Ms. Landingham were the objects. But instead they were done with real sex symbols of more recent vintage.
One last point: On their way off stage, Brook Shields' went WAY out of her way to grab Ferguson's ass. Was THAT sexist?
