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    I'm curious to know what you all think about the women's constant wins on The Apprentice. Trump himself said he might never hire another man! I guess there is some controversy about using sex appeal to sell. Do you think the ladies are out of line?
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    Here is my take on the show. Obviously, it was set up for the women to kick ass. First off, how amazing is it, that all of these high powered women executives are all HOT! I mean, I am sure that some fat dumpy women applied to be on the show. But who wants to look at fat dumpy women on tv! Secondly, have you noticed that of the first 3 of 4 weeks the show was on, the tasks they had to do, were much more practical for women to excel in. Selling lemonade on the streets of NY?? Come on!! Who is gonna buy lemonade from a bunch of men on the street! Shit, if a hot woman comes up to me, of course I will throw money at her!! Then there was the one where they shop! And one of the things they shopped for was a leg wax!! I mean, women are shoppers in general, and Christ, how many men really know anything about getting their legs waxed! Then you had the restaurant, where the women all dressed sexy and flirted with the men and did shots with them all night.

    This show is just a setup for the women to use their sex appeal. They should have had mixed teams from the beginning. All this show has done, to be honest, is make a mockery of everyone. The men look like they are stupid cuz they cant win, and the women are only winning cuz they are using their looks. It is all for the viewing pleasures! LOL

    Anyhow, I wasted enough time on this one!

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    I wouldn't hire anyone that would watch that show!
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    I agree with money. As an MBA, I had really high expectations for the show, and was thinking of even applying for the next round if it was successful. I watched one time and that was enough. I hate to watch roomates bicker, and they spent WAY too much time on personal drama.

    Making the chix attractive was for television appeal, not to set up the women to win. These days, I believe the FCC has made a law banning ugly people from television....sorely dissapointed here...could be better...

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    Hey guys....lets remember that "reality" shows are not real. Most of what you see is manipulated both by producers and editors. The production company manipulates the game. Trump is told whom to eliminate by the producers -- they practically say that in the credits.

    If you want the reality of business, look at the female businesspeople who appear as guests on CNBC, CNNfn, etc. Of course, the opposite happened on CNBC, where Maria Bartolomo was known on the street as the "Money Honey" even though (trust me on this one) she is a very smart, on the ball, business analyst.

    You will find, Katrine, that your sex appeal can work against you as well as for you in the male dominated business world.

    Of course, in the SC world, you are an astute business woman who knows how to make a living.

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    Do women have a natural edge in business due to the sex appeal factor? Is there really anything wrong with using everything you have to win?

    As for the producers...Trump and Barnett are the producers. I think Trump has a lot of say in who he fires. Afterall he&#039;s the one who is going to hire the winner.

    The funny thing... despite all the bickering among the women they still won by a huge margin. It&#039;s like they can&#039;t lose if they try. Maybe I&#039;m gullible but I think there is an element of reality here.

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    Yes Vanilla, you are gullible! LOL There is a big difference in the "real" world and what is portrayed on a tv show. Just read my previous post. In the real world you do not have a bunch of people running around selling lemonade on the streets of NY! And then, as I am a guy, if I see some hot chick coming at me with lemonade, I am going to throw money at her too, like they did in the show! In the real world, business is performed in stuffy board rooms. Decisions are made by crusty old veterans who can care less how hot a woman is. The show is just for entertainment purposes only.

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    I&#039;ve been told many times by good ole boys that I&#039;ve entertained as a stripper that they would never buy from a woman, and that they seldomly conduct "real" business with a woman. This depends on the industry of course. In Texas there are a lot of industrial industries, such as petrochemicals, that are run very traditionally. Of course it does not stop them from hiring women into top engineering positions, such as my mom, but we are not going to see a female CEO, or probably even one lady on the Board of Directors.

    Women as business leaders are growing faster though, especially in innovative industries such as high-tech and pharmaceuticals. Women are performing better in school, and more aggressively pursuing positions in top The glass ceiling is very real though, and its threshold is being pushed....I&#039;ve seen it from both sides, as someone earning based on my looks, and as an educated female looking for leadership roles in the corporate world...

    This is all kind of contradictory, I don&#039;t have one specific argument..both Money and Vanilla make good points...

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    Money...I am well aware that there is a difference between TV and the real world. That doesn&#039;t mean the show isn&#039;t revealing some interesting stuff. Like how women use sex to succeed and how all their bickering still doesn&#039;t keep them from winning. .

    Men may be the superstars in business but the people who keep business running are women. Advertising is being taken over by women. Most retail dollars are spent by women. Though some industries may be male dominated there is a very real power behind the businesswomen.

    I honestly thought the men&#039;s teamwork and lack of infighting would make them clear winners. I was surprised that sex appeal would carry the women so far.
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    all I have got to say is that, hey use any advantage you&#039;ve got. "fair" is a relative.....

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    Ya know.......im not so sure about that show. I too agree that they are using sex as a selling chip. Plain and simple. Like said above....who would buy lemonaide from guys on a street vs women? BUT...remember one of the guys thought that they should hire some women to sell lemonaide for them! They knew that is what they would have to do to win.

    Business is sell or die. Period. Doesn&#039;t matter who does the selling. Now...go overseas to China...and you&#039;ll have a different story.
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    Quote Originally Posted by money link=board=1;threadid=6415;start=msg70428#msg70428 date=1075988378
    Here is my take on the show. Obviously, it was set up for the women to kick ass. First off, how amazing is it, that all of these high powered women executives are all HOT! I mean, I am sure that some fat dumpy women applied to be on the show. But who wants to look at fat dumpy women on tv! Secondly, have you noticed that of the first 3 of 4 weeks the show was on, the tasks they had to do, were much more practical for women to excel in. Selling lemonade on the streets of NY?? Come on!! Who is gonna buy lemonade from a bunch of men on the street! Shit, if a hot woman comes up to me, of course I will throw money at her!! Then there was the one where they shop! And one of the things they shopped for was a leg wax!! I mean, women are shoppers in general, and Christ, how many men really know anything about getting their legs waxed! Then you had the restaurant, where the women all dressed sexy and flirted with the men and did shots with them all night.

    This show is just a setup for the women to use their sex appeal. They should have had mixed teams from the beginning. All this show has done, to be honest, is make a mockery of everyone. The men look like they are stupid cuz they cant win, and the women are only winning cuz they are using their looks. It is all for the viewing pleasures! LOL

    Anyhow, I wasted enough time on this one!

    LoL I have to admit I agree with you. They have a chubby guy on the the show and all the women look fit. Trumps going to hire a man for the position. That&#039;s why he changed them up.

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    I think there is a law about ugly people on TV like Katrine said! They did have a chubby guy but he got fired.

    They finally fired their first woman. &#039;Nice girls don&#039;t win&#039; seemed to have been the message there. Do those women who watch the show think she should have been fired because she didn&#039;t defend herself, like Trump said?


    Tini and other black girls who are watching..what do you think about how they portray Amarosa? I was especially curious about her comment regarding the "pot calling the kettle black" being a racist remark. I think she looks better now that the spineless white chick got fired.

    Which person would YOU folks want as YOUR apprentice?

    My --->I&#039;d want the Asian chick who came up with the winning ad campaign

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    My pick. Would have to watch more.........but I like the Texan guy. (Can&#039;t think of his name)
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    Well......is this good enough???

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    Quote Originally Posted by vanilla_dog link=board=1;threadid=6415;start=msg71129#msg71129 date=1076201161
    I think there is a law about ugly people on TV like Katrine said! They did have a chubby guy but he got fired.

    They finally fired their first woman. &#039;Nice girls don&#039;t win&#039; seemed to have been the message there. Do those women who watch the show think she should have been fired because she didn&#039;t defend herself, like Trump said?


    Tini and other black girls who are watching..what do you think about how they portray Amarosa? I was especially curious about her comment regarding the "pot calling the kettle black" being a racist remark. I think she looks better now that the spineless white chick got fired.

    Which person would YOU folks want as YOUR apprentice?

    My --->I&#039;d want the Asian chick who came up with the winning ad campaign

    I totally agree.

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    Reality TV is evil.

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    I have watched the show from the begining,I dont think the women are using sex to sell,really not one of them is over a 7 in the looks department,come on,they are just plain better than the men on the show.There are only two men out of them that have any kind of smarts.When the women did the ad campaign they actually met with the ad reps, unlike the men,thats something that shouldnt of even been given a thought.I dont think any of them will last past the year contract they get if they win.But the women definatlely out shine the men.

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    Katrine,

    Your posts just drip with intelligence. Too little of that online. Kudos!

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    Michele wrote ...I dont think the women are using sex to sell,really not one of them is over a 7 in the looks department...

    Hey Michele nice to meet another watcher...I don&#039;t think the women need to be 10&#039;s to use sex to sell. Remember when they were buying something (gold, golf club?) and they were leaning over the counter so their cleavage would show? Boobs is boobs!

    they are just plain better than the men on the show

    True. The women&#039;s decision to meet with the client in the ad campaign eclipsed the sex factor. The women&#039;s decison to sell lemonade in the financial district instead of a nasty fish market like the men over rides the fact they were giving away kisses with the lemonade. The fiasco with Sam and the gold and the hair wax...all bad decisions on the men&#039;s part.

    That&#039;s why Trumph told them they didn&#039;t need to use their sexuality so much. The men are just oafish. The women don&#039;t just win... they win by huge margins. It&#039;s overkill.
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