Re: Trend of drinking coffee on the air

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@qbetzforreal wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
@JCF wrote:
@Reever
The coffee or tea, whichever it is, doesn't bother me as much as the wine.

I think wine on air is demeaning and not a good thing for anyone especially the younger ones, if they are out of school and watching.

Teens have enough pressure with other drugs etc. Now there's wine on the job. What a terrible example!!!!!
Who's drinking wine on the job?
Kathie Lee and Hoda. Although, I seriously doubt teens are influenced by the Today Show.

Yes, certainly teens don't start drinking because Kathie Lee and Hoda have wineglasses in front of them on a morning show. They also don't start drinking because QVC hosts take sample sips of Valerie Bertinelli's wine. That's ridiculous.

I'm trying to figure out why "drinking wine on-air is demeaning." What's demeaning about it? I don't know of anyone who was ever forced to drink wine on-air against their will. I also don't see "wine on the job" as any kind of widespread thing. As I said upthread, I work in television, and the only time I've seen people drink anything alcoholic on camera was when it was directly related to the programming (as above). It's never forced on anyone or done in excess. I have no problem with such scenarios at all.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

People live more causally today and people today are realists. We all drink coffee at our desks in the morning, why shouldn't they? They are working, just like other people. Those who aren't working our sitting at home....drinking coffee. Also, I think it's a way of subliminally coming across as a friend to the viewers. You answered your own question....when you were working in the 60's. That was almost 60 years ago...lol The world has changed in 60 years.

NycVixen · ‎10-15-2010

Yearning to go back to a time when society was more oppressive in the 60s 'on camera' but nonetheless many did as they pleased behind closed doors is not progress. It was mostly a facade. Women, who are the majority of the posters here, were denied many of their rights as well as other groups.

Time moves forward not backwards. Keeping up with appearances as a way of life shouldn't be a goal for society IMO. It seems the OP craves a time when she felt at ease despite its fallacy.

I never realized "a big white mug" next to a host on air was emblematic of the downfall of today's society. And they say my generation, Millenials, are not doing well. We live in the present and yearn to improve it.

~Live with Intention~

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

@NycVixen wrote:
Yearning to go back to a time when society was more oppressive in the 60s 'on camera' but nonetheless many did as they pleased behind closed doors is not progress. It was mostly a facade. Women, who are the majority of the posters here, were denied many of their rights as well as other groups.

Time moves forward not backwards. Keeping up with appearances as a way of life shouldn't be a goal for society IMO. It seems the OP craves a time when she felt at ease despite its fallacy.

I never realized "a big white mug" next to a host on air was emblematic of the downfall of today's society. And they say my generation, Millenials, are not doing well. We live in the present and yearn to improve it.

@NycVixen thank you!

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Carmie wrote:
Most of the time there is only water in the mug. I don’t find it strange at all.

We are no longer in the 60’s...thank goodness.

This. I do a lot of public speaking and training and I have to keep water next to me or I get a dry throat, a cough, etc. I cannot effectively do my job as a speaker if I don't have water. I would never expect a QVC host to make it through a 1-4 hour on-air shift without having something to drink near by. I never ate when I was doing a training, but I always had something on hand to sip if my throat got dry.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.

Professionalism is, to me, how well someone does his or her job and how he/she works with others. If someone is competent, effective, and works well with people, that's professional to me. It has little to do with how someone dresses.

Anyone can put on a suit - that doesn't make a person a professional.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@september wrote:
@QueenDanceALot wrote:
Why would water be O.K. but not coffee?

Is there something sinful about coffee?
It is offensive to a religious group that bans it.

It's offensive for them to see a cup that might have coffee in it?

What religion is that?

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.
Professionalism is, to me, how well someone does his or her job and how he/she works with others. If someone is competent, effective, and works well with people, that's professional to me. It has little to do with how someone dresses.

Anyone can put on a suit - that doesn't make a person a professional.

As was said on Psych: "Just ’cause you put syrup on something don’t make it pancakes."

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QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

How about the good old moral days in the 60's of men drinking liquor at work, stocked bars in their offices. And smoking cigars at their desks.

Yeah, those were the days of professionalism and moral character.

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
How about the good old moral days in the 60's of men drinking liquor at work, stocked bars in their offices. And smoking cigars at their desks.

Yeah, those were the days of professionalism and moral character.

Well, of course! And treating women only like "go-fers" and worse?

So much of the bad behavior was either hidden or simply tolerated. And that is the era some of us still call "good old days."

[was Homegirl] Love to be home . . . thus the screen name. Joined 2003.