O n a cool September morning in Culver City, California, the host of Jeopardy! strides across the Alex Trebek Stage to perform what is now a ritual at the start of each taping. The host is not Alex Trebek, the reserved Canadian expat who occupied that role for 36 years, …
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During a recent appearance on Jeopardy, the contestant Heather Ryan was on the receiving end of an apology from host Ken Jennings after a sexist clue made its way into the Complete the Rhyming Phrase category. The host deemed the Dorothy Parker phrase “Men seldom make passes at … girls …
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Last night’s episode of Jeopardy! used a dated, sexist clue, leading host Ken Jennings to apologize to a female contestant. During the category Complete the Rhyming Phrase, the three contestants were given the phrase, “Men seldom make passes at …” The answer was: ” … girls who wear glasses.” Returning …
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