Ken Jennings apologizes for sexist Jeopardy! clue

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The answer was "girls who wear glasses." Ken Jennings hosts 'Jeopardy' in 2024. Yes, this phrase is outdated, but what was worse is that contestant Heather Ryan, a health program director from Binghamton, N.Y., was yes, wearing glasses. Jennings called it "a little problematic," and then added, "sorry, Heather."

[Dude111]

Whats wrong with "Girls who wear glasses??"

Another example of how stupid things are now........

[ThisLittlePiggy]

From the article

In the Jeopardy category of "Complete the Rhyming Phrase," contestants were given the phrase, "Men seldom make passes at...." The answer was "girls who wear glasses."

[ThisLittlePiggy]

Personally, I don't really find it all that sexist. I'm female and I sometimes wear glasses. I never found men liking me less for it.

[Dude111]

Nothing wrong with it.....

If I was Kenny I would quit that show and not want anything else to do with the stupid dumbed down sheeple morons of today

[JamesG]

Heather Ryan Says "Jeopardy!" Sexist Clue Made Everybody on Set "A Little Uncomfortable"
by Shania Russell
November 7, 2024


Heather Ryan still had a great time on "Jeopardy!" — despite the "problematic" clue that caused an awkward on-air moment.

Last week, Ryan — a health program director from Binghamton, NY — competed against Ian Taylor and four-day champion Will Wallace on the Oct. 28 episode. As the trio were going through the "Complete the Rhyming Phrase” category, they were given the clue, "Men seldom make passes at…” to which the answer was "girls who wear glasses."

Upon realizing that Ryan herself was wearing glasses, host Ken Jennings — and the game’s champion, Wallace — swiftly apologized, with Jennings even calling the line "a little problematic.”




Reflecting on it days after the episode aired, Ryan admits that the clue caused quite the in-studio mood shift.

"It is definitely an odd choice,” Ryan told Binghamton University’s student-run newspaper Pipe Dream. "I think it made everybody in the audience and on stage, and Ken Jennings too, a little uncomfortable. It was like, 'oh, that was unexpected.'"

She added, “Maybe we choose better rhyming phrases in 2024. Unfortunately, there are still girls who are [in] middle school and they don’t want to wear their glasses and they’re losing out on their education. So, I think it’s much better to be able to see than anything else.”

https://ew.com/jeopardy-contestant-s...t-clue-8741500

[ThisLittlePiggy]

I remember when I first got glasses I think it was around age nine. I could finally see stuff like the clock and the blackboard in school. Loved it.

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Originally Posted by ThisLittlePiggy

I remember when I first got glasses I think it was around age nine. I could finally see stuff like the clock and the blackboard in school. Loved it.

I got my first pair of glasses when I was seven years old, and it never bothered me.