Former MTV Host Kennedy Defends CEOs by Misusing the Words "Slut Shaming"

From TPM

If you were old enough in the 90s to watch MTV, you probably remember the host Kennedy. I had no idea what happened to the former MTV star, but apparently she's at Fox now, misusing terms she clearly knows little about. From TPM:

Kennedy introduced news of a rule in the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill that will soon require all publicly traded companies to disclose the pay ratios between highly-compensated executives and regular workers.

"Critics say the regulation will just force companies to compile complex data to determine the median salary for all their employees which could cost them millions," Kennedy said.

Labor groups, however, have backed the regulation as a way to pressure businesses to lower exorbitant CEO pay.

"They are essentially trying to slut shame companies into paying their highest workers less money," Kennedy concluded.

Co-host Andrea Tantaros chimed in: "And slut shaming companies is not the job of the U.S. government."

Ok, first off, to take them on at substance, wow. CEO pay has outpaced worker pay by a ration in the thousands, and is out of control. If you support that, fine, and if it's happening, that's not illegal in our country, but then why should that be shielded from public view? Why should we protect CEOs from simply having their pay be public knowledge. I'd like to know that one.

Beyond that though, using the term "slut shaming" here is ridiculous. Given the actual context these words are normally used in, referring to sexually active women and sexual assault victims, I think it's beyond excessive to use that term in relation to releasing the pay of publicly traded company's executives. They're not being "slut shamed" here at all.