This is true and I think most of the comments about her appearance aren't any different from people making fun of men with hairpieces or guys trying to look younger with the way they're made up. There were times when she looked positively frightening and a caricature of whatever the hell she was going for.
Even
@Fenway posted that NESN asked her to tone things down and apparently she's tone deaf to it, so in my opinion, that's fair game.
We're not talking about people making fun of weight like with Haggerty (which I'm guilty of and I should be better about it) but I think Alex brings a lot of this on herself quite frankly
I asked my girlfriend whose a lot more policy and social justice savvy than I (degree in economics and gender studies, works with a domestic violence intake shelter near Springfield ) and also loves make up and trying different techniques about her (AK) appearance and the comments constantly made through the season because while I didn’t think Alex’s make up job is my personal preference, I thought she was average at her job and felt a lot of the school yard digs at her looks were rooted in misogynist double standards and cringe worthy
Her response was basically that she both needed better make up artists (or to stop doing it herself lol) but that it was also very telling that’s all anyone ever said of her, it was certainly the focus at the very least
That said if people truly started shitting on her looks as a response to her behavior behind the scenes, then whatever. I’m guilty of using Hagg’s weight to dig him because he’s a hack of a writer and routinely berates people here and on twitter, but if she was upset behind the scenes about the comments being made and then took it out on Fenway, that’s a different story. It’s emotion being met with emotion, and Fenway is probably the only true victim there but I also can’t blame her for being hurt about it. A ton of emphasis is put on how a woman looks compared to men, it’s scientifically proven through peer review studies and not just anecdotal either. Hell, I myself started wearing jeans to work just to see if my principal (a woman) would say anything because she gave two other teachers shit for it (both women) even though it’s technically not against contract. Not a peep. Not a word. Did she notice? Did she notice but was too afraid to say something because I’m a man? Did she notice but not care because I’m a man? I do not know, but it was telling
So the emphasis is drilled into them, and in a profession where you’re on tv, it’s going to hurt and make you feel emotional about defending yourself. But again I dont know how the specific sequence of events played out. My read on it is she’s kind of prickly and not pleasant to work with.
All I ask is that people are honest with themselves about their intentions and motivations. Don’t roll around in the dirt and pretend like all you did was go for a swim. We’re all emotional and do petty things sometimes.
Also, enough with the Tuukka stuff if there’s no proof (and then even then, let sleeping dogs lie). He might have already taken care of it, it’s his business and doesn’t need to be brought into the spotlight