{"id":123159,"date":"2024-11-07T17:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123159"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:26:50","slug":"jeopardy-contestant-heather-ryan-speaks-out-after-sexist-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123159","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 contestant Heather Ryan speaks out after \u2018sexist\u2019 question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A glasses-wearing \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant broke her silence after a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/29\/entertainment\/jeopardy-host-ken-jennings-apologizes-for-sexist-clue\/\">\u201csexist\u201d clue<\/a> came up during her episode.<\/p>\n<p>During an episode of the popular game show on Oct. 28, players had to complete the rhyming phrase \u201cMen seldom make passes at\u2026\u201d for $400.<\/p>\n<p>Returning champion Will Wallace correctly answered \u201cGirls who wear glasses\u201d \u2014 but the situation became awkward as his female competitor, Heather Ryan, was wearing glasses at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Heather Ryan is speaking out after a \u201csexist\u201d question about women wearing glasses came up during her \u201cJeopardy!\u201d appearance. <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Returning champion Will Wallace correctly answered the question with \u201cGirls who wear glasses.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ryan, who works as a health program director from Binghamton, NY, thought that the phrase made everybody on the stage and in the audience \u201cuncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt is definitely an odd choice,\u201d Ryan told Binghamton University\u2019s student-run newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bupipedream.com\/news\/binghamton-woman-makes-jeopardy-appearance\/158973\/\">Pipe Dream.<\/a> \u201cI think it made everybody in the audience and on stage, and (host) Ken Jennings too, a little uncomfortable. It was like, \u2018Oh, that was unexpected.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe we choose better rhyming phrases in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there are still girls who are [in] middle school and they don\u2019t want to wear their glasses and they\u2019re losing out on their education,\u2019 she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ryan said she still had a \u201cgreat time\u201d on the show despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nypost\/reel\/DBtghhIRxkf\/?locale=ru&amp;hl=am-et\">controversial moment <\/a>that aired on nationwide television.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019It\u2019s just a very special thing to play a small role in this big part,\u201d Ryan said. \u201c\u2019It\u2019s been running for 40 years, and so I got to play my part in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>After Wallace correctly answered the question, Ryan said the cast and audience was \u201cuncomfortable.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The show\u2019s long-time producer said the phrase is a quote by writer Dorothy Parker made from 1926. <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Wallace correctly guessed the answer by saying \u201cwhat are girls who wear glasses,\u201d Jennings, a former \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant who holds the record for the longest consecutive winning streak, apologized for the answer but didn\u2019t appear to stay in the unexpected moment for long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, a little bit problematic, Sorry Heather,\u201d Jennings calmy replied to the glasses-wearing contestant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery,\u201d Wallace quipped before quickly moving on to the next question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Viewers watched Ryan\u2019s smile fade as she looked around the room in shock while appearing to try to process what just happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRhyming phrases category was awful, especially the sexist clue,\u201d a viewer wrote on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Yeah, a little problematic\u2019 \u2014 Ken Um, then why didn\u2019t you bring that up to the writers before the game?\u201d one fan commented on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ken Jennings apologized for the question on air. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even though Jennings quickly apologized during the moment, one \u201cJeopardy!\u201d boss is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/06\/entertainment\/jeopardy-boss-sarah-whitcomb-foss-addresses-sexist-clue\/\">brushing off the incident.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During an episode of the \u201cInside Jeopardy!\u201d podcast, the show\u2019s producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss claimed there was a misunderstanding about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think many people out there thought the \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 writers wrote this, or thought this,\u201d Foss said. \u201cBut in fact, Dorothy Parker wrote this, about 100 years ago, in a 1926 book. 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