Chris Matthews steps down at MSNBC amid sexism complaints: Why experts say his comments would 'diminish' women

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The 'Hardball' host announced his retirement on Monday's show, telling viewers that 'compliments on a woman's appearance' are 'never OK.'

When MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews abruptly resigned on Monday night after 25 years on the air, he left in his wake a lot of chatter. Much of it involved accusations of on-air sexism, from an interview with Elizabeth Warren that many found “condescending,” to a collection of inappropriate comments, many recounted by journalist Laura Basset in GQ, directed at women who were guests on his show.

Chris Matthews' entire career history will now be memory holed, all for the crime of him telling a woman,"Why haven't I fallen in love with you yet?"— Paul Joseph Watson March 3, 2020 This is utterly embarrassing for the #MeToo movement. Now, thanks to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, a mashup of some of Matthews’s most notably inappropriate moments has been racking up views on YouTube. Posted on Thursday, it’s called “Lookin’ Good! With Uncle Chris,” and is a fast-paced tour through his flirty comments and unwanted compliments.

And while Goss Graves believes individuals like Matthews should certainly be held accountable, “I think the bigger story is around NBC [MSNBC’s parent network], and the collection of individuals who were really visible under that brand.” That’s because NBC, “as a culture-maker,” has an extra responsibility.

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