The day of O'Reilly's firing, a Fox News host told his colleague she was arousing viewers

Impact

Fox News may have gotten rid of Bill O'Reilly, but his firing doesn't address its rampant culture of sexism on-air and behind the scenes.

That was made all the clearer on Wednesday — the same day as O'Reilly's firing — when The Five host Greg Gutfeld made a suggestive comment to his female colleague on live television. 

According to the Huffington Post, the show's panel was discussing immigration laws when co-hosts Bob Beckel and Kimberly Guilfoyle went off on a bizarre tangent about Beckel's remarks not being accepted as fact.

The exchange went as follows:

KG: Waah, waah, crybaby. Call your camp counselor.

At this point, Gutfelt interrupts to tell Guilfoyle, who had just gestured to her own dress, "You are giving America a raise."

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The exchange once again demonstrated that the news outlet is keen on tolerating misogyny so long as it doesn't become a PR nightmare. 

Immediately following word of O'Reilly's departure, Fox executives announced Tucker Carlson would be taking over O'Reilly's prime-time spot. Naturally, just a quick glance at Carlson's own track record on women suggests he's not much better on-air than O'Reilly.

Most recently, Carlson sparked controversy when his interview with Teen Vogue editor Lauren Duca devolved into a sexist mess, involving Carlson dismissing Duca's pop culture writing and telling her to stick to writing about thigh-high boots.

No surprises here: At Fox News, misogyny begets misogyny.