What do Pamela Anderson, Alan Alda, Gloria Steinem and Dan Dorfman have in common? They were all subjects of the raucously sexist uproar in the Iomega folder on February 29. (Thank God for quadrenniality.)

A regular on the Iomega boards, I've learned oodles about stock splits, secondary offerings, subordinated debentures, shorting and a tome or two about storage technology. Now I'm learning that IO "chicks shouldn't be so uptight," and that if we women "wanna run with the big dogs, don't act like puppies." Pardon me while I arf.

Once these boards were a safe haven where plebes with a computer and a modem could hang out and speak their minds, without an affront to their race, religion or chromosomal content. Suddenly, certain Fools were breathlessly posting about "The Girls of CNBC."

These female reporters have worked long and hard to attain their positions. They are---one and all---articulate and adept at analyzing complex financial issues rapidly and often under pressure. So how come they're ogled like babes at the first discussion of their work?

I'll admit that if the men of CNBC looked like Peter Jennings, I might be ogling them, too. But I hope that I'd be salivating privately and not in a forum dedicated to understanding the stock market. There are plenty of chat rooms where boys can be boys (or girls, if they choose).

It was suggested in the IO folder that women should turn off the channel if they're hurt by locker room chatter. Guys, the room is coed. Let's enjoy the pleasures of expanding wealth together, and leave the journalists of CNBC in peace. The Motley Fool is dedicated to sharing "ideas," a vision that transcends sexuality. How 'bout we keep the rises to stock prices only?

[Editor's note: Barbara Eisner Bayer is a music critic for Classical Pulse! magazine, a professional singer, actress and voice teacher, the co-owner of a public relations company, and a force to be reckoned with on the tennis court.]