Mr Tara Plumbing was so angry yesterday after listening to the coverage on the radio of the saga of the sexist comment and the Sky Sports presenters. Why are private conversations being secretly recorded and then broadcast to the nation.
This is the sort of thing that Mr TP and I often talk about, taking a sideways look at the subjects in the news and asking why are those issues there anyway. We both think that lots of media coverage seems to be given to things that aren’t even news. And while this is going on someone’s life is being made a misery… a good example is that comedian who recently gave up his TV presenting job after it came out that he had been engaging in adult behaviour with ladies when on tour away from his wife… via the computer. A sad story for that family but I do not know why it would be in the public interest for us to all know about it, so I have not repeated his name.
So back to Sky Sports presents. Mr TP told me what they had said and it sounded like the sort of thing many people, men and women might say, as a joke in light hearted banter… along the lines of women don’t know the football rules…
When I heard the recording, however, on the news later that night it did not sound as if it was light-hearted, harmless, banter.
It was the tone of the voices and the structure of the sentences that made it sound as if these anti-women in football comments were spat with venom from a snake. What a couple of unpleasant men.
Men might not know what I’m talking about because I think you do talk differently among yourselves when women are not around, so perhaps to your ears it all sounded fine.
Back to the dilemma, private conversation, secretly recorded…. The question is are these men fit to do their jobs, I’m not sure and I don’t care as a I don’t watch football!
I have just about 0 interest in football. I don’t know the off-side rule or any of the other rules….
Answers on a postcard please…
Actually it is important, in the same way as my recent posts on lesbian and gay equality or extended paternity leave are important.
Thank you..really informative!!
What to do? The context is important in judging sexist or offensive comments and the action to be taken.
I think a big employer, such as SKY, should take action when, as in the case, the comments are at work to work colleagues. This is not the same as private conversations at home.
women belong in the kitchen
im not even joking, they fucking cant play football for shit let alone be referee a game? PHA FUCKING GIRLS
im sorry
Seriously? What’s the point in saying all that? It’s not going to get you anywhere! You shouldn’t have the right of speech or access to the internet! You’re husband is probably about to get home and expecting the house to be clean and a sandwich to be made! GAWD!