I’d bet good money those brothers tortured a few animals during their childhood.
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I’d bet good money those brothers tortured a few animals during their childhood.
Men have been commenting of women’s sport (still do) for over a hundred years, and it’s only now you tell me that they haven’t got a clue what they’ve been saying due to their lived experiences.But we aren't being presented as the experts to millions of viewers - indeed paid as such.
And there are hundreds of people who would give better insight, precisely because they have "been there, done that."
It's called "lived experience".
If you think the female presenters are there for any reason other than to reduce the risk of reputational damage to the broadcaster in the context of woke-othordoxy, you are deluding yourself my friend.
They are not the "best available experts", they are there for reasons of political correctness.
Yes, yes #knuckledraggingcromagnonmangammonsteak ... or some such!
But we aren't being presented as the experts to millions of viewers - indeed paid as such.
And there are hundreds of people who would give better insight, precisely because they have "been there, done that."
It's called "lived experience".
If you think the female presenters are there for any reason other than to reduce the risk of reputational damage to the broadcaster in the context of woke-othordoxy, you are deluding yourself my friend.
They are not the "best available experts", they are there for reasons of political correctness.
Yes, yes #knuckledraggingcromagnonmangammonsteak ... or some such!
#NeedsMoreJoeCole
But we aren't being presented as the experts to millions of viewers - indeed paid as such.
And there are hundreds of people who would give better insight, precisely because they have "been there, done that."
It's called "lived experience".
If you think the female presenters are there for any reason other than to reduce the risk of reputational damage to the broadcaster in the context of woke-othordoxy, you are deluding yourself my friend.
They are not the "best available experts", they are there for reasons of political correctness.
Yes, yes #knuckledraggingcromagnonmangammonsteak ... or some such!
Isn’t the bigger issue here the woeful standard of “ punditry “ , in general , that’s being served up these days?
Male or female; the overall level is breathtakingly low . Look up the word “ facile” and see if you agree with me or not .
There are some ( IMO ) excellent commentators / co-commentators/ pundits ; of both genders .
Most are at best , mediocre ( again of both genders ) . ( I’m being generous here ) .
It’s unfortunate timing that the influx of female presenters and pundits has co-incided with the race to the bottom regarding the actual quality of their “ work “ ( again, being generous here , with a few exceptions) .
In my view gender in no way precludes a person from being an excellent pundit ; equally it doesn’t preclude a person from being an abysmal one .
True equality !
Anyway: that’s what I think.
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I'm not sure Barton has stopped...
He was filming that Kurt Zouma video wasn’t he!! Can’t believe I didn’t realise before.
Dismissing lived experiences is a huge blow to the woke othordoxy. "Reflecting the society we serve" etc etc etc ... but why would it matter if lived experience is irrelevant?Men have been commenting of women’s sport (still do) for over a hundred years, and it’s only now you tell me that they haven’t got a clue what they’ve been saying due to their lived experiences.
Can't have it both ways it seems ?
Anyway, the men commenting on women's sport were/ are not their for reasons of political correctness ...
Why were the men commentating on their Sports/events?Dismissing lived experiences is a huge blow to the woke othordoxy. "Reflecting the society we serve" etc etc etc ... but why would it matter if lived experience is irrelevant?
Can't have it both ways it seems ?
Anyway, the men commenting on women's sport were/ are not their for reasons of political correctness ...
Barton just had to pay out for the libel. Maybe I'll screenshot this and send it to him. Clown
I think you're basically right there, but the original meaning is important, so I want to add my penny's worth.
'Woke' has been around for a long time (since the 60s at least) and originally meant informed, self-ware and wise enough to know:
a) when you're lying to yourself
b) when you're being lied to
A is a lot harder than it sounds. Being aware of cognitive biases helps.
B includes being told that the definition of woke is some arbitrary political stance, or anything outside a set of critical faculties. But since some views are from a woke standpoint, it's easy to see why the 'woke mean this' and 'if you don't think this, you're not woke' bigots feel they are credible.
The term has been watered down by people who don't understand it and/or want to appropriate it for their own ends (either pro and anti wokeness). I think Orwell predicted this and it's right off the back of "I think everyone is bit tired of 'experts'".
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - Orwell - 1984
Being 'woke' won't change, even if the term changes.
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You're just generally an all-round wrong'n, aren't you.