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I'll just be quoting your own words back to you if you want.
Yes please, it seems my attempts at communication (and tongue-in cheek satire) have failed to date. I'll take that, and am happy to discuss candidly, and clarify. Seems I failed primarily for (my woolly and admittedly cynical head) sensing yours and OP's reactions as 'PC gone mad' rather than the more 'correct':
"Reporting on women's football when their is little or no interest in is a blunt tool designed to effect change"
I have to say, I find a little women's football on TV resulting in a 'rejection' - driving 'right wing, white male identity politics' is a hell of a weird and overblown 'backlash'? You must see why I would question that?
Isn't Steve one a caricature of a Neanderthal and Steve 2 a caricature of the professionally offended desperately looking to take umbrage and the totally innocuous ?
Malvern Rider - MemberI have to say, I find a little women's football on TV resulting in a 'rejection' - driving 'right wing, white male identity politics' is a hell of a weird and overblown 'backlash'? You must see why I would question that?
I can see why you would question it if I was arguing that it was a root or major cause, which I'm not. I'm saying it [i]could[/i] be a contributing factor which validates someone's perception that the BBC has a liberal bias, or it could drive them to other news outlets.
So basically stop showing it or talking about it and hope it goes away? Other than that I can't really see why you get upset. What is the popularity figure or measure that a sport must achieve without being mentioned once on TV before its allowed to be mentioned on TV.
Using long words and discussions about social engineering still doesn't change your point.
it could be a contributing factor which validates someone's perception that the BBC has a liberal bias, or it could drive them to other news outlets.
As mystifying and controversial as I find that 'imaginary' scenario - let us entertain it. ie - mentioning women's football (and/or other women's sport) on the BBC is a 'straw' that sends the proverbial camel galloping to break it's back via 'identity politics' ?
What should the BBC do to 'redress the balance' back to 'normal'. Increase coverage of men's football or drop mentions of women's? (Wasn't it you that used the phrase 'creating a false normal'?)
And yes, again, please cite what I wrote that made you accuse me of:
you've managed to create another dialogue with yourself where everyone who disagrees with your opinion is a bigot, a misogynist and a racist.
This debate is ****ing weird, even by STW standards.
[quote=jimjam ]I'll just be quoting your own words back to you if you want.
Well that's the normal response to a challenge to cite, so off you go then, because I also seem to have missed the post which justified the following:
[quote=jimjam ]Seriously Malvern Rider, I was going to reply to your post on the last page but I see that in the space of three posts you've managed to create another dialogue with yourself where everyone who disagrees with your opinion is a bigot, a misogynist and a racist.
what they said , cite, but especially this bit
This debate is **** weird, even by STW standards.
Gerti -
Did it occur to the OP that Men's football was probably crap to watch 50 years ago? Give us women a chance to catch up on the skills level, we're a few decades behind!!!
Yes, have a go by all means, but just do it without the fake, transparent, man-goading, [s]politically correct[/s] blunt-tool* 'assistance' from the Beeb. Gottit?
* While being careful of offending The 'anti-PC' brigade - apparently it's not 'correct' to infer that someone is making an 'anti-PC' rant. 'Anti-blunt-tool' is the [s]PC[/s] less offensive term 😉
Last few women's games I've watched were better viewing for me than most of the men's games I've watched for a decade or so, due to the lack of falling over at the slightest touch, rolling around on the floor clutching body parts and general faux injuries/clashes.
5-0 looking for a 6th
What you get up to in the privacy of your own bedroom is not our concern.