Until this story surfaced I had no idea that Marsellus Wallace even played cricket:
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"Brooker became engaged to former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq after dating for nine months, having met while filming an episode of Screenwipe"
Once again colleagues marry. I'm still looking for a famous womam who has married a journalist. All you've given me so far are female journalists/presenters who've married work colleagues (which Mel Mclaughlin did to, marrying one of the set crew and then divorcing a couple of years later). I'm looking for a famous female minister, singer, sports personality ... who has married a journalist who interviewed them.
[url= http://www.voanews.com/content/****stani-politician-cricket-legend-marries-former-bbc-journalist/2590456.html ]First Google result in English[/url]
Is there a point to this quiz.
Is there a point to this quiz.
Look at his moniker, he's just wasting your time for the sake of it. Don't feed it.
Yes. But some people on this forum are so good at putting words into my mouth or distorting what I've said I'll let the facts speak for themselves.
[url= http://www.voanews.com/content/****stani-politician-cricket-legend-marries-former-bbc-journalist/2590456.html ]First Google result in English[/url]
I was at his first wedding.
It was much better 😉
GrahamS - Member
Until this story surfaced I had no idea that [s]Marsellus Wallace[/s] Lenny Henry even played cricket:
Yeah, they all look the same 🙄
Time this thread was closed IMO.
don't close it yet......[url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/2014120122200/scarlett-johansson-romain-dauriac-secret-wedding/ ]I win![/url]
Have I missed it or has no one linked to [url= http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/jan/05/its-not-just-chris-gayle-sport-medias-blokesworld-mindset-needs-to-change ]this response[/url] yet?
Congratulations, Rockape63! Not easy to find, eh!
Worse than "girl", he called her "baby"!
What could it mean? Does he think she is a baby? I think he is just confused.
Doesn't bother me. It's how I describe myself fairly regularly.
Yet it was sometimes used by American police officers to demean black men. Context, innit.
Yeah, they all look the same 🙄
Oh come on...
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There [i]is[/i] a passing similarity there - I don't think that's particularly racialist to say is it?
Not all sport people are intelligent you know ... 😀
Why people keep looking to sport people for "inspiration" or "wisdom" I don't know? 😆
I would say it was just about borderline cheeky until he says "don't blush baby". You don't call any female "baby" in the workplace, it's derogatory and demeaning and makes a mockery out of her and her professional aspirations. And on camera too, it's not like she can retaliate or even defend herself in that situation and he knew it.
I'm glad he got a fine as it sets an example, female journos are there to interview people, they are not there as playthings and eye-candy for cockwombles like him.
I totally condone meeting women in professional environments but only in a discreet, respectful way which isn't going to put her career at risk!
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[i]Congratulations, Rockape63! Not easy to find, eh![/i]
au contraire mon ami, au contraire....I just did that googly thing and Voila! 8)
Yet it was sometimes used by American police officers to demean black men
Exactly.
So how was the use of the word "girl" worthy of criticism in this case ?
Rather than the use of a different word, in a different situation.
So how was the use of the word "girl" worthy of criticism in this case ?
Because it was condescending.
(Being condescending' is when you talk down to someone...)
So how was the use of the word "girl" worthy of criticism in this case ?
He was hitting on her during a professional interview. It was inappropriate and demeaning.
Ransos you are a bit confused, re read the thread and try to keep up.
Johnx2 and Ransos.
D- for comprehension. 🙂
nealglover - Member
Yet it was sometimes used by American police officers to demean black men
Exactly.
It was also used in a similar vain by Captain Manwairing to his lower officers, especially private Pike.
Ransos you are a bit confused, re read the thread and try to keep up.
Being endowed with at least basic abilities in comprehension, I suggest that I am capable of understanding the meaning of "West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has been fined A$10,000 ($7,200; £4,900) by his club for "inappropriate conduct" after he asked a TV reporter for a date in a live interview."
If you need some help, please ask.
ransos - I think they were referring to the meaning of all the posts between the OP and your one.
(Being condescending' is when you talk down to someone..)
For that gag to work properly, it's best done without the stray apostrophe 😉
A Chris Gayle story I have heard (and seen in print I think).
Apparently a few years ago he was sat next to chap called John Barclay at some dinner or somesuch. John Barclay being very much old school MCC - tour manager on several England (probably more in the days when England toured as MCC) etc.
Apparently Barclay was desperately trying to engage Gayle in conversation with utterances like:
"Had a splendid time in Jamaica a few years back, the fishing was simply marvellous"
And
"The one place I love to tour is Jamaica, the food is simply first rate and the golf courses are magnificent"
Etc.
Apparently Gayle totally blanked him until he decided to give up.
Then Gayle cut him dead with:
"So tell me. On this trip to Jamaica - did you get much pussy man?"
I think this clash of two worlds sums things up nicely.
Gayle at least makes very little pretence about what he is - this is the best thing I can credit him with.
Other than this he is a simple mercenary who will play his sport for the highest price - just so long as it doesn't go on too long to demonstrate that he is just a big slogger with nothing more to his game. Bearing this in mind, it is not unexpected that he likes the things that money can buy and is probably not interested unless he can get them quickly.
If you need some help, please ask.
Keep digging 😆
ransos - I think they were referring to the meaning of all the posts between the OP and your one.
Nealglover specifically referred to "this case".
Given you can offset charity donations against tax in most countries I doubt it will cost him much at all.
In fact the more I think about this there are lots of winners here:
The cancer charity
Mel McLaughlin - she handled/is handling the situation pretty well.
Female journalists who don't appreciated unsolicited advances.
The public, who are being reminded hitting on people in professional situations is inappropriate.
The public as some of the more rampant journos are demonstrating how excessive their reactions are here and probably elsewhere.
STW with lots of hits
Even Chris Gayle can view it as cheap publicity for his strip room and will perhaps get contacted by hopeful users
Ransos I believe the argument about the use of the word girl stems from the usage by the delectable JHJ, who as far as I know never hit on anyone, Well not the sports reporter in question. As far as I know.
For that gag to work properly, it's best done without the stray apostrophe
bollocks shit and ****. Actually it was a stray inverted comma, and on reflection 'being' is redundant.
I call girls 'lasses'. As in 'that lass who did that thing' (ie professor x, y, or z.) Only at home though and I get told off for it.
'Boy' is a reasonable analogy for 'girl' when testing terminology across genders. In fact it's pretty much the only one.
You realise the term profession has lost all meaning when it is applied to journalism.
Ransos I believe the argument about the use of the word girl stems from the usage by the delectable JHJ, who as far as I know never hit on anyone, Well not the sports reporter in question. As far as I know.
Makes you think though.
Nealglover specifically referred to "this case".
I specifically quoted what I was referring to in every post I've made, to make it clear what I was talking about.
As was said earlier, keep up 😉
I remember seeing Hazel Irvine interviewing Ally McCoist after a match a few years ago. His team had lost and she asked "Disappointed not to score tonight Ally?" He grinned, winked at her and replied "The night's still young Hazel".
She laughed. Was probably flattered too. She certainly didn't provoke a whole load of people going around pretending to be offended.
...a whole load of people going around pretending to be offended.
Just out of interest ... Who's pretending to be offended ?
Ransos I believe the argument about the use of the word girl stems from the usage by the delectable JHJ, who as far as I know never hit on anyone, Well not the sports reporter in question. As far as I know.
It's a tough life being hit on and harrassed by world class athletes, believe you me...
he laughed. Was probably flattered too.
I doubt she was flattered, but there's a difference between a witticism, as that was, and a naked proposition.
Pretending to be offended is the trendy thing to be nowadays. You see it all over the place. Facebook, the Guardian and Independent, Twitter etc.
I genuinely don't believe people can be offended by some of the utterly trivial stuff out there so the only logical conclusion is they are pretending.
There are a lot of things in the world worth getting up in arms about. This isn't one of them.
Someone the other day posted a great YouTube clip about comedian Steve Hughes on people being "offended". Well worth a watch. I'd post a link myself if I wasn't technically useless.
molgrips - Member
he laughed. Was probably flattered too.
I doubt she was flattered, but there's a difference between a witticism, as that was, and a naked proposition.
Ally is fairly quick witted and picked up on an potential double entendre, Chris Gallery ignored the question completely and fairly boorishly propositional the presenter. They're very different scenarios. If I'd done that at work I'd be getting disciplinary action and potentially dismissed.
If he'd answered the question then asked her out it'd have been less bad but ignoring her shows complete contempt.
I doubt she was flattered, but there's a difference between a witticism, as that was, and a naked proposition.
I strongly suspect she was. And with Ally McCoist I suspect it was more than just a witticism. Her having the hots for him was a standing joke on Scottish comedy shows back in those days. Not that anything ever happened though.
Pretending to be offended/professionally offended is the trendy thing to [s]be[/s] talk about nowadays.
FTFY
I remember seeing Hazel Irvine interviewing Ally McCoist after a match a few years ago.
Was it a few years ago as in the 1970s?
Ally is fairly quick witted and picked up on an potential double entendre, Chris Gallery ignored the question completely and fairly boorishly propositional the presenter. They're very different scenarios. If I'd done that at work I'd be getting disciplinary action and potentially dismissed.
A fair point. However the interviewer should just have slapped him and walked away. He'd have deserved it.
