Getting a bit fed up with 'reverse sexism' on the media (well the BBC actually)

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

This has been annoying me off for some time. This is where a woman presenter (typically on Radio 5) can say something about a bloke (or blokes in general) that would be unacceptable if reversed.

For example

1. Woman presenter taking the mick out of a male colleague who had 'man-flu'. Had he replied about 'time of the month' he'd doubtless be off the air rather quickly.

2. Today I was listening to Radio 4. The discussion was about Jeremy Corbin. The presenter said that Corbin was still odds-on favourite despite not getting the support of his wife (who will be voting for Smith). Can you imagine the response had it been a female politician standing and someone mentioned that her husband wasn't supporting her?


It's just a kind of double-standards thing.

Typical bloke eh?

 

[Medwayseagull]

If you were a woman posting on here with equivalent complaints you can guarantee that all the misogynists who frequent this board would accuse you of being over sensitive.

 

[tiberious]

This has been annoying me off for some time. This is where a woman presenter (typically on Radio 5) can say something about a bloke (or blokes in general) that would be unacceptable if reversed.

For example

1. Woman presenter taking the mick out of a male colleague who had 'man-flu'. Had he replied about 'time of the month' he'd doubtless be off the air rather quickly.

2. Today I was listening to Radio 4. The discussion was about Jeremy Corbin. The presenter said that Corbin was still odds-on favourite despite not getting the support of his wife (who will be voting for Smith). Can you imagine the response had it been a female politician standing and someone mentioned that her husband wasn't supporting her?


It's just a kind of double-standards thing.

Typical bloke eh?

relax everything is the fault of the white hetrosexual male, its like being married its always your fault..... and I say this as a man who has been married for 29yrs to the perfect woman...well thats what she tells me and I wont argue

 

[goldstone]

I'll tell you what irritates me. The BBC appears to have more women than men presenting the sports news on TV and hosting football programmes. Why? The sports they're reporting on are almost all male sports which they have little knowledge of. As for presenting football shows and interviewing managers and players. What? I want someone who understands the game and, preferably, has played it to be hosting these programmes. Ergo a bloke. There would undoubtedly be a big fuss if netball played almost exclusively by women was a major sport and the games were fronted by male presenters on TV.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I'll tell you what irritates me. The BBC appears to have more women than men presenting the sports news on TV and hosting football programmes. Why? The sports they're reporting on are almost all male sports which they have little knowledge of. As for presenting football shows and interviewing managers and players. What? I want someone who understands the game and, preferably, has played it to be hosting these programmes. Ergo a bloke. There would undoubtedly be a big fuss if netball played almost exclusively by women was a major sport and the games were fronted by male presenters on TV.

Yeah those bloody women Linekar Lawrenson and Shearer always on MOTD. What do BIRDS know about football anyway, should stick to those COOKERY and DANCIN programs.

 

[Wilko]

I tell you what annoys me, the fact that you call it 'reverse' sexism? What the **** does that mean. It's sexism. It is like when people call black to white racism 'reverse' racism, it is ****in* racism. Simple as.

 

[BBassic]

This has been annoying me off for some time. This is where a woman presenter (typically on Radio 5) can say something about a bloke (or blokes in general) that would be unacceptable if reversed.

For example

1. Woman presenter taking the mick out of a male colleague who had 'man-flu'. Had he replied about 'time of the month' he'd doubtless be off the air rather quickly.

2. Today I was listening to Radio 4. The discussion was about Jeremy Corbin. The presenter said that Corbin was still odds-on favourite despite not getting the support of his wife (who will be voting for Smith). Can you imagine the response had it been a female politician standing and someone mentioned that her husband wasn't supporting her?


It's just a kind of double-standards thing.

Typical bloke eh?

Feels like there's a world of difference between implying a man is making a meal of a cold by calling it man-flu and using a genetic cycle as an insult.

"Ah it's just a bit of a cold, stop acting up"
"Yeah well at least I don't bleed out of one of my holes every month you harlot"

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Is wouldn't happen on 6 Music! I don't know how anyone can bear listening to 4 or 5 for long periods of time.

 

[nicko31]

Think you will find its not a Beeb thing, its across most of the media

 

[Waynflete]

I'll tell you what irritates me. The BBC appears to have more women than men presenting the sports news on TV and hosting football programmes. Why? The sports they're reporting on are almost all male sports which they have little knowledge of. As for presenting football shows and interviewing managers and players. What? I want someone who understands the game and, preferably, has played it to be hosting these programmes. Ergo a bloke. There would undoubtedly be a big fuss if netball played almost exclusively by women was a major sport and the games were fronted by male presenters on TV.

Yeah, I want interviews to be done by people who have played the game like... er... Mark Pougatch. Or, someone with a journalist's rapier intellect and easy charisma like Garth Crooks or Mark Lawrenson.


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[ken tiler]

I tell you what annoys me, the fact that you call it 'reverse' sexism? What the **** does that mean. It's sexism. It is like when people call black to white racism 'reverse' racism, it is ****in* racism. Simple as.

I think it's because when the word was first coined in the sixties it applied only to women. Although as with a lot of words over time it is changing its meaning. So the argument is that you can't be sexist against men because they are the oppressors. Similarly you cant be racist against white people - i think that`s being 'racialist'. So I guess you could see unfair discrimination against men as reverse sexism - or maybe it should be 'sexualism'.

 

[Bakero]

Man up

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Boo hoo I'm a white man. I'm so under represented

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I agree. It's conclusive proof that the patriarchy has been well and truly smashed. Roll on November 19th.

 

[sllugaes]

Do women still earn less than men!

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[Prettyboyshaw]

Give the little ladies their moment of glory before they have to change the bed do the housework and cook dinner, bless em they deserve it

 

[nwgull]

Do women still earn less than men!

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Yes, but they tend to choose careers that are less well paid. They are also far more likely than men to take career breaks to be stay at home mums until their kids are at least school age.

ONS stats show that women in their 20s actually earn about 2-3% more than men for similar work.

 

[goldstone]

Yeah, I want interviews to be done by people who have played the game like... er... Mark Pougatch. Or, someone with a journalist's rapier intellect and easy charisma like Garth Crooks or Mark Lawrenson.


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Don't be silly. I said I didn't want women doing the interviews. I didn't say I wanted men of low intellect to replace them. And how do you know that Mark Pougatch hasn't played footy? I bet he played at school, maybe college, maybe for his local team. All of which would give him a far better grasp of the game than any of the women attempting to appear knowledgable on the BBC.

 

[Worthingite]

Feels like there's a world of difference between implying a man is making a meal of a cold by calling it man-flu and using a genetic cycle as an insult.

"Ah it's just a bit of a cold, stop acting up"
"Yeah well at least I don't bleed out of one of my holes every month you harlot"

More Partridge than Partridge

 

[jon12345]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0ueEI4OBQ