[Other Sport] Sack or hauled over the coals? You decide……..(not really as decision already made)

[wellquickwoody]

Long standing commentator makes error as below……..

Bob Ballard: Olympics commentator axed over sexist remark

Bob Ballard was referencing the Australian women's swimming team who had won gold in a freestyle relay.

www.bbc.com

Rather innocuous in my view, but not not to be encouraged.

 

[Titanic]

Seems like a good chance to employ another woman commentator.

 

[Birdie Boy]

I've voted shown the door as he should know better not to do that in this day and age. However, I would prefer a bollocking.

 

[dazzer6666]

Badly-judged remark he shouldn’t have made that will be seized upon and made out to be something akin to murder. In a sane world he would apologise and carry on, but he’ll probably never commentate again.

 

[Frankie]

A remark you hear all the time since time began in 1992, It's water off a ducks back to me as it only takes about 3 hours to get ready for a night out so it's non applicable to myself.
Saying it over the air to millions of superwokers was obviously a error in judgement but I certainly didn't raise a eyebrow to this possible internet world ending off the cuff remark.

Anyway I'm sure he'll be on celebrity love island soon enough.

 

[abc]

Would have liked an option to vote for ‘No biggie and those that claim to be offended need to see what else is going on in the world and get some perspective’.

But to be fair, that’s a bit long!

 

[timbha]

A bit of diversity training is usually the suggested solution (I bet more people enjoyed the comment than were truly offended or harmed).

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I'd file myself in the woke Guardian reader category.

But come on, let's just get on with it. Bloke of a certain age makes slightly inappropriate, but totally inoffensive and light hearted comment.

To bin him off ignores the life time body of work he's contributed.

 

[abc]

I bet more people enjoyed the comment than were truly offended or harmed)

This

Though probably even more people couldn’t give a sh*t

 

[Eeyore]

They're Australian so it's okay.

It's actually funny, Bit like women who complain that men are bed-ridden whenever they are hit by the sniffles. Sometimes folk need to start living and realise that not all humour is designed to either be literal or nasty.

However, given the circumstance, it is inappropriate. There is a time and place. So he was very unprofessional. I'd give him an absolute bollicking if it was not a regular happening and then stick him with a female commentator who might just keep reminding him of it for a little while.

There is a difference between light hearted and offensive. Sadly, in the new age of Liberal Puritanism we seem to have lost that.

 

[Flounce]

Seems like a good chance to employ another woman commentator.

That is probably exactly it. I was watching some men’s game the other day and all three on field pundits were women. Why?

Rather silly comment from Ballard but how many men haven’t made a similar comment when waiting for their other half? Do women and Woke people REALLY get offended by quips like that?

I wouldn’t sack or bollock, I’d just say “don’t do it, you are well aware how pc the broadcasting world is now”

 

[dazzer6666]

They're Australian so it's okay.

It's actually funny, Bit like women who complain that men are bed-ridden whenever they are hit by the sniffles. Sometimes folk need to start living and realise that not all humour is designed to either be literal or nasty.

However, given the circumstance, it is inappropriate. There is a time and place. So he was very unprofessional. I'd give him an absolute bollicking if it was not a regular happening and then stick him with a female commentator who might just keep reminding him of it for a little while.

Yep. When I was working we made comments like this in my team all the time…….both ‘sides‘ giving as good as they got.

 

[happypig]

Refuse to stand aside, stating "I have apologised and I consider the matter closed."

 

[dazzer6666]

Refuse to stand aside, stating "I have apologised and I consider the matter closed."

 

[timbha]

Yep. When I was working we made comments like this in my team all the time…….both ‘sides‘ giving as good as they got.

How can you sleep at night?

 

[BLOCK F]

Inappropriate in this day and age, but just give him a suitable ‘reminder/gentle bollocking and let the world keep on spinning.
Funnily enough, I have just watched a snippet on t’internet about how weather presenters prepare their tv broadcasts. In it, Sarah Keith Lucas goes briefly through the procedures and what is involved and ends by saying, ‘ and now the most important thing of all, to get my hair and make-up done.’

 

[BN9 BHA]

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Storm in a D cup if you ask me.

 

[albionfan37]

Sacked for having a sense of humour. Naturally a bollocking would do

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Prison is too good for him!