Russia World Cup 18

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I have an implicit bias against women and black people. You can check your own implicit bias by googling Implicit Bias Harvard. This makes it harder for me to enjoy listening to women or watching black people unless they're speaking on something they are genuine experts on like child-bearing and in the case of black people, poverty, like on The Wire. I am trying to overcome these biases because that's the way society is going but it's not easy. I usually switch off instead. There's only so many assaults to the amygdala one can take.

I identify as a black woman. So that explains a lot.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

If a women doesn't talk shite I have no problem with it. Should apply to men too. Wouldn't be many current ones still punditing/presenting.

[Anny Road]

The female ex-footballers working on ITV and BBC as studio pundits have already proven themselves the equal of, and in many cases an improvement on, their male counterparts. Purely and simply by giving a shit and doing a bit of research so they actually know what they're talking about.

 

In terms of game commentators, yes it is different to hear a female voice describing the action, but if your argument is they lack top flight football experience I would ask who the fuck Tiddly, Pearce and the like ever played for?

Top flight experience may include commentating on the biggest games for many many years.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I'd rather have a woman commentator or pundit than this prick

 

 

Phil Neville!

[Josef Svejk]

That's Harry Kane.

[Paulie Dangerously]

The female ex-footballers working on ITV and BBC as studio pundits have already proven themselves the equal of, and in many cases an improvement on, their male counterparts. Purely and simply by giving a shit and doing a bit of research so they actually know what they're talking about.

 

In terms of game commentators, yes it is different to hear a female voice describing the action, but if your argument is they lack top flight football experience I would ask who the fuck Tiddly, Pearce and the like ever played for?

 

Just talking about that with the lads from the warehouse at work.  We concluded that they're trying too hard to emulate the male commentators rather than "play their own game" as it were. 

[Anny Road]

There are no women on the pitch and no women officials so why do TV companies feel the need for equality in the studio.

Every bloke I know is watching as many matches as possible. I do not know one woman who is arsed about it. They may be at the end but without bias it is a male dominated sport.

Having said that fucking Neville is back on I'd rather have Sonia from Eastenders do it than him.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Don't know how they arent distracted. I'd be terrible commentating on womens beach volleyball it would be a series of sentences broken up by "Jesus christ". "Pffff fucking hell" "what's the fucking score again". But then I'm not a professional.

[Duff Man]

I have an implicit bias against women and black people. You can check your own implicit bias by googling Implicit Bias Harvard. This makes it harder for me to enjoy listening to women or watching black people unless they're speaking on something they are genuine experts on like child-bearing and in the case of black people, poverty, like on The Wire. I am trying to overcome these biases because that's the way society is going but it's not easy. I usually switch off instead. There's only so many assaults to the amygdala one can take.

 

That's bizarre. I honestly never even considered her gender or ethnicity. I just thought, ooh, I wonder if she's any better than the usual dross. And lo and behold, she was! I then spent the next few minutes really enjoying her analysis.

[Strontium]

I identify as a black woman. So that explains a lot.

You look like a man in your avatar. I call shenanigans.

[TheBitch]

*whispers*

 

Why is Phil Neville whispering?

[Anubis]

Your dad's come home early and he's in your mum's wardrobe.

[moof]

Fucking sick to death of listening to clueless ex-pros and stuffy old men commentating and punditing. Intelligent, considered women broadcasters are the way forward.

[easytoslip]

You spelled it right (I'd only heard it, rather than read it), so I assume you already know. If not, google it.

No thanks I'm watching the lovely Francesca Cumani on the racing cheers, having sexist thoughts.

[Pidge]

That's not sexist, that's just a matter of preference.

[easytoslip]

I'd rather have a woman commentator or pundit than this prick

 

 

Phil Neville!

Haha you could be right there.

[Anubis]

No thanks I'm watching the lovely Francesca Cumani on the racing cheers, having sexist thoughts.

Get on Miggs from Silence of the Lambs, here.

[magicrat]

The female ex-footballers working on ITV and BBC as studio pundits have already proven themselves the equal of, and in many cases an improvement on, their male counterparts. Purely and simply by giving a shit and doing a bit of research so they actually know what they're talking about.

 

In terms of game commentators, yes it is different to hear a female voice describing the action, but if your argument is they lack top flight football experience I would ask who the fuck Tiddly, Pearce and the like ever played for?

 

 

Pearce et-al are just as shit for the reason they have little interesting to say the average armchair punt knows already . Women doing the job make it no better for me.  I genuinely would appreciate a no commentary option and just watch the game without some fuckwit distracting me whatever the sex 

[Trumo]

Goal for Suarez. Shit goalkeeping from a corner.

[Anubis]

Goal for Mr Bitey.

[Strontium]

Goalkeeper flapped at the ball like he had no hand. Which is appropriate given the punishment waiting for him at home.

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

Neville: "...and no one's marking Suarez." Fuckwit - he was being marked, restrained actually, and he broke free. Fucking Know-nothing, cliched, Manc rat. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Cavani looks like a mixture of Richard ramirez and rocky Dennis.

[moof]

Pearce et-al are just as shit for the reason they have little interesting to say the average armchair punt knows already . Women doing the job make it no better for me. I genuinely would appreciate a no commentary option and just watch the game without some fuckwit distracting me whatever the sex

In fairness, BBC offers a ‘no commentary’ option on the red button. Just crowd noise

[magicrat]

In fairness, BBC offers a ‘no commentary’ option on the red button. Just crowd noise

 

Didn't know that. Is it HD ?