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Ashes Commentary

Poker Boy

State Vice-Captain
pasag said:
Oi Poker Boy, so just to clarify so you can't weasel yourself out later, you're saying that no women should be allowed to have anything to do with anything cricket related 'on screen', presenting, interviewing, commentating regardless of their credentials or expertise.

Correct me if that is not your stance.
Men's cricket yes. And most of my friends agree with me.
 

Slow Love™

International Captain
Poker Boy said:
And if you think I'm ***ist you haven't read my signature - one of my favourite sports stars is a female tennis player (and I'm a member of an internet forum about her -hardly the actions of a ***ist person)
Don't pay any attention to the PC thought police at these forums. People have levelled similar accusations against me, and I'm a member of many porn sites, many of which feature women.
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
Slow Love™ said:
Don't pay any attention to the PC thought police at these forums. People have levelled similar accusations against me, and I'm a member of many porn sites, many of which feature women.
Why do I get the feeling that this one might go right over his head?
 

pasag

RTDAS
Slow Love™ said:
Don't pay any attention to the PC thought police at these forums. People have levelled similar accusations against me, and I'm a member of many porn sites, many of which feature women.
Haha
 

Barney Rubble

International Coach
Slow Love™ said:
Don't pay any attention to the PC thought police at these forums. People have levelled similar accusations against me, and I'm a member of many porn sites, many of which feature women.
:laugh:
 

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Poker Boy said:
Hey what's wrong with Willis. He knows what he's talking about...
Apart from having an accent that makes me want to puke, he spends most of his time coming across as a bitter old man.

And don't bring Newell into this. Socey's a girl's sport.
 

Dasa

International Vice-Captain
Hmm I thought it was 2006, not 1906.
FaaipDeOiad said:
Hahaha. I didn't realise they still made people like you, my God.
Hahaha. Sums it up so well.

It's alarming that such an obviously ***ist and chauvinistic attitude is still considered acceptable by yourself, Poker Boy. All your comments in this thread have been based on the premise of Man > Woman - then you try to say you're not ***ist?
 

burr

State Vice-Captain
I wish the ABC would stop over-hyping KoK, what started out as mildly ammusing has just become lame. I miss Tim Lane, Glenn Mitchell is s*** - relies wholly on stats. I do love Agers though.

Channel 9 better not have Ian Botham or Atherton - can't stand either.
 

Johnners

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
burr said:
I wish the ABC would stop over-hyping KoK, what started out as mildly ammusing has just become lame. I miss Tim Lane, Glenn Mitchell is s*** - relies wholly on stats. I do love Agers though.

Channel 9 better not have Ian Botham or Atherton - can't stand either.
:-O Hangable offence that imo. Skull is a legend, brings life to the box, and when he's serious, actually know's what he's talking about, and is a darn good commentator.
 

R_D

International Debutant
archie mac said:
Ready to cop some abuse, but Lawry is one of my favourites:ph34r:
hehehe.. i like Bill Lawry as well. Can't stand Mark Nicholas and Healy.. half the time Healy spends giving crap to Gilli not a fan of Tony Greig either.
 

R_D

International Debutant
Slow Love™ said:
Don't pay any attention to the PC thought police at these forums. People have levelled similar accusations against me, and I'm a member of many porn sites, many of which feature women.
:laugh: :laugh:
 

Poker Boy

State Vice-Captain
pasag said:
Haha, then I'd suggest you stop hanging out with 80 year old men.
My friends aren't 80-year old men they are in their 20s and 30s. And the people who disagree with me are like Tony Blair's Government when you dare suggest that there are too many immigrants in Britain - all they say is you're racist - even when most of the immigrants causing concern are white.The only argument most of you use against me is ***ism - trying to bully me into agreeing with you - well it won't work! OK, I want page 3 bannned, hated the MCC for banning women and admire Hantuchova for the fact she is far more intelligent than your average Aussie :laugh: (yes she's gorgeous as well but I bet I ain't the only one here that likes a nice-looking girl) and have never looked at porn - if you think they are the actions of a ***ist person you're entitled to your opinion. If you Aussies want to watch Stephanie-whatever-her-name is good luck to you - but Sky don't employ a woman and I'm sure they would if the viewers in Britain wanted it. PS - I slagged off Greig and Lawry too but no one attacked me for that. Poor Tony and Bill - to think more people defend whatshername than them. PPS - Let's agree to difer shall we? The Aussies want a token female, the Brits don't. Let's leave it at that.
 
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FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
You really should stop embarassing yourself here. If you were criticising Greig or Lawry because of their gender or nationality or whatever people would certainly defend them. Just like if you were criticising Brantz based on her merits, people would have no problem with it. That's obviously not what you're doing, so stop attempting to confuse the issue. Your problem with her is merely her gender, and you don't know a thing about her.

And seriously, have you noticed how nobody here actually agrees with you even a little bit? And yet you still claim that your opinions are universally embraced and that people in England wouldn't "stand for" the horrible crime of letting a woman on TV during the cricket? I suppose everyone in the world who isn't a total bigot is just a member of the "PC Thought Police" though.
 

pasag

RTDAS
Poker Boy said:
My friends aren't 80-year old men they are in their 20s and 30s. And the people who disagree with me are like Tony Blair's Government when you dare suggest that there are too many immigrants in Britain - all they say is you're racist - even when most of the immigrants causing concern are white.The only argument most of you use against me is ***ism - trying to bully me into agreeing with you - well it won't work! OK, I want page 3 bannned, hated the MCC for banning women and admire Hantuchova for the fact she is far more intelligent than your average Aussie :laugh: (yes she's gorgeous as well but I bet I ain't the only one here that likes a nice-looking girl) and have never looked at porn - if you think they are the actions of a ***ist person you're entitled to your opinion. If you Aussies want to watch Stephanie-whatever-her-name is good luck to you - but Sky don't employ a woman and I'm sure they would if the viewers in Britain wanted it. PS - I slagged off Greig and Lawry too but no one attacked me for that. Poor Tony and Bill - to think more people defend whatshername than them. PPS - Let's agree to difer shall we? The Aussies want a token female, the Brits don't. Let's leave it at that.
Sigh, your missing the point a fair bit saying things like " I slagged off Greig and Lawry too but no one attacked me for that". Furthermore, noone is defending the token women in the program, ****, I'd be against it myself. What people are up in arms about is the fact that in a case of woman being equally or more qualified than a man with regards to cricket presentation, you'd be against it merely for the fact that she has a pair of breasts and a ******.

And quite frankly, I'm sick of people saying whatever they want, wether it be racist, bigoted or discrimantory and then when they get attacked for it they cry "PC police". It's irritating to say the least.
 

Poker Boy

State Vice-Captain
FaaipDeOiad said:
You really should stop embarassing yourself here. If you were criticising Greig or Lawry because of their gender or nationality or whatever people would certainly defend them. Just like if you were criticising Brantz based on her merits, people would have no problem with it. That's obviously not what you're doing, so stop attempting to confuse the issue. Your problem with her is merely her gender, and you don't know a thing about her.

And seriously, have you noticed how nobody here actually agrees with you even a little bit? And yet you still claim that your opinions are universally embraced and that people in England wouldn't "stand for" the horrible crime of letting a woman on TV during the cricket? I suppose everyone in the world who isn't a total bigot is just a member of the "PC Thought Police" though.
Obviously Rupert Murdoch agrees with me otherwise Sky would have a female host. And no, I know nothing about Stephanie? but if you read one of my comments you'll know they had a woman hosting a Scottish soccer programme and there was an on-line petiton to get her sacked. (She was). And have you ever heard the phrase "silent majority"? btw, I read Nine tried this before and the girl got sacked on Kerry Packer's orders - so KP will be spinning in his grave right now. But give her credit I read she asked Warne a question about his wife...proving without doubt that she knows about cricket.:laugh: And to think Geoff Boycott won't be on TV during the Ashes...:@
 

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