missfrifri

So. I feel like this is something that I should comment on. But I'm gonna be completely honest. I don't even know where to start. It just sort of makes me yawn. Since I can't understand how there are still people (read: men) around who apparently live in some kind of stone age. (Not that I'm surprised or didn't know. But I can still be bored by it.) Some people say that this has been blown out of proportion. These people tend to be male. Some people might say, well, they didn't intend for this to be recorded. Who cares. They said what they said. From my point of view that almost makes it worse- that they just said it because they thought they weren't on air. And it's a bit of a shame, because if they HAD been on air, they could have explained, for instance, why they think the game has gone mad (because of female linesmen) in more concrete terms, with concrete examples. People in their position should know better. And be better.


Another reason for my strong dislike: men like this give the modern man, who has managed to get out of the stoneage, a hard time too. Sort of like collateral damage. The people that try to remove the "macho- stamp" are suddenly pushed back a few steps and have to start all over again.

I'm loving that this article says that SKY Sports bosses hunt for the "'YouTube 'assassin who posted secret clips of its top stars' sexist comments. An investigation is under way at the network's Osterley HQ to uncover the mole intent on destroying the careers of Richard Keys and Andy Gray, its football front men for 20 years." I would say that it's the person who asks his female co- worker (while holding the waistline of his trousers out) to "tuck this down" [in his trousers, supposedly meaning his micropohone... although why would you have your microphone in your trousers? Did he mean the cord of his microphone? Or did he mean that the little guy in there had something to say too? Into the microphone? I mean I really don't know] that ruins his own career. But oh well. I mean. I'm just bored. It'd be nice if we talked about women in a non- "smashing- it"- way for once. I don't know about other women but personally I have more important things to do than getting smashed all the time. But maybe that's why women are doing better in education etc at the moment. While men are still focusing on getting someone to tuck down stuff in their pants and trying to smash co- workers we focus on our careers. I'd look out if I were you. Before you know it, we might be smashing you. Career- wise, that is.

Generally these kinds of revelations tend to just be the top of the ice- berg. I would guess that the person publishing these recordings is a female co- worker who's finally had enough. Good for you!