North Carolina Tar Heels

[sardis]

The video looks like a Monte python sketch...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more- ... bled=false

[hedge]

At the end of the video, some non-amputee tough guy in a pink shirt and hat tries to rule. Then some non-amputee dude in a brown coat takes a flying kick into the crowd...

[Jungle Rat]

http://www.espn1530.com/photos/main/nas ... 0/20398909

[Owlman]

And you think American Football is tough:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 92484.html

Referee 'Beheaded And Quartered' By Football Fans After Killing A Player In Brazil

[Owlman]

Pressure mounts on BBC over 'sexist' gaffe by presenter

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressure-mount ... ml#Ig29H1Z

By Belinda Goldsmith
LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC faced mounting pressure on Sunday to take action against one its most high-profile sports presenters for criticising the appearance of France's Marion Bartoli who won this year's Wimbledon women's singles title.
John Inverdale incensed radio listeners before Bartoli beat German Sabine Lisicki when he asked if people thought her father told her when little that she was never going to be "a looker" like Maria Sharapova so would have to fight harder for success.
The BBC, Britain's publicly funded broadcaster, apologised for the comments after a storm of protests on Twitter, admitting the remark was "insensitive".
Inverdale said on Sunday he had written to apologise to Bartoli and told listeners ahead of Sunday' men's final that he used "a clumsy phrase" about Bartoli in trying to make a point that not all players need to be "6 ft fall Amazonian athletes".
But the apology from the 55-year-old, who has presented BBC shows since the 1980s, failed to calm the fury about his remark made 24 hours earlier and the lack of action taken by the BBC.
"This is appalling. Tennis is one of the worst offenders in sport in terms of the focus on women athletes' looks and the BBC needs to take action," Sue Tibbals, chief executive of the Women's Sports and Fitness Foundation, told Reuters.
"I thought Bartoli was an absolute inspiration, so spirited and gutsy, and she does not deserve these outrageous remarks. This is not a one-off event from this presenter."
The BBC was not immediately able to comment on whether any action would be taken against Inverdale or an inquiry held.
Bartoli, 28, won the admiration of Centre Court on Saturday when she won her first grand slam title in a straight-sets victory over 23-year-old Lisicki that earned her 1.6 million pounds ($2.4 million) in prize money.
The Frenchwoman, celebrating her success in becoming the first Frenchwoman in seven years to win the coveted Wimbledon women's title, shrugged off Inverdale's comments.
"It doesn't matter, honestly. I am not blonde, yes. That is a fact," Bartoli said in a press briefing late on Saturday.
"Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. I'm sorry. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely, yes."
Twitter users praised Bartoli's dignity as they called on the BBC to act against Inverdale.
Many of the Tweets included the hashtag "Everyday Sexism", which has gathered a large following as people tweet examples of causal sexism in the workplace and public life.
"Isn't it time the BBC woke up to the sexism at the heart of its sport broadcasting?" tweeted feminist blogger Leopard.
"#BBC apology over sexism comments not good enough. suspend #Inverdale & hold enquiry. Sexism is on par with racism," tweeted yvonneridley.
The incident came after the BBC has this year faced one of the biggest crises in its 90-year history.
A sex scandal involving the late TV presenter Jimmy Savile threw the broadcaster into turmoil and raised questions about the organisation's ethics, leading to the appointment of a new head, Tony Hall.

[Owlman]

77 years. There will be lots of alcohol and sex with women with bad teeth in England tonight.

[hedge]

How is it sexist just to say someone is ugly? If it's true, it's true, but I don't see how it's sexist...

[Owlman]

ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think she's ugly. She's not shapely at all.

Either way, you're a commentator for the BBC that recently had a major sex scandal and you're covering women's tennis. It's just DUMB. It'd be the same as being the commentator for the WNBA and crack a joke about lesbians.

[Bklyn]

Its sexist to say that a woman is not attractive, so she'll have to work hard. It's sexist to the women on both sides of that rating.

[sardis]

Hasn't Maria suffered enough?...

[10ac]

For gods sakes, let's not hurt anybody's feelings!

[Jungle Rat]

Bitch is ugly. So is hedge. Deal with it.

[hedge]

Its sexist to say that a woman is not attractive, so she'll have to work hard. It's sexist to the women on both sides of that rating.

In other words, the truth can be sexist...

[Bklyn]

The "truth" perpetuates the sexist acts. Discriminating on a woman solely based on appearance is sexist. It may happen in the world, but that's not the point.

[hedge]

I guess insofar as speaking is a type of action, saying what he said was a sexist act. But it seems pretty harmless...

[Bklyn]

I didn't think we were debating whether it was harmless, though. I thought we were debating if it was sexist. That's an easy bar to see he cleared (I can't imagine he would have ever said that about a dude...Michael Phelps is example A). I don't think he should be fired for it, but it was definitely a sexist thing to say.

[Owlman]

I didn't think we were debating whether it was harmless, though. I thought we were debating if it was sexist. That's an easy bar to see he cleared (I can't imagine he would have ever said that about a dude...Michael Phelps is example A). I don't think he should be fired for it, but it was definitely a sexist thing to say.

I don't think he should be fired for it; unless this isn't the first time and he was warned about it previously.

[hedge]

I wonder if there would have been such an uproar if he had said it about a guy?

[Bklyn]

That's the thing, like most "ist" issues, it never really comes up for the "other" side. No commentator gets on the air and says Michael Phelps must work harder at being a success because he'll never be an attractive dude. Those things aren't told to little boys. How attractive they are is way down the list on attributes worthy of comment with regard to their success.

For women, it's a different deal. You see it in the press all the time. Everyone will spend days talking about a female politician's hairstyle or clothing choices, but won't say the same for a male pol (unless it's something egregious). In business, attributes ascribed to a male are strong but those same attributes are labeled "bitch" if a woman displays them. The varying standard of personal qualities amongst the genders is true, but it doesn't mean it's not sexist.

[hedge]

What's wrong with being sexy? (Spinal Tap reference)....