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[RWC2023] Fiji vs Portugal (08/10/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs. Peter Quinn" data-source="post: 1155521" data-attributes="member: 12190"><p>It's OK to say that someone's not doing a good enough job but it has quickly become about underperforming women in general rather than the one or two individuals in question. I don't see any reason why the problem should be described through a gender lens here, in an industry where your name alone is enough to get you a shot at punditry regardless of talent. </p><p></p><p>And on that point, for me, there are a ton of average and 'underperforming' commentators and pundits, many of whom are men but gender is rarely brought into it when we call them out. For consistency I'd have to question why this is the case? Since historically most if not all rugby commentators have been men, wouldn't you equally have to admit they were chosen for the sake of 'shoehorning' men in, to use the original phrase? I think we are personally just used to the old guard who have been commenting forever, some who are good and some who are pants. And when it comes to women pundits, they are largely pretty new to this having not bad so many gigs in the past. </p><p></p><p>Look I'm not here to claim that there aren't poor female pundits, there definitely are, but I for one don't see why gender needs to be immediately brought into it and feel pretty uncomfortable with the motivations of someone who does. </p><p></p><p>Back to rugby, hopefully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs. Peter Quinn, post: 1155521, member: 12190"] It's OK to say that someone's not doing a good enough job but it has quickly become about underperforming women in general rather than the one or two individuals in question. I don't see any reason why the problem should be described through a gender lens here, in an industry where your name alone is enough to get you a shot at punditry regardless of talent. And on that point, for me, there are a ton of average and 'underperforming' commentators and pundits, many of whom are men but gender is rarely brought into it when we call them out. For consistency I'd have to question why this is the case? Since historically most if not all rugby commentators have been men, wouldn't you equally have to admit they were chosen for the sake of 'shoehorning' men in, to use the original phrase? I think we are personally just used to the old guard who have been commenting forever, some who are good and some who are pants. And when it comes to women pundits, they are largely pretty new to this having not bad so many gigs in the past. Look I'm not here to claim that there aren't poor female pundits, there definitely are, but I for one don't see why gender needs to be immediately brought into it and feel pretty uncomfortable with the motivations of someone who does. Back to rugby, hopefully. [/QUOTE]
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