Gender politics etc

[Marc Meakin]

I thought with so much interest in the kissing thread I would make a thread for the wider subject of gender.
Let me start by saying I have watched two films recently that I have enjoyed.
One is called Good Luck You, Leo Grande about a middle aged woman and her relationship with a 20 something escorts.
Also No Hard Feelings about a 30 something female employed by the father of a teenage boy to help him lose his virginity.

If the genders were reversed it would make for uncomfortable viewing

[Gavin Chipper]

I haven't watched those films, but there are definite differences between "accepted" behaviour towards men and towards women in various situations. Nice and vague but there you go.

[Fiona T]

Maybe off topic, but brought this story to mind -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-65422489

Slightly different to hiring an escort for your teenager though!

[Marc Meakin]

The threads not dead.
Kevin Keegan has made a comment saying he does not want female pundits at England games.
The issue with this is he has been branded as misogynistic rather than a sexist dinosaur or pig maybe.
I do prefer men to be pundits at men's games because I usually respect a man's opinion on a man's team sport more.
I have no issues at say Tennis, The Olympics etc.
However as England Ladies have won a major football tournament less than 2 years ago and the men for nearly 60 years maybe I and Kevin need to reevaluate our opinions

[Gavin Chipper]

Some controversial stuff there Marc! I think really it should be about the quality of the punditry, male or female.

[Marc Meakin]

Some controversial stuff there Marc! I think really it should be about the quality of the punditry, male or female.

Agreed, Carragher shouldn't be anywhere near a football studio.
I think the BBC want to meet quotas rather than pick the best people for the job, a cross the board in fact.
They are trying to address the rampant sexism and racism at the BBC especially in the last century.

Its just a preference with me I have issues with not having pundits from each team represented including Co commentators.
For balance I don't want male pundits or commentators at women's games either.
I also think that managers of women's teams should be wonen


Having said all that, I would love to see a mixed team football match at the Olympics, though unlikely in my lifetime unless I get cryogenically frozen