Ellis Rimmer Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Raminpeace said: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tokyo-olympics-alex-scott-twitter-24661045 Well….he’s got a point Nah that is out of order, she speaks well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raminpeace Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Nah that is out of order, she speaks well Right proper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 45 minutes ago, Raminpeace said: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tokyo-olympics-alex-scott-twitter-24661045 Well….he’s got a point No he doesn't. It's accent bias, plain and simple. Such prescriptivist attitudes can get in the sea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 44 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Nah that is out of order, she speaks well I mean, as well as 90% of male pundits at least. I am all for bringing back Mr Cholmondley-Warner though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, owlinexile said: I mean, as well as 90% of male pundits at least. I am all for bringing back Mr Cholmondley-Warner though. In football yes In Olympic coverage they tend to go for the most well spoken pundits - to appease posh people like this largely I would imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: In football yes In Olympic coverage they tend to go for the most well spoken pundits - to appease posh people like this largely I would imagine In the Olympics a lot of the sports we are good at are traditionally done by posh people. I know my school certainly didn't have a rowing team. The pundits they tend to rope in are going to reflect this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, owlinexile said: In the Olympics a lot of the sports we are good at are traditionally done by posh people. I know my school certainly didn't have a rowing team. The pundits they tend to rope in are going to reflect this. Yeh but they have Gabby Logan leading it, usually likes of Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe doing most of punditry. Steve Cram just gets to commentate on the marathon these days. If you aren't well spoken you don't get much of a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, owlinexile said: In the Olympics a lot of the sports we are good at are traditionally done by posh people. I know my school certainly didn't have a rowing team. The pundits they tend to rope in are going to reflect this. The pundits they bring in for rowing, sailing and that nonsense they do on the horses probably will be posh like you say. However for Boxing, Taekwondo and the other martial arts, BMX-ing, and the track and field events it’s going to be completely different. I agree it is playing to an audience but it’s a shameful reflection on society when people are being criticised for where they come from and how they speak. This guy criticising Alex Scott is an absolute tool, and with him coming from Birmingham he has clearly changed the way he speaks to fit into his nonsense idyllic view of linguistic perfection. He’s a fake. We should be celebrating the diversity of the country and the fact that people from all backgrounds contribute to sports and commentary. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Raminpeace said: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tokyo-olympics-alex-scott-twitter-24661045 Well….he’s got a point No he hasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 44 minutes ago, edinburghowl said: The pundits they bring in for rowing, sailing and that nonsense they do on the horses probably will be posh like you say. However for Boxing, Taekwondo and the other martial arts, BMX-ing, and the track and field events it’s going to be completely different. I agree it is playing to an audience but it’s a shameful reflection on society when people are being criticised for where they come from and how they speak. This guy criticising Alex Scott is an absolute tool, and with him coming from Birmingham he has clearly changed the way he speaks to fit into his nonsense idyllic view of linguistic perfection. He’s a fake. We should be celebrating the diversity of the country and the fact that people from all backgrounds contribute to sports and commentary. Brilliantly well put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raminpeace Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I don’t like her voice. i don’t like Vicky sparks or that other one. women’s football is poo There said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Raminpeace said: I don’t like her voice. i don’t like Vicky sparks or that other one. women’s football is poo There said it. I don't like Derby. The football club The place The people their accent There, I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raminpeace Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Yer what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Yer wot m8888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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