Podium Girls

[RiflemanSmith]

I was trying not to reply... I wonder if Shaun can give us some 'unlike' buttons?

I'm sure the slippery one will say he was only joking, and we have no sense of humour/cannot detect irony, etc.

Unlike or dislike?

 

[thom]

Unlike or dislike?

pedant - next you'll be complaining about SlipperySquid's stray apostrophe

 

[ayceejay]

Personally I think using 'Podium Girls' is accidental sexism. It is not the intention of the race promoters to demean the girls but this is how it could appear when added to other instances that show women as objects (page 3) and this sinks into the universal psyche unnoticed.
If I won a major race (fat chance) and I was handed my reward by, say Chris Hoy or Eddie Merckx (a cycling related hero) that would mean a lot more to than a bunch of flowers from a girl paid to smile and the kissing part would be eliminated too.

 

[Lurpak]

I see no smiley in said post. Therefore....

Edit: but lurpak has clarified.

Heh, I'll give you that one.

 

[yello]

He'll do butter next time.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

He'll do butter next time.

I'll line 'em up....

...You knock 'em down!

 

[thom]

I'll line 'em up....

...You knock 'em down!

Spreading the love about

 

[ColinJ]

I've been away for an hour or two ...

I dare not look back to check - you aren't going all 'Last Tango in Paris' on us are you?

 

[thom]

I've been away for an hour or two ...

I dare not look back to check - you aren't going all 'Last Tango in Paris' on us are you?

Trying to lighten the mood with butter based puns...

 

[coffeejo]

Is it reduced salt as well as lighter?

 

[ColinJ]

Let me put it this way ...

(Podium girls, not butter!)

Half a century ago (that makes me feel old!) I was taken to a circus. None of us saw anything wrong with lions and tigers being kept in cages, then brought out to be controlled by some dude wielding a whip, and made to perform stupid tricks for the crowd. Nowadays, however ...

Half a century ago, it also seemed perfectly reasonable to get a couple of attractive young women to stand about on a stage waiting for the all-conquering sporting hero to emerge, simper about, pretend to be impressed and shower him with silly fake kisses for the crowd. Nowadays, however ...

 

[coffeejo]

What about podium clowns?

 

[Crackle]

[QUOTE 2406291, member: 259"]So you're saying they should have lions instead of girls. I like your thinking! [/quote]

Technically not a lion but....

 

[Crackle]

What about podium clowns?

Wot about forum clowns, we've got some spare?

 

[hobbitonabike]

Bet Sagan wouldn't grab a lions arse lol