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Re: are panel games sexist?

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CatJun 10, 2009
 

 
I just think that some people will always judge equality to means equal numbers of people, male/female, black/white, young/old etc. Whereas I see it more as being equality of opportunity. Everyone gets a shot - if they're good enough.

But then the world's never an ideal situation!

Quite surprised it was Victoria Wood who brought this up, she didn't seem to be the type. But then again she may have experienced blatant discrimination over the years that have shaped her opinion in a way I wouldn't possibly know...

--- In just-a-minute@..., "fischtalk" <fischtalk@...> wrote:
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> > [...] I just think certain personalities fit those shows and others don't - male or female.
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> I completely agree with that. (And I am female, too.) What I find sexist is the suggestion by Wood that women inherently don't like verbally sparring. I'm not very familiar with the other panel shows, so can't comment on them, but JAM never struck me as sexist. And by that I mean in a general or prevailing sense; there may or may not have been random sexist remarks by a panellist or other.
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> My favourite panellist, btw, is Sue Perkins. Followed closely by Stephen Fry.
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