So no more F1 Grid Girls and no scantily clad, fit birds leading the darts chaps out

[Monty92]

This masquerades as identity politics, but like so much identity politics it is in fact as much about class.

Middle class men and women are dictating to working class women the ways in which they should be allowed to earn money. They are not regarded as having agency or sufficient 'education' to make such decisions for themselves, so their 'betters' are deciding for them.

It is deeply, deeply nasty.

Yes, Beverley Turner (former F1 presenter) was on the radio yesterday and was asked about the fact that these women are doing these jobs entirely voluntarily, to which she replied "some women don't know when they are being exploited"

Quite incredible.

[World's End Stella]

Yes, Beverley Turner (former F1 presenter) was on the radio yesterday and was asked about the fact that these women are doing these jobs entirely voluntarily, to which she replied "some women don't know when they are being exploited"

Quite incredible.

I'm assuming the golf bird on Sky, Sarah Stirk, will no longer be presenting or at the very least will change her wardrobe considerably. Perhaps a nice Burkha will suffice.

[Burney]

I'm assuming the golf bird on Sky, Sarah Stirk, will no longer be presenting or at the very least will change her wardrobe considerably. Perhaps a nice Burkha will suffice.

Well let's ask ourselves about Sky Sports' hiring practices vis-a-vis female presenters, shall we? It's obviously pure coincidence that they all happen to look a certain way, I'm sure.

[Burney]

Yes, Beverley Turner (former F1 presenter) was on the radio yesterday and was asked about the fact that these women are doing these jobs entirely voluntarily, to which she replied "some women don't know when they are being exploited"

Quite incredible.

The hypocrisy is stunning. Not least because Beverley Turner is a former model, ffs! She has traded on her looks to get where she is, but dares to disapprove of other women doing the same. Let's face it, there is absolutely zero chance she'd have got that F1 gig if she'd looked like Clare Balding.