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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 13:18:29 2014 fiogf49gjkf0d Daily Wail Now BBC bans the G-word: Sports reporter joked that he’d been beaten in judo bout by a 19-year-old GIRL…so ‘sexist’ word cut from broadcast Mark Beaumont, 31, made joke after being hurled to floor by judo champion Remark aired in full when program first broadcast last month Show was edited when rebroadcast last week to remove word Athlete Cynthia Rahming left bemused: ‘I wasn’t offended — I didn’t find it sexist’ Mariella Frostrup and Miriam O'Reilly support BBC stance Anthea Turner and Kathy Lette both think corporation’s edit was wrong By Ian Gallagher Published: 15:55 EST, 24 May 2014 \| Updated: 07:12 EST, 25 May 2014 The BBC was embroiled in an extraordinary censorship row last night after cutting the word ‘girl’ from a documentary about the Commonwealth Games, fearing it might cause “offense”. Broadcaster Mark Beaumont, 31, joked after being hurled to the floor by a judo champion: “I am not sure I can live that down — being beaten by a 19-year-old girl.” His remark was broadcast in full when the 30-minute episode of The Queen’s Baton Relay was first shown on the BBC News Channel in April. But evidently sensitive to charges of sexism, BBC executives decided to edit out the word “girl” when the program was repeated last week, leaving an awkward pause in place of the offending word. Asked by a viewer what had happened, Mr Beaumont tweeted: “Maybe the editor thought it was sexist — it wasn’t. I’m not worried about it.” Even the judo champion involved, Cynthia Rahming, was left bemused. “I wasn’t offended — I didn’t find it sexist,” she told The Mail on Sunday. Elsewhere, it divided opinion, with some TV presenters, including Mariella Frostrup, 51, backing the BBC’s stance. She said: “‘Girls’ to me is a fantastic word because I think, ‘Girls…full of potential.’ But it has been used as a dismissive term as well. So I can imagine why it would be controversial. The athlete may not have been offended, but the BBC has to think of the sensibilities of everybody watching.” Feminist novelist Kathy Lette, 55, however, said: ‘If the athlete didn’t find it upsetting why should the BBC mount their politically correct high horse and gallop off into the sanctimonious sunset?’ The row comes two weeks after the corporation was accused of double standards after it forced veteran broadcaster David Lowe to quit for mistakenly playing an old version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On, which featured the N-word. Jeremy Clarkson, however, kept his job, when he appeared to use the same racist term during the filming of Top Gear. It also follows the BBC’s decision to replace John Inverdale with Clare Balding as its Wimbledon presenter on 5 Live following his sexist comments about Women’s Champion Marion Bartoli last year, and the criticism of the Premier League for not sacking its chief executive Richard Scudamore over emails he sent containing derogatory jokes about women. The Queen’s Baton Relay charts the progress of the baton as it tours Commonwealth countries ahead of the Games in Glasgow in July. Mr. Beaumont, a record-breaking cyclist, interviews athletes during the journey. A BBC spokesman said that because the baton’s tour was treated as a news event, the unedited version of the documentary was broadcast soon after being filmed. “They had more time to edit it the second time,” she added. “Mark didn’t mean to cause offense. But the word ‘girl’ was taken out just in case it did.” Before its first airing, the program was seen by a lawyer and an executive to ensure it did not breach BBC guidelines. The uncensored clip remains on the BBC’s website. In the clip from the documentary, shot in the Bahamas, Beaumont interviews D’Arcy Rahming, the head of the Bahamanian Judo Association, before being given a demonstration by his daughter, Cynthia, who is due to represent her country in the Games. Within seconds the presenter ends up flat on his back. After his comment about being beaten by a girl, he adds: “You should be good — you’re going to the Commonwealth Games.” Beaumont was unavailable for comment yesterday. Former TV presenter Anthea Turner, 53, said: “It’s mad. I think people have got to stand back, stop all this. It is just silly…We have got to be able to have a sense of humor. I feel that there are certain issues you really have to be sensitive about, like race, but you must be able to have a laugh about something. The problem now is that people have become over-sensitive — and the BBC has become too over-cautious.” But Miriam O’Reilly, 57, who sued the BBC for age discrimination after being dropped as presenter of Countryfile, took a different view. She said: “The response from Mark Beaumont to Cynthia Rahming throwing him to the ground was to emphasise his faux embarrassment. He used the word ‘girl’ because it has connotations of being younger and weaker. I think he immediately realized what he said was sexist. ‘He knew he was going to be thrown by Cynthia; she is a first-class sportswoman at the top of her game. He and the director obviously thought to play up the being thrown by a ‘girl’ aspect would be funny, when in reality it’s an example of casual everyday sexism.”
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Posted by Dan Lawrence* on Sun May 25 14:53:49 2014, in response to BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 13:18:29 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d This in another stupid post you made!!!!
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Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist.
Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 16:54:24 2014, in response to BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 13:18:29 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Fixed that for you.
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 16:59:33 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 16:54:24 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d The only "fixing" you might need is the loss of your digits, or barring that, the gaining of a brain. Thanks for showing your statist bent again, what with countenancing censorship.
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 17:00:11 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Dan Lawrence on Sun May 25 14:53:49 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d You're still doing it wrong. There's a reason why you see nothing but WADL but no WAOH.
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Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist.
Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 17:01:41 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 16:54:24 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d I'm watching women's softball on ESPN. In Nilet would you ban the term "Second basemen" in women's softball.
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 17:02:46 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 17:01:41 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Niletstan would ban more than that.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 17:04:44 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:02:46 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d I think it would be a cool place to live in.
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 17:08:44 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 17:04:44 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Sure, if you're a card-carrying member of the Niletist Party. The proletariat would not think it too cool.
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 17:10:03 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 16:59:33 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d What part of treating women as adults is "statist"?
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 17:10:43 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:08:44 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d better than being an Almist.
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Posted by Easy* on Sun May 25 17:14:42 2014, in response to BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 13:18:29 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d I've been personally trying to stop using this word to describe grown women. It's hard because so many women also use it.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 17:21:46 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Easy on Sun May 25 17:14:42 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d I'm 43. Last year I went out with a 31 year-old. Now I'm seeing women my age but when I tell them my past(they have a right to know) I say "girl" to describer the younger women. Girl is modern for Miss as well.
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris* on Sun May 25 17:46:26 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Easy on Sun May 25 17:14:42 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d "Going out with the girls"...., women in se that all the time
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris* on Sun May 25 17:47:10 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 17:21:46 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d "Girls night out...."
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Posted by Spider-Pig* on Sun May 25 17:47:32 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 17:10:43 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d FALSE. AlM is the most rational poster on these boards.
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 17:47:54 2014, in response to Re: Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist, posted by bingbong on Sun May 25 17:10:03 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d It's OK ... be kind to the boy. :)
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 17:48:43 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:08:44 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d From what I've seen on the postcards, the proletariat down there throws one hell of a beach party ...
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Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:54:15 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:08:44 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Wait, so I'm a communist and I hate the working class? Not very coherent, are you, Olog? So what's the Niletist party?
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Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:54:16 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:02:46 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d (1) Define "Niletstan." Do you mean the country Nilet Railroad is based in? The country I (the author) would like to see? Be specific please. (2) What would I/it ban? Please state your reasoning for this.
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Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist.
Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:54:18 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 17:01:41 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d In Nilet would you ban the term "Second basemen" in women's softball? No.
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Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist.
Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:54:20 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 16:59:33 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d The only "fixing" you might need is the loss of your digits... ???? Thanks for showing your statist bent again, what with countenancing censorship. (1) Define "statist." (2) Explain how a news organisation choosing what to report on is "censorship." (3) Explain how refraining from broadcasting sexist slurs is "censorship."
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Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:54:22 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 17:00:11 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d That's because you're wrong in every single post you make. "WAOH" would be redundant.
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Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 17:55:32 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Spider-Pig on Sun May 25 17:47:32 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d ...well, except when he's declaring that cheeseburger + Passover + the word "celebrate" = ZOMG ANTISEMITISM!
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 18:04:44 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 17:54:15 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d You're not fooling anyone, yo ... there's pics! :)
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Posted by Nilet* on Sun May 25 18:14:36 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 17:54:18 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d ...Actually, on second thought, why is anybody playing women's softball in me? How does that even work?
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 18:20:25 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 18:14:36 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d i am of opinion you get a lot of women. won't be fighting with you and your buddies Spider-Pig and AlM tonight because I'll watch Mad Men.
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 18:24:54 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by Nilet on Sun May 25 18:14:36 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Bactéries femmes, une tranche de lard, une boulette de viande dans l'estomac. That's how. :-)
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 21:09:22 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans infantilising grown women because it's sexist., posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 18:20:25 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Ha! No, he wouldn't get a lot of women.
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 21:11:26 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 21:09:22 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. Listening to you guys talking about what women are attracted to is hysterical. Yeah, he gets some. :)
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 21:13:36 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word "girl" . . . calls it "sexist", posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 25 21:09:22 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Opinion of a real woman : Oh yes he would. You would not. Has nothing to do with politics, but attitude.
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 21:16:02 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by bingbong on Sun May 25 21:13:36 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Welllll ... "right thinkers" do at least attract gold diggers ... just gotta flash some cash. :)
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 21:17:51 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by bingbong on Sun May 25 21:13:36 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Olog-hai gets a lot of women to. He lifts turtles off the road. Women see that and melt. Nilet most likely gets women using wit and charm.
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 21:19:58 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun May 25 21:16:02 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d In this case he'd even turn them off. I've seen this type before, and I know how it goes. Not pretty.not pretty at all.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 21:21:19 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun May 25 21:16:02 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d that's what I attract. women say, "What do you do"? I say, "Nothing". Or, "Win threads, go to gym and try to eat right". The supermarket is a great place to meet women because you are outnumbered by them. Sure many are married, but single women still go to supermarket while single men go to Chick-fil-A or Applebees. THIW.
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 21:24:01 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:17:51 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Given what we know of Olog's personality....... That doesn't do much beyond maybe an initial meeting. Once the woman sees what is really with this guy, it's over. If it did so much, why isn't he in a committed relationship?
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 21:30:10 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:21:19 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d So is the laundromat. :-)
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 21:31:50 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by bingbong on Sun May 25 21:24:01 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Who here is in a committed relationship? On my end I just try to win threads, support abortion, amaranth, and obsess over couples. But not you and Kevin for some reason. I am obsessed with couples. With their actions in public. How much sex they have with each other. With others outside their relationship. Yeah. I especially enjoy going to Rays games and seeing all the couples. Fucking hot shit.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 21:32:32 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by bingbong on Sun May 25 21:30:10 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d I appears you just w1n this thread/ keep in mind, I was confronted/mocked for doing my laundry in Queens.
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 21:35:33 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:31:50 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d So basically, you're looking for a threesome. :)
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 21:37:00 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:32:32 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Aw c'mon man ... in Queens you should expect to get mocked for breathing. Mocking is what New Yorkers do best. :)
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 25 21:38:32 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun May 25 21:35:33 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d No. I'm looking to be asked to watch a threesome. MMF or MFF. Also obsessed with cheating women.
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 25 22:08:26 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:38:32 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Three cheers for spectator sports! :)
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 25 22:18:57 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:31:50 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d On my end I just try to win threads, support abortion l0ss.
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 25 23:15:29 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 25 21:38:32 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d Be careful! Being the watcher isn't what it's cracked up to be......
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Mon May 26 00:29:27 2014, in response to Re: BBC bans the word ''girl'' . . . calls it ''sexist'', posted by Spider-Pig on Sun May 25 17:47:32 2014.* fiogf49gjkf0d LOL!
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