"Just trying to inform, amend and enrich your
life old chap"

There is no need to be so patronising.

"you are wasting your time
with this discussion."

I will decide what is a waste of my time and what is not.

"however you're
free to indulge. "

I don't need permissions from you.

You really get quite nasty when you don't get your way.

"A cricket player, an unattractive one".."This guy is not George Clooney".."he needs to be a bit more realistic
about how attractive he really is to women"

Sure makes sexual harassment complicated when one side gets to apply a broad, flexible definition of what is 'offensive' to them personally. Particularly where some women make a habit of flirting in work settings, while still reserving the right to be 'shocked' and 'outraged' when some average or less desirable dude makes a mistake.

Honestly though, what is the motivation for the director to put a young woman into a role where she is concentrating on men's sports and entering mens dressing rooms? Very few women have a consuming interest in male sports, that is apart from watching fit young male bodies in action. That is why the NRL went over to those lycra lookalike guernseys, to enhance the view of upper torsos, rippling masses of muscles on men engaging other men in physical contact.

The faux outrage directed at Gayle is a part of the generalised sledging and slandering of men and boys :( by feminists who make hay out of male hate. The hate campaign reaches a crescendo each year coinciding with the biggie of the feminist marketing campaign, DV, and men being scolded for being men. There are 'wonderful womyn', sugar and spice, fragile flowers who constantly need State, POLICE, protection. Then there is the other lot, men, who constantly fail as human beings. All men and boys are out to do them harm and to control them.

As for the media and the scolding talking heads on The Box, I have already given an example of their hypocrisy and here is another from the dozens to pick from,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_fMN9kFm14

Maybe some chortling about 'Dickie' next, eh Lisa et al?

NSW Labor pushed another self destruct button today; Party General Secretary Jamie Clements, has been forced to give a written undertaking to keep away from Labor staffer Stefanie Jones for 12 months. Jones accused Clements of pushing her against a wall and trying to kiss her. Labor leader Luke Foley, who no doubt owes Clements a few favors, Foley refused to call for Clements resignation, not a good look Luke, not a good look at all.

I agree Foxy, it is all just a little story on a slow news day.
Many of the male news and sports readers/writers were all just as quick to jump on the
'Let's bash Gayle' bandwagon as the females were.

Even Onthebeach is upset by it all. I'm thinking that all the usual good ol' boys whining about the response to Gayle's comments are just jealous that they can't play as well as Gayle, nor will ever be interviewed by good-looking young female journalists...

Suseonline:

“I agree Foxy, it is all just a little story on a slow news day.”

You already said that to both Foxy and the rest of us so why do you need to say it again? Are you just trying to support Foxy because you think she is too fragile to defend herself? That is a rather patronising opinion of Foxy.

“Many of the male news and sports readers/writers were all just as quick to jump on the
'Let's bash Gayle' bandwagon as the females were.”

Why is that relevant if it is a non-issue?

“Even Onthebeach is upset by it all. I'm thinking that all the usual good ol' boys whining about the response to Gayle's comments are just jealous that they can't play as well as Gayle, nor will ever be interviewed by good-looking young female journalists...”

OTB is not ‘upset’ he is angry(you seem afraid of that word) because someone has been treated unjustly and that is exactly what you said. You think he has been treated unjustly and yet you try to deride others who also think he has been treated unjustly. How can anyone take you seriously when you behave that way?

It seems the usual ol’ girls have no principles at all. Their main concern seems to be to huddle into a corner together where they can take refuge against the truth. None of them has the courage to disagree with the others

Phanto, still looking for a fight I see?
I don't need you to tell me what I can and can't say, nor how often I am allowed to say it.

I think you are also jealous of Gayle.
Sad really...