Give us a twirl

efb

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tennis-player-eugenie-bouchard-asked-to-do-a-little-twirl-1.2076880

Seriously, would he ask Andy Murray or Rodger?

I don't think its appropriate

Baggy Trousers

efb wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tennis-player-eugenie-bouchard-asked-to-do-a-little-twirl-1.2076880

Seriously, would he ask Andy Murray or Rodger?

I don't think its appropriate

But Murray and Federer don't wear skimpy pink skirts!

MonkeyTennis

I'M OUTRAGED

valoren

I'd rather a Twix to be honest.

jamesbere

Don't see what the big deal is, knowing the Australian media they'll probably will ask Federer now for the laugh

efb

valoren wrote: »

I'd rather a Twix to be honest.

cadbury chocolate ftw

Generic Dreadhead

efb wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tennis-player-eugenie-bouchard-asked-to-do-a-little-twirl-1.2076880

Seriously, would he ask Andy Murray or Rodger?

I don't think its appropriate

Short on "This women did ABC in/with/for/during XYZ and what happened next will shock you!" video links today OP?

Naos

Can we no longer have a bit of a laugh without everything turning into a PC, Sexist etc controversy?

efb

If the sportsperson feels uncomfortable no

Maybe at the ball in a gown

iDave

Naos wrote: »

Can we no longer have a bit of a laugh without everything turning into a PC, Sexist etc controversy?

don't be silly

Naos

iDave wrote: »

don't be silly

How am I being silly?

Duggy747

"Twirlgate"

For fúck sake, journalists frothing at the mouth to hop on the latest case of misogynism and shít out another long-winded opinion piece.

The tennis player in question, Eugenie Bouchard, has asked people to stop talking about this as she wasn't offended and would rather people focused on her actual tennis skills.

Skid X

efb wrote: »

Seriously, would he ask Andy Murray or Rodger?

But the men play more sets for the same money as the women.

It's only fair that the women do some post match entertainment to earn their money, their matches are over in no time at all

keano_afc

Yawn. Nothing to see here. Player herself said it was funny.

Sure weren't we only delighted last week that Messi and Ronaldo were ogling our own Stephanie Roche at the Balon D'Or?

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efb wrote: »

If the sportsperson feels uncomfortable no

Maybe at the ball in a gown

They feel uncomfortable just having the Interview to begin with, they just wanna go to the locker rooms after the match.

knickerbocker

Duggy747 wrote: »

"Twirlgate"

The tennis player in question, Eugenie Bouchard, has asked people to stop talking about this as she wasn't offended and would rather people focused on her actual tennis skills.

Exactly, if she was offended, she wouldn't have done a twirl.

N.B. - They all have lovely bottoms!

heroics

beat me to it knickerbocker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89RwsGe-fSw

SEPT 23 1989

He should be sacked immediately and have a restraining order put on him not to be within 50 yards of a woman

efb

keano_afc wrote: »

Yawn. Nothing to see here. Player herself said it was funny.

Sure weren't we only delighted last week that Messi and Ronaldo were ogling our own Stephanie Roche at the Balon D'Or?

No

Reoil

OP, are you not more enraged that her ankles are on display?

efb

Reoil wrote: »

OP, are you not more enraged that her ankles are on display?

No

Neyite

I'm not outraged, but its a shame to see that after all her hard work as a sportsperson, and on the high of winning the match, that her pink outfit that more than likely her sponsors told her she had to wear, seemed to be the most newsworthy thing to talk to her about, not her skill.

The comments shows the 'journalist' up as a bit of a twat.

K4t

keano_afc wrote: »

Yawn. Nothing to see here. Player herself said it was funny.

Agreed.

Sure weren't we only delighted last week that Messi and Ronaldo were ogling our own Stephanie Roche at the Balon D'Or?

No. It was embarrassing behaviour from the media and the public, and insulting to Ronaldo, Messi and Roche. Mostly Ronaldo and Messi though.

efb

knickerbocker wrote: »

Exactly, if she was offended, she wouldn't have done a twirl.

N.B. - They all have lovely bottoms!

That doesn't necessarily follow

She looked v uncomfortable when asked

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efb wrote: »

That doesn't necessarily follow

She looked v uncomfortable when asked

I agree it doesn't mean she wasn't offended, she would have felt social pressure not to decline. But they are both grown adults, he can ask what he wants and she can respond how she wants. She should have said she'll give him a twirl if he gives her a twirl first.

AndonHandon

She was asked a few years ago, after a match, which celebrity would she date and answered Justin Bieber.

SJW can be outraged on her behalf as this is a non-scandal.

Brendan Filone

She's a 20 year old woman, at her place of work, being pressured into giving an old man a better look at her body.

If you can't see the problem with that then I don't know what to say.

Harry Palmr

Pretty such something like this happened at the Aussie Open last year - a hack taking a sexist line of questioning with a female player.

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Brendan Filone wrote: »

She's a 20 year old woman, at her place of work, being pressured into giving an old man a better look at her body.

If you can't see the problem with that then I don't know what to say.

What does his age have to do with it? He didn't ask her to undress.

UCDVet

The media frequently asks male athletes to pose in a particular way to show off their assets.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/assets/10502792/THE-MAIN-EVENT.jpg

The only difference is the media doesn't freak out about it.

UCDVet

USD Inflation Swap wrote: »

What does his age have to do with it? He didn't ask her to undress.

It's not okay to be sexist.
But it's okay to be ageist.

Welcome to the modern world.

Generic Dreadhead

Surely the Faux SJW Feminazi Outrage is reaching critical mass with this one

Timberrrrrrrr

efb wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tennis-player-eugenie-bouchard-asked-to-do-a-little-twirl-1.2076880

Seriously, would he ask Andy Murray or Rodger?

I don't think its appropriate

She didn't seem to mind so why should you?

Timberrrrrrrr

heroics wrote: »

beat me to it knickerbocker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89RwsGe-fSw

I thought more along the lines of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vlOhj4eTpA

efb

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

She didn't seem to mind so why should you?

Did you see the interview?

Timberrrrrrrr

efb wrote: »

Did you see the interview?

Yes

She looked slightly embarrassed but the faux indignation you felt that needed an immediate thread started about just isn't there. She was caught off guard, i think anyone would have been a little bit shy twirling in front of a crowd.

biko

efb wrote: »

Did you see the interview?

I did, did you?

chrissb8

What if a bunch of women were screaming for Nadal to take his shirt off. Is this "demeaning". It's a bloody laugh people need to stop taking themselves so seriously.

blackwhite

Neyite wrote: »

I'm not outraged, but its a shame to see that after all her hard work as a sportsperson, and on the high of winning the match, that her pink outfit that more than likely her sponsors told her she had to wear, seemed to be the most newsworthy thing to talk to her about, not her skill.

The comments shows the 'journalist' up as a bit of a twat.

https://twitter.com/geniebouchard/status/557451774953414656

She was asked to show off her outfit because, the previous evening she had commented on Serena Williams' outfit (which was quite similar).

Of course that doesn't matter to the hordes of people rushing to feel offended on her behalf.



On another note - I was watching Operation Transformation on Wednesday night with the OH, and there were numerous comments made about Karl Henry's arse.

Funnily enough there hasn't been a storm of outrage from any of the usual suspects about this crass objectification of a man :pac:

efb

chrissb8 wrote: »

What if a bunch of women were screaming for Nadal to take his shirt off. Is this "demeaning". It's a bloody laugh people need to stop taking themselves so seriously.

Had an interviewer done it yet?

The_Valeyard

Is it just me, or do people seem to really over react and have an outrage over everything these days?

shruikan2553

Oh no. Quick, to the twitter mobile! I hope I'm not too late to catch the next outrage bandwagon. Worst case scenario I miss this one but a man might say hello to a woman so I can be at the front of #hellogate

Je suis Eugenie

efb

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Oh no. Quick, to the twitter mobile! I hope I'm not too late to catch the next outrage bandwagon. Worst case scenario I miss this one but a man might say hello to a woman so I can be at the front of #hellogate

Indeed

Timberrrrrrrr

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

She didn't seem to mind so why should you?

efb wrote: »

Did you see the interview?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2338543-serena-williams-and-eugenie-bouchard-question-australian-open-twirl-request

Bouchard Laughs Off Controversy
Friday, Jan. 23
Bouchard attempted to quash growing discontent over the "twirl" request on Friday, raising her own tongue-in-cheek solution, per BBC Sport:

I'm not offended. I'm fine with being asked to twirl if they ask the guys to flex.

I think it was an in-the-moment thing and it was funny.

Put away the torches and pitchforks for the next scandal :rolleyes:

efb

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2338543-serena-williams-and-eugenie-bouchard-question-australian-open-twirl-request



Put away the torches and pitchforks for the next scandal :rolleyes:

She qualified it, when was a guy last asked to flex???

Un Croissant

valoren wrote: »

I'd rather a Twix to be honest.

You people are scum.

Team Twirl!!

Timberrrrrrrr

efb wrote: »

She qualified it, when was a guy last asked to flex???

Oh stop being offended for her please you're making a show of yourself, she clearly states I WAS NOT OFFENDED!

efb

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Oh stop being offended for her please you're making a show of yourself, she clearly states I WAS NOT OFFENDED!

Clearly how? Am a pitchfork welding feminazi?

Why didn't you bold the last part???

Timberrrrrrrr

efb wrote: »

Clearly how? Am a pitchfork welding feminazi?

Why didn't you bold the last part???

Bouchard Laughs Off Controversy
Friday, Jan. 23
Bouchard attempted to quash growing discontent over the "twirl" request on Friday, raising her own tongue-in-cheek solution, per BBC Sport:

I'm not offended. I'm fine with being asked to twirl if they ask the guys to flex.

I think it was an in-the-moment thing and it was funny.

How is that not clear enough for you?

shruikan2553

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Oh stop being offended for her please you're making a show of yourself, she clearly states I WAS NOT OFFENDED!

She is offended and just doesn't know it. :pac:

efb

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

How is that not clear enough for you?

You don't get the point of her comment that's ok