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University Challenge questions made more difficult so as not to offend anyone

Irish Guitarist

University Challenge is apparently going to change their questions so it won't be possible to tell whether they were written by a man or a woman.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/08/27/university-challenge-introduce-gender-neutral-questionsfollowing/

Have you ever watched a quiz and thought "that question was definitely written by a man"? I know I haven't.

It's getting more difficult too because they're throwing in questions about women that no one has heard of.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/25/university-challenge-gender-balances-questions-amid-suggestions/

I used to watch University Challenge and on a good night I'd get maybe three answers correct. I think they should make the questions easier. What about my rights as a stupid person to not be offended?

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NOVA MCMXCIV

The world is f***ed.

Allinall

Bunny Carr wouldn’t have stood for that ****e.

The Rape of Lucretia

There are questions in University Challenge ?

Thats the program about birds with humongous knockers, guys with mad fringes, or couples with sexual tension oozing right out of your TV ? Are they going for a new angle now by adding a quiz element ?

Skylinehead

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Have you ever watched a quiz and thought "that question was definitely written by a man"? I know I haven't.

And that's why you're not on University Challenge :pac:

Wibbs

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Have you ever watched a quiz and thought "that question was definitely written by a man"?

The good ones? *runs for life*

Hector Bellend

Bring back fifteen to one and william g stewart. Best quiz ever.

SEPT 23 1989

More of a Going for Gold man myself

valoren

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

More of a Going for Gold man myself

With that Hans Zimmer theme tune

valoren

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

There are questions in University Challenge ?

Thats the program about birds with humongous knockers, guys with mad fringes, or couples with sexual tension oozing right out of your TV ? Are they going for a new angle now by adding a quiz element ?

I've started, so I'll finish :pac:

SEPT 23 1989

valoren wrote: »

With that Hans Zimmer theme tune

He was cutting his teeth

vetinari

The comments on that article are pretty interesting.
Similar to white fragility, it's essentially male fragility.

Key quote from the article
"Mr Gwyn told how the move came after a viewer wrote in to complain about how few questions were about women. “We agreed and decided to rectify it,” he told Radio Times."

As a man, why should that bother me. It really seems to trigger some people (presumably men) though.
Having more questions related to women shouldn't be a threat to men.

TheDavester

vetinari wrote: »

The comments on that article are pretty interesting.
Similar to white fragility, it's essentially male fragility.

Key quote from the article
"Mr Gwyn told how the move came after a viewer wrote in to complain about how few questions were about women. “We agreed and decided to rectify it,” he told Radio Times."

As a man, why should that bother me. It really seems to trigger some people (presumably men) though.
Having more questions related to women shouldn't be a threat to men.

a viewer???? really did they sit down and watch every episode and took count on the questions

Sardonicat

Where does it say that the questions have been made more difficult so as not to offend anyone?

I see an effort to introduce a bit of balance by not ignoring the academic and cultural contributions of women prominent in their fields. The contestants' inability to answer them is more a reflection of the content of courses they are studying.

I have a Masters in Philosophy and wouldn't be able to answer any questions on the female philosophers included in the example given in the article.

I studied 3 female philosophers (highly influential in their own right) and from canvassing graduates from other universities that's three more than most.

TheValeyard

Da fcuk is gender neutral questioning? A question is a question isnt it?

Canis Lupus

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Da fcuk is gender neutral questioning? A question is a question isnt it?

Your question marks are very male.

SEPT 23 1989

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Your question marks are very male.

Aggressive

y0ssar1an22

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Aggressive

defensive :P

cantdecide

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Your question marks are very male.

Wait 'til you see what's at the end of this sentence !

TheDavester

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Da fcuk is gender neutral questioning? A question is a question isnt it?

itll probably now be something stupid like on the chase, name the last manager to win the premier league and they have to have a female answer as an option

Irish Guitarist

vetinari wrote: »

The comments on that article are pretty interesting.
Similar to white fragility, it's essentially male fragility.

Key quote from the article
"Mr Gwyn told how the move came after a viewer wrote in to complain about how few questions were about women. “We agreed and decided to rectify it,” he told Radio Times."

As a man, why should that bother me. It really seems to trigger some people (presumably men) though.
Having more questions related to women shouldn't be a threat to men.

They're asking bullshit questions about obscure women no one has heard of and making the programme unwatchable to both male and female viewers. They can ask all the questions they want about women who have done something notable but very few people know anything about female philosophers nor should they be expected to care about them. The male ones are useless enough as it is.

In much the same way their comedy panel quizzes have token female guests who aren't remotely funny just to meet some quota. The BBC are so obsessed with not offending anyone they've forgotten their programmes should be entertaining. It has nothing to do with 'male fragility' whatever the fuck that is.

Duckworth_Luas

Starter for ten.

Anne Boyleyn was a lady. Her husband, Henry VIII, appointed which lawyer as chief minister in 1532?

Gimme A Pound

I agree with Irish Guitarist that it's too hard and I'm offended by the questions not being easier - we don't all have a degree in economics... maths, physics... and bionics.

Sardonicat

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Starter for ten.

Anne Boyleyn was a lady.

That's debatable.

Sardonicat

Alexzander Acidic Chopstick wrote: »

I agree with Irish Guitarist that it's too hard and I'm offended by the questions not being easier - we don't all have a degree in economics... maths, physics... and bionics.

That's why they made The Chase and Tipping Point.

Pkiernan

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

University Challenge is apparently going to change their questions .....
I think they should make the questions easier. What about my rights as a stupid person to not be offended?

You're not stupid. You're just Irish, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Gimme A Pound

Sardonicat wrote: »

That's why they made The Chase and Tipping Point.

Mastermind strikes the perfect balance for me. And the newish one Only Connect is even harder than UC I think, but I still enjoy it for the sheer out-there sh*t I learn from it!

Sardonicat

Alexzander Acidic Chopstick wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

That's why they made The Chase and Tipping Point.

Mastermind strikes the perfect balance for me. And the newish one Only Connect is even harder than UC I think, but I still enjoy it for the sheer out-there sh*t I learn from it!

Only Connect is WAY harder than UC!

The questions on UC are not difficult to a student of a particular subject being studied. The difficulty comes in the broad range of subjects covered. It always amazing me that a 19 year old science student can rhyme off answers to humanities and social science questions and vice versa. How the hell do the get the time to absorb all that info?

Agree with you about Mastermind.

Capt'n Midnight

Alexzander Acidic Chopstick wrote: »

Mastermind strikes the perfect balance for me. And the newish one Only Connect is even harder than UC I think, but I still enjoy it for the sheer out-there sh*t I learn from it!

It's a bit like crossword puzzles. The fun is not the same as difficulty.

I like the Irish Times clues. CBA doing a crossword where the clue is just a word to look up in a thesaurus.

Anyway QI has dumbed down too much.

dulpit

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

They're asking bullshit questions about obscure women no one has heard of and making the programme unwatchable to both male and female viewers. They can ask all the questions they want about women who have done something notable but very few people know anything about female philosophers nor should they be expected to care about them. The male ones are useless enough as it is.

In much the same way their comedy panel quizzes have token female guests who aren't remotely funny just to meet some quota. The BBC are so obsessed with not offending anyone they've forgotten their programmes should be entertaining. It has nothing to do with 'male fragility' whatever the fuck that is.

Your post could be a good example...

CrabRevolution

I noticed something similar during the 1916 Rising commemorations. In the name of "balance" they had to play up the female participants of the rising, which is fine and well, I doubt anyone has much of a problem with that.

What did seem ridiculous though was how many of these pieces contained lines about "the forgotten women of the rising" and how "Ireland shamefully didn't remember them as they did Pearse and Connolly". This ignored the obvious reason that these women were just grunts in the Rising, and history doesn't remember the names of grunts whether they be male or female. Random female footsoldiers were being made out to be just as notable as the leaders.

I wouldn't call it rewriting history, but it's certainly a twisting of the truth.