Alex Scott - Question of sport

Yadda · 18 Sep 2020 at 10:56

i-bert said:
I'm not into sports at all and even before anything was mentioned, I predicted a woman of colour will be the new host.

I must be psychic.

Where can we see this prediction?

chroniclard · 18 Sep 2020 at 10:59

Some people froth at anything.

People should judge on qualifications rather than skin colour, seems a decent shout for the job to me.

Goksly · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:05

Don't know who she is... but if she has got the job on merit / will help bring in a target market then fair enough. If she is there to tick the boxes then it's wrong.

ianh · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:06

200sols said:
The show was boring before and it needed a revamp. I cant imagine the shortlist of candidates for taking over as host was very long or diverse though. BBC got to hit its targets.

That'd be my take from this too, the show needed "new life" to help appeal to a slightly younger generation but the optics about the way they've treated Sue are pretty bad i.e. sacked for being old.

joey1211 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:13

chroniclard said:
Some people froth at anything. People should judge on qualifications rather than skin colour, seems a decent shout for the job to me.

This. Plenty of idiots posting have seen her skin colour and gone "Rar rar rar, diversity gone mad". Isn't this almost the very definition of racism? They've not bothered to look further than the colour of the skin.

joey1211 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:17

I notice it's the usual suspects getting enraged.

SPG · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:35

Eurofighter said:
Dullest show on tv. Dont care.[/QUOT

Oh come on, what happens next is brilliant

chroniclard · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:42

Ok bro.

Roar87 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:42

Yadda said:
In what way isn't she qualified for the job?

From what I can see, she's the perfect candidate: years of top-flight sporting experience including major achievements and accolades, and a degree in sports journalism and broadcasting.

You just invented a position I didn't take, at no point did I say she wasn't qualified for the job. Are you trying to suggest the BBC fired the all white team and replaced them with a black presenter on merit alone?

Tony Edwards · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:44

joey1211 said:
This. Plenty of idiots posting have seen her skin colour and gone "Rar rar rar, diversity gone mad". Isn't this almost the very definition of racism? They've not bothered to look further than the colour of the skin.

Apparently its not called racism anymore its free speech or something.

notwoke said:
it happening all over man. This woke mentality is spreading. Now good people are getting sacked for no good reason other than browning up our TV world for these “woke quotas”.
What’s the deal.? Why is it so insulting to see white people anymore. Worlds going cuckoo.

Roar87 said:
You just invented a position I didn't take, at no point did I say she wasn't qualified for the job. Are you trying to suggest the BBC fired the all white team and replaced them with a black presenter on merit alone?

Yawn.

Yadda · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:45

Roar87 said:
You just invented a position I didn't take, at no point did I say she wasn't qualified for the job. Are you trying to suggest the BBC fired the all white team and replaced them with a black presenter on merit alone?

No.

In your mind, if she's qualified for the job, what makes it a box ticking exercise?

chroniclard · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:47

Gonna rage when the new team captains are Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah and Dame Kelly Holmes

Dis86 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:47

Yadda said:
No.

In your mind, if she's qualified for the job, what makes it a box ticking exercise?

The fact that a perfectly good host with years of pedigree and experience was sacked.

Yadda · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:51

Dis86 said:
The fact that a perfectly good host with years of pedigree and experience was sacked.

Perhaps Alex is better for the role?

Wouldn't keeping a person (who happens to be older) in a role over an arguably better candidate be a box ticking exercise?

chroniclard · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:51

and if the new presenter was white would all the ~~rac~~.....er people worrying about age discrimination.....be bothered?

Dis86 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:51

Yadda said:
Perhaps Alex is better for the role?

Wouldn't keeping a person (who happens to be older) in a role over an arguably better candidate be a box ticking exercise?

No. You need grounds to remove someone. Sue has proven herself to be perfectly competent.

Yadda · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:53

Dis86 said:
No. You need grounds to remove someone. Sue has proven herself to be perfectly competent.

I wouldn't know that, I'm just a viewer.

Roar87 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:55

Yadda said:
No.

In your mind, if she's qualified for the job, what makes it a box ticking exercise?

If you don't stick up for Sue Barker when she gets fired to be replaced with someone of the correct skin colour then who will stick up for you when you get fired for someone with the right immutable characteristics?

Feek · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:55

GIBURROWS said:
I can't stand her accent

I only know her from Strictly but I don't remember anything odd whatsoever about her accent. She just speaks normally.

[FnG]magnolia · 18 Sep 2020 at 12:00

Imagine creating a dupe account and that's the most imaginative name you could come up with :/