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That's how I read it too, although I don't follow football so I have no idea if they are full-time footballers or not.
Soldato
They did lose, but in the third place play off one of the co-commentators (ex england women) said that they have proved that they are 'winners', so I'm sure that the hotly contested final was irrelevant as the winners had been given their bronze medal
Serious hat on...
Historically in this country women were thought of mainly in relation to men (e.g. known as Mrs John Smith) and were mainly for producing children.
(In some countries this kind of thing is still common, an extreme example being Saudi Arabia where every women has a male "guardian" who decides everything for her.)
An ongoing aim for feminists is to remove these comparisons and allow women to be thought of as their own agents.
The tweet therefore was problematic because it suggested these women, having now returned from their footballing trip, can go back to "being [subservient] mothers, partners and daughters".
We get the intended point of it, but between the lines it's definitely sexist. The more people are aware of this subtle sexism the better.
Historically in this country women were thought of mainly in relation to men (e.g. known as Mrs John Smith) and were mainly for producing children.
(In some countries this kind of thing is still common, an extreme example being Saudi Arabia where every women has a male "guardian" who decides everything for her.)
An ongoing aim for feminists is to remove these comparisons and allow women to be thought of as their own agents.
The tweet therefore was problematic because it suggested these women, having now returned from their footballing trip, can go back to "being [subservient] mothers, partners and daughters".
We get the intended point of it, but between the lines it's definitely sexist. The more people are aware of this subtle sexism the better.
This.
It is a disgustingly sexist comment that has no place in the 20th century let alone 21st..
Yea so much inequality. Imagine the horror of the tweet hahaha. Tell me when was the last time you saw a woman losing her kid in custody, Or the last time you saw female drunks down in the boozer talking about how cursed men are? Or how many women in relation to men commit suicide?
How people can be offended here blows my mind...
How people can be offended here blows my mind...
serious hate? it's only sexist from a twisted feminazi view point
as someone said
would be totally fine.
What happened to the woman the other month that ran away with her kid after the husband won custody ?
It seems like nothing did however if a man had absconded with a child he lost in a custody battle he would probably be branded a paedo and the child is at serious risk of harm, them a massive jail sentence for kidnapping or whatever.
you can't have selective feminism only when you gain an advantage love, calm down dear
Then all the teachers getting a slap on the wrist for sleeping with teenagers when a man gets sent down for years, now that's sexist
as someone said
would be totally fine.
What happened to the woman the other month that ran away with her kid after the husband won custody ?
It seems like nothing did however if a man had absconded with a child he lost in a custody battle he would probably be branded a paedo and the child is at serious risk of harm, them a massive jail sentence for kidnapping or whatever.
you can't have selective feminism only when you gain an advantage love, calm down dear
Then all the teachers getting a slap on the wrist for sleeping with teenagers when a man gets sent down for years, now that's sexist
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Only men must enjoy sex and for woman it's a chore so they re the victims really ....
seems to be the attitude anyway
It's nonsense. People who go looking for problems will always find them. I've had enough of certain parts of society always playing the victim. The tweet wasn't demeaning in any way, unless you want to make it demeaning... in which case.... INTERNET OUTRAGE CANNON!!
I clearly see anti-Muslim here in between the lines. See how easy it is?
It's always the quiet ones you have to watch out for.
since you can hear most muslims on their phones from 2 streets away I suspect we are safe
While I'd call the wording a bit questionable it looks to be part of an article following the team meeting their family after coming home. Doesn't seem much wrong with that. If you had a picture of Messi hugging his wife and son at the airport with a similar quote underneath you probably wouldn't bat an eyelid to be honest.
So what proof we have that this tweet was written by a man in the first place?
Exactly.
Ironically a lot of guys who complain about this stuff are just acting that way to get into women's knickers.
Would never be written. I don't see why people here are so railing against the idea that this was sexist, it doesn't have to be intentional to be true.
Caporegime
You seem to be struggling with the word "fact". The womens world cup has generally been of rubbish quality. The pace the game is played at, the skill of 95% of players and the goalkeeping is all very poor. I have watched quite a few games and the standard of womens football has increased but its still generally rubbish.
Soldato
From what I understand the tweet was in reference to the footballers returning to their families to which they are quite clearly partners, mothers and daughter (as well as aunts, nieces etc....)
I don't personally see this as belittling at all as it is a statement of fact without obvious intention to be derogatory.
I don't personally see this as belittling at all as it is a statement of fact without obvious intention to be derogatory.
To be fair the men bar Gazza are not molly cuddled like babies. Can you imagine the look on the faces of Rooney and Ronaldo when you give them the "everyone is a winner" line and tell them that they are heroes because they came third? Facepalm...
That is the same line they give to children in sports day LOL! So what does this mean are the England womens team a bunch of babies? Or are they "Heroes" because of thier gender? Surely that is a bit sexist just to laud them because they are women no? How would a feminist justify that?
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