NPR

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:55 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:43 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:01 pm


Ease up on the misogyny there, sunshine.

Negative gendered terms aren't misogynistic (or misandrist). I have issue with a particular female presenter, not all female presenters. Sara Elgan and Jill Douglas are always welcome as part of BT/TNT's coverage.

If you'd used a negative epithet targeted at someone's skin colour or race you'd have been rightly dragged over the coals for it.

You could have said something about not liking that presenter, but you didn't. You chose to use an epithet that is derogatory towards women, there is no connotation of that word which is positive.

The doubling down and attempt at excusing your use of language is not a good look at all. It would reflect better on you to just admit the use of the term was poor judgement and move on from there.

It's one of the issues I still have with the rugby world, it been getting better and better over the near fifty years I've been involved with rugby, but this sexism is still not acceptable.

We have threads on this board which are just pictures of women's breasts and another one for arses, ffs

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:55 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:43 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:01 pm
Ease up on the misogyny there, sunshine.

Negative gendered terms aren't misogynistic (or misandrist). I have issue with a particular female presenter, not all female presenters. Sara Elgan and Jill Douglas are always welcome as part of BT/TNT's coverage.

If you'd used a negative epithet targeted at someone's skin colour or race you'd have been rightly dragged over the coals for it.

You could have said something about not liking that presenter, but you didn't. You chose to use an epithet that is derogatory towards women, there is no connotation of that word which is positive.

The doubling down and attempt at excusing your use of language is not a good look at all. It would reflect better on you to just admit the use of the term was poor judgement and move on from there.

It's one of the issues I still have with the rugby world, it been getting better and better over the near fifty years I've been involved with rugby, but this sexism is still not acceptable.

We have threads on this board which are just pictures of women's breasts and another one for arses, ffs

Ovals wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:47 pm

SaintK wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:35 am Have to say I'm thoroughly underwhelmed about this years competition.
Can't see Saints qualifying, in fact Bayonne at home looks like their only potential win.

I think you might have been a bit too pessimistic. Superb win in Glasgow - Saints are playing really well atm. And also a decent side to watch.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:26 pm DHL Stormers vs Leicester Tigers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Hendre Stassen, 3 Brok Harris (captain), 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16: JJ Kotze, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Dylan Sjoblom, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Stefan Ungerer, 23 Cornel Smit.

TheNatalShark wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:33 pm I assume Pay sent a weakened team. For all the effort and speed the Sharks are playing with, Pau have little coordination and are giving easy metres.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:53 pm Going down to Toulon and gutsing out a win at the death like that is huge for such a young side.

Slick wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:27 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:53 pm Going down to Toulon and gutsing out a win at the death like that is huge for such a young side.

How did Kinghorn do?

_Os_ wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:23 pm You have too much grumpy Natal Scottish in you, and not enough confident Natal German ancestry.

"Oh no, Poes picked a side, oh no the weather, we're not good enough", no more of this weakness Natal Scotsman! Harden up. Head up, shoulders back, chest out, stomach in.

... Am is having his way with Poes, they cannot stop him.

TheNatalShark wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:07 pm

_Os_ wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:23 pm You have too much grumpy Natal Scottish in you, and not enough confident Natal German ancestry.

"Oh no, Poes picked a side, oh no the weather, we're not good enough", no more of this weakness Natal Scotsman! Harden up. Head up, shoulders back, chest out, stomach in.

... Am is having his way with Poes, they cannot stop him.

Nah its standard the Sharks have played well with a lot of energy, against an opponent that couldn't offer much in response. So *shrugs*

Not sure how a performance like this got a 40 point mailing from the Bulls

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:07 pm URC teams losing in the Champions Cup. Hope the Bulls and Munster get us out of the slump

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:00 pm Yello coming up

ASMO wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:03 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:00 pm Yello coming up

Don't see that as a yellow, he stood his ground, he doesn't have to move out of the way

_Os_ wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:26 pm I'm shaking my head whilst I read this. Enjoy the win!

Last week was a hard match to watch, but the Bulls are getting close to reaching one of their peaks where they become unplayable in SA. Lets see if Saracens can do anything against them.

bok_viking wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:18 pm Farrell and Itoje are definitely not very popular here, have not heard the crowd boo 2 players that badly for a very long time here.