Just asking ...
In today's New York Times, I learned that 1987 was the first -- and last -- time a woman called the play-by-play for an NFL game.
So, what's the point here?
[Gayle Sierens] does not have to think long about why no network has hired a woman for that position.And, in other breaking news, no straight guy has ever done figure skating play-by-play.
“Where are they breaking in at the grass-roots level?” she said. “That’s what you need to put a woman in the position to do the job."
So, what's the point here?
posted by Hey Skipper at 11:06 AM
3 Comments:
We call it commentating. The BBC have recently introduced a woman who does some of the more obscure games on Match of the Day (soccer) and another one who does the occasional stint on Test Match Special (cricket on the radio).
They're both perfectly adequate - they're clearly knowledgeable and speak the language of commentator-speak. But somehow it sounds false and self-conscious, like they're reading from a script.
Same up here with hockey. One suddenly appears, nobody dares object and then they are gone.
But some things should be sacred. As a conservative with a social bent, I'm used to losing. But still, can't we make a deal here? I'd offer to cave on Title IX, gay marriage and pay equity if they would promise that NO WOMAN WILL EVER AGAIN SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS!!
Women NFL commentators are like a dog walking.
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