Remember when compliments weren't sexist?

yourthevoys · 2011-09-01T13:28:21+00:00

Does "sort" mean something different over there?

ignatiusloyola · 2011-09-01T15:08:11+00:00

Compliments have a time and place. I think many women feel that they don't want to have to deal with discussions of their looks when they are trying to assert themselves as professionals.

But, I do agree that compliments, in general, are no longer as simple as they once were.

NiceGuysSTFU · 2011-09-01T15:58:09+00:00

As Sky News sports reporter Megan Barnard...

shes projecting. she knows full well the only reason she was hired was to look good for all the boys watching the game at home. maybe she is threatened because she knows when she loses the looks her career in front of the camera will be over. not that that is fair, but she entered into a vapid industry, and i have serious doubts that she didn't realize her looks helped get her there.

at any rate, i think this is more about her than it is about anything else.

trackerbishop · 2011-09-01T15:57:13+00:00

Such a terribly written article. Can someone translate? He called her a "good sort" and then what happened? She got him fired and sued or what exactly?

Article also links to itself. Anyone have a link to the video?

papermerc77 · 2011-09-01T18:32:33+00:00

Hillshire Farms remembers.

aloneinlove · 2011-09-01T16:38:08+00:00

The club's female supporter group, The Eagles Angels, yesterday rallied behind the former grand final forward with spokeswoman Wendy Harmer saying she had heard a lot worse said about women in rugby league circles. "Zorba is a very nice man and he says lots of complimentary things to women," she said. "He also notices if you have had your hair done or if you have a nice outfit. Anyone who's offended by that is really out of touch."

I'm glad that there are still sensible women like this.

BeingDS · 2011-09-01T18:31:13+00:00

Man: "You're a good sort."

Feminist: "How dare you speak to me, insect!"

Fuck everything about this!

spiral-staircase · 2011-09-01T19:11:11+00:00

No, I was born in the 90s :(

MuForceShoelace · 2011-09-01T23:04:56+00:00

which year are we remembering? specifically?

arkitip · 2011-09-01T18:18:23+00:00

I was born in the 90's so no I do not remember. Too bad for this guy, its not like he slapped her on the ass and said "good job".

Liverotto · 2011-09-02T03:36:15+00:00

It is a trick, women pretend to be offended at anything, so that we feel guilty and must give them something.

Women are the ultimate scammers.

2011-09-05T06:17:11+00:00

So weird that he was forced to step down for a compliment, especially when nobody was fired for this good-natured sex-shaming.

firex726 · 2011-09-01T14:50:44+00:00

Damn PC BS.

I bet if he was rich, attractive and single she would not have been offended.

ConfirmedCynic · 2011-09-01T22:28:30+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if she finds herself mysteriously being granted fewer interviews now. Who wants to work with a prickly pear?

Title	Remember when compliments weren't sexist?
Author	yourthevoys
Upvotes	46
Comments	32
Date	September 1, 2011 1:02 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/k19b1/remember_when_compliments_werent_sexist/
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