Top Gear New Rule Have To Add Female To Their Team
05-02-09, 04:07 PM
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Top Gear New Rule Have To Add Female To Their Team
BBC shows like Top Gear may be forced to diversify their all-male presenter team due to a new Equality Bill that was introduced into Britain Monday. The bill was introduced by Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman.
Shows like Top Gear, along with a number of other shows that have been funded by the BBC, now fall under the bill. It is reported that the “too blokey” show has been under pressure to add a lady to their team to make it “female friendly.”
It is reported that besides being hosted by males, Top Gear has fewer females on its production team and fewer females than male guests.
While we can’t wait to hear for Clarkson has to say about this, Executive Producer Andy Wilman said that the statement was “utter drivel.”
“If the show is allegedly female-unfriendly, why is almost half the audience female?” said Wilman. ”Secondly, if we are to have a female presenter just to represent the sexes, then by that logic Loose Women needs a bloke in the line-up pretty sharpish.”
http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/05/01...to-their-team/
Shows like Top Gear, along with a number of other shows that have been funded by the BBC, now fall under the bill. It is reported that the “too blokey” show has been under pressure to add a lady to their team to make it “female friendly.”
It is reported that besides being hosted by males, Top Gear has fewer females on its production team and fewer females than male guests.
While we can’t wait to hear for Clarkson has to say about this, Executive Producer Andy Wilman said that the statement was “utter drivel.”
“If the show is allegedly female-unfriendly, why is almost half the audience female?” said Wilman. ”Secondly, if we are to have a female presenter just to represent the sexes, then by that logic Loose Women needs a bloke in the line-up pretty sharpish.”
http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/05/01...to-their-team/
05-02-09, 06:08 PM
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Just when I think California is the only place in the word to introduce stupid legislation (see banning of big screen tv's, black cars, ect...) Great Britain comes to the rescue, serving as a constant reminder that idiots live all over the world, not just in my home state!
05-02-09, 06:13 PM
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This is outrageous. Don't people realize how ridiculous all this equality BS is getting? I'm all for equality but it has become reverse racism/sexism to be forced to employ a mix of people just for the sake of being diverse.
And notice it only effects groups that are dominated by white males.
Nobody would accuse BET of having too many African Americans on it or that Oprah has too many women in the audience.
It just sickens me.
And notice it only effects groups that are dominated by white males.
Nobody would accuse BET of having too many African Americans on it or that Oprah has too many women in the audience.
It just sickens me.
05-02-09, 08:04 PM
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05-02-09, 08:09 PM
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05-02-09, 09:07 PM
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This is outrageous. Don't people realize how ridiculous all this equality BS is getting? I'm all for equality but it has become reverse racism/sexism to be forced to employ a mix of people just for the sake of being diverse.
And notice it only effects groups that are dominated by white males.
Nobody would accuse BET of having too many African Americans on it or that Oprah has too many women in the audience.
It just sickens me.
And notice it only effects groups that are dominated by white males.
Nobody would accuse BET of having too many African Americans on it or that Oprah has too many women in the audience.
It just sickens me.
I agree with you for the most part...certain things just are not meant to be diversified. Period.
05-02-09, 10:39 PM
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I'm all for women's rights. We need more female lumber jacks, coal miner's, steel maker's. they should also now split the job of mowing the lawn and shoveling the snow.
05-02-09, 10:42 PM
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