...You're discriminating against the birds, even though my missus loves talking about it.

Enjoy this enlightened time white women, you'll be in the firing line soon. Then it'll be "black male privilege" they'll be taking aim at! I wonder what they'll find to come up with in 10 years time, god forbid they ever find a new alien species they can be offended on behalf of!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51261999

Any coincidence that she's a Ms I wonder ?

Get a life and be concerned over something useful.

I think she once got confused about the offside rule now is taking it out on the world

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:05 pm

Get a life and be concerned over something useful.

Cant work out if you comment is aimed at the women in the article or at Tarky's Ears as it could definitely apply to both of them

So on one hand women have to be involved in everything football because they're women and shouldn't feel left out. But now football talk shouldbe avoided because women won't like it.

In that instance, I'd like to complain about my previous workplace that was 70/30 women, and the workplace was often like an episode of loose women. But of course I wouldn't be able to complain about that would I

Belial wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:14 pm

So on one hand women have to be involved in everything football because they're women and shouldn't feel left out. But now football talk shouldbe avoided because women won't like it.

In that instance, I'd like to complain about my previous workplace that was 70/30 women, and the workplace was often like an episode of loose women. But of course I wouldn't be able to complain about that would I

Yes you just have

To be fair there’s nothing more tedious than someone who won’t shut up about football at work

Pretty severe case of penis-envy.

If truth be told.

Bloody flatdicks never happy (just kidding)

can we add the following to the list of items not to be talked about (for balance):

Love Island
Corrie
Eastenders
Emmerdale
...any f#cking soap

Strickly Come Dancing
...any celeb TV

...any mundane TV (generally anything a bint watches)

Diets - out of the question

Hair - nope

in fact anything to stop the bloody irritating "fairer" sex [I'll include LGBT+XYZ] in that group from uttering anything from their cakeholes would be great, thanks

It's the footy talk that breaks the f#cking monotony of actual work - and that keeps the world going round IMO

I think it's just a slow news day. To be honest equality is quite a good thing. I now don't have to stand up for a woman to sit down. I can swear as much as I like. I don't have to buy a woman a drink or indeed feel the need to always pay for anything. I don't have to let a woman go before me through a door. And I can have a bloody good laugh when they complain and moan about not getting cheaper car insurance and having the same retirement age as men. Welcome to equality girls, you wanted it, you got it.

Note: wives seem to be immune from most of the above, apart from the insurance and the retirement (which my wife never tires of moaning about).

"I have nothing against sports enthusiasts or cricket fans - that's great," she said.

Is cricket not a sport now? When did that happen?

karatekid wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:48 pm

"I have nothing against sports enthusiasts or cricket fans - that's great," she said.

Is cricket not a sport now? When did that happen?

I don't thinkit ever was mate. I have often pondered how anyone could invent a sport that is both boring AND dangerous.

snapcrackleandpop wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:28 pm

Bloody flatdicks never happy (just kidding)

I don't think you are are you you little scamp?

Said in Dame Edna Everidge style.

Actually one of my main footy friends at work is female. She has been a season ticket holder at Wigan since she was a kid. Proper footy fan.

Clickbait BBC article.

In the same article it says

"Nevertheless, Ms Francke does not think sports chatter should be banned, just moderated.

She said that good managers should be inclusive and ensure that everyone in their team feels comfortable."

houseboy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:52 pm

Actually one of my main footy friends at work is female. She has been a season ticket holder at Wigan since she was a kid. Proper footy fan.

contradiction in terms there I think...

She should stick to writing diaries.

Zlatan wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:33 pm

can we add the following to the list of items not to be talked about (for balance):

Love Island
Corrie
Eastenders
Emmerdale
...any f#cking soap

Strickly Come Dancing
...any celeb TV

...any mundane TV (generally anything a bint watches)

Diets - out of the question

Hair - nope

in fact anything to stop the bloody irritating "fairer" sex [I'll include LGBT+XYZ] in that group from uttering anything from their cakeholes would be great, thanks

It's the footy talk that breaks the f#cking monotony of actual work - and that keeps the world going round IMO

You were doing brilliant......till that last paragraph.

Old white men hate women shock

Sports banter is good for business in my experience. Clearly agenda driven nonsense. Laughable.

Zlatan wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:13 pm

contradiction in terms there I think...

I thought that myself after I wrote it.

Emotional outburst by offended Male feminist shock

Basically, it’s just etiquette. Involve everyone you are in company with. Just change the subject.

Unfortunately someone’s decided this is a problem in the workplace when it’s not really an issue at all.

have a suspicion that if a man had said that we shouldn't talk about football in the workplace because women don't get it, there article would have had a significantly different slant ...

That woman sounds like a right berk.

SammyBoy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:25 pm

That woman sounds like a right berk.

Sign her on... we need a new right back.


Where are my reader's?

SammyBoy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:25 pm

That woman sounds like a right berk.

Just what's needed in the transfer window..

If I heard a group of females talking about fashion and lipstick in the workplace I wouldn’t feel ‘excluded’ or expect them to change the subject. Maybe I should decided to be offended as it’s more on trend.

She's barking mad....quoting.chat escalating from var to petting : ) each other on the back chatting about sexual conquests and women feel left out? She sounds the type to be rooting through the drawers and checking your mobile.

ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:48 pm

Old white men hate women shock

Young white mans desperation to sound "right on" hits a new high shock!

Why has someone brought race into this ? Idiotic

Blackrod wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:12 pm

Why has someone brought race into this ? Idiotic

The OP can bring what he wants into his own thread cant he?

Blackrod trying to deflect the race onto me when the OP is literally littered with race related content.

Yes the OP did. i overlooked that. I was debating more about the nonsense of the subject title and should have read their post properly.