Joe Brolly

Started by randomtask, July 31, 2011, 05:28:31 PM

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AZOffaly

That's totally inappropriate. He's making himself look like an idiot.

Rachel Wyse could tweet back that RTEs panel is a bunch of old, hackneyed, publicity whores - without the baywatch babe.

orangeman

Quote from: AZOffaly on May 21, 2014, 09:11:48 AM
That's totally inappropriate. He's making himself look like an idiot.

Rachel Wyse could tweet back that RTEs panel is a bunch of old, hackneyed, publicity whores - without the baywatch babe.

He'd have loved that.

I hope she does tweet back.

BennyHarp

Quote from: orangeman on May 21, 2014, 09:18:41 AM
Quote from: AZOffaly on May 21, 2014, 09:11:48 AM
That's totally inappropriate. He's making himself look like an idiot.

Rachel Wyse could tweet back that RTEs panel is a bunch of old, hackneyed, publicity whores - without the baywatch babe.

He'd have loved that.

I hope she does tweet back.

He really does feel he can say what he wants - his little barbed comments with a big smile are becoming nausiating and sexiset comments like would not be accepted in most public positions. The truth of the matter is that he would jump ship at the drop of a hat to join Sky. His ego is such that he would feel that he should be exposed to the wider UK audiences and he probably envisages himself on Soccer AM.
That was never a square ball!!

Jinxy

The primary difference between male and female TV presenters is that female TV presenters have to be good looking.
That's hardly her fault.
She has a competitive sports background, is Irish, works for Sky and seems like an intelligent woman.
Brolly has let himself down badly with that comment.
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imtommygunn

Quote from: Jinxy on May 21, 2014, 09:32:10 AM
The primary difference between male and female TV presenters is that female TV presenters have to be good looking.
That's hardly her fault.
She has a competitive sports background, is Irish, works for Sky and seems like an intelligent woman.
Brolly has let himself down badly with that comment.

He has continually let himself down for quite a while now. In his head he's funny and he's smarter than everyone else so he can say what he likes.

Walter Cronc

As long as he keeps raising money for charity and highlighting illness then he can say whatever the hell he likes!!

Get over it.

BennyHarp

Quote from: Walter Cronc on May 21, 2014, 09:42:47 AM
As long as he keeps raising money for charity and highlighting illness then he can say whatever the hell he likes!!

Get over it.

Two seperate things - no he cant say what he wants.
That was never a square ball!!

imtommygunn

Quote from: Walter Cronc on May 21, 2014, 09:42:47 AM
As long as he keeps raising money for charity and highlighting illness then he can say whatever the hell he likes!!

Get over it.

That's no excuse for acting the p***k.

Eamonnca1

Please add #sackbrolly to any tweets you write on this topic.

Croí na hÉireann

Quote from: Jinxy on May 21, 2014, 09:32:10 AM
The primary difference between male and female TV presenters is that female TV presenters have to be good looking.
That's hardly her fault.
She has a competitive sports background, is Irish, works for Sky and seems like an intelligent woman.
Brolly has let himself down badly with that comment.

Why? Is that comment itself not sexist?
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sheamy

Google search 'Sky Sports Presenter'

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sky+sports+presenters&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=g258U6KYLIyV7AaFvIGoDw&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=896

Get off your high horses. Brolly is merely making a point about the nature of Sky Sports presentation. It's aimed at a primarily male audience.

AZOffaly

Brolly is not making a point at all. He's insulting the woman for no other reason than his nose is out of joint because maybe RTE will have some real competition now. And having a woman as an anchor is no bad thing at all, if she is knowledgeable about sport and sporting competition. I think Evanne Ni Chulainn would do a good job in that role on RTE as well. Watch this space if the Sky approach is successful.

omagh_gael

Quote from: sheamy on May 21, 2014, 10:17:23 AM
Google search 'Sky Sports Presenter'

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sky+sports+presenters&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=g258U6KYLIyV7AaFvIGoDw&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=896

Get off your high horses. Brolly is merely making a point about the nature of Sky Sports presentation. It's aimed at a primarily male audience.

Spot the odd one out...




sheamy

Quote from: AZOffaly on May 21, 2014, 10:22:07 AM
Brolly is not making a point at all. He's insulting the woman for no other reason than his nose is out of joint because maybe RTE will have some real competition now. And having a woman as an anchor is no bad thing at all, if she is knowledgeable about sport and sporting competition. I think Evanne Ni Chulainn would do a good job in that role on RTE as well. Watch this space if the Sky approach is successful.

Sounds like making a point to me.

@JoeBrolly1993: SKY's entrenched beautiful anchor formula is shamelessly sexist, designed for their overwhelmingly male audience. That is the point.

Jinxy

Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 21, 2014, 10:12:40 AM
Quote from: Jinxy on May 21, 2014, 09:32:10 AM
The primary difference between male and female TV presenters is that female TV presenters have to be good looking.
That's hardly her fault.
She has a competitive sports background, is Irish, works for Sky and seems like an intelligent woman.
Brolly has let himself down badly with that comment.

Why? Is that comment itself not sexist?

That's the reality, not my opinion.
If you were any use you'd be playing.