Incorrect. Hurling abuse at a woman isn't sexist. Hurling abuse at a woman because she is a woman, or attacking her gender is.
She's not being abused because she is a woman, she is abused because she's away team staff who happens to stand out. People who do it haven't moved very far up the evolution ladder yet, so they look for an easy target, just like any ape would.
It's obviously not the nicest thing to happen, but I'm tired that even the most abusive chants not only go unnoticed but are actually considered hilarious, but when some drunken ***** shouts at Eva to shows her **** it's suddenly national news.
Tyton, you're clearly much smarter than to make a silly argument like you did in the last two sentences. Do you honestly believe women were not involved in war efforts, from time immemorial. **** second world, they were technicians, ammunition builders, logistics combat nurses, soldiers, pilots, insurgents, resistance leaders, spies. In countless numbers, especially those in was trapped civilians areas. And also all irrelevant to the point. It's all bad and has no place in the game, and of course you can put it inthe same basket, and add homophobia to it too. That attitude is exactly why it's still prevalent. So silly.
Yup, and Queen Elizabeth drove a supply truck. But if you were given a choice, would you rather build ammunition, or spend 4 years in a ditch under artillery fire? Women had limited rights, they were treated with condescension, like children, and it's good we moved past it, but they also had protected status in society.
Meanwhile, Alan Turing was a war hero who was also gay and he got castrated by his own government. By a court order, in a democratic country, in the XX century. You may as well argue that political prisoners in North Korea suffer from the same level of oppression as people who ride in an elevator when someone farts.
The one that always stuck with me was seeing one of my favourite bands quite a few years back at a festival. They're fronted by a woman, and for pretty much the entire set, enough of the crowd sung "get your **** out for the lads" enough for it to actually be audible. Can you imagine working that hard, being that talented, being the second headliner at a major festival then just hearing that? Just because you were born with 2 lumps of fat glued to your chest?
I once watched televised Springsteen concert. He is leading the crowd in a group chant, suddenly camera man shows a flasher and 100,000 people stop being in tune. Springsteen keeps trying for 2 more minutes, but it just wouldn't pick up. Finally camera shows the flasher again, whole crowd explodes in joy, and Springsteen grabs the mike and says "some things you just can't compete with".
Imagine being a rock superstar adored by millions, and losing spotlight because of 2 lumps of fat.