When Premier League supremo Richard Scudamore found himself at the centre of a Media storm when the contents of some private emails were leaked by a disgruntled ex-employee the BBC was there joining in with the witch hunt, Victoria Derbyshire expressing her shock at the language used and especially the use of the word ‘gash’ to describe a woman.
The Guardian was at the front of the pack as well and here they explain why there was such a furore.…not just the words used but the hypocrisy of football organisations:
Were other factors at play in the affair becoming so toxic for Scudamore?
It is unavoidably true that many in football and the media saw a sharp contrast between the aggressive way the Premier League has criticised people in other organisations for similar situations and the tolerance shown to Scudamore.
Which brings us onto James Donaghy, a TV reviewer for the Guardian whom the Guardian obviously thinks is perfectly kosher…despite having read his ‘alternate’ material..which they must have done as they link to it…….
Profile
James has written for Arena, Vanity Fair Italia, House, Front and Project. His thoughts on television, boxing and betting can be found at http://aerialtelly.co.uk/
Now Donaghy has a perfectly respectable website for his work:
James Donaghy
James has been writing freelance since 2006 for a variety of publications. He specialises in TV, music, movies, boxing, betting and all aspects of popular culture.
He also writes e-books for Amazon Kindle and runs things at the Aerial Telly blog.
But Donaghy also has an ‘underground’ site, ‘Aerial Telly’, where he expresses his views more forthrightly…it is the site the Guardian links to.
Donaghy, otherwise known as ‘Jamdog’, uses an interesting and very unGuardian-like turn of phrase on this site:
Ginger gash, Heebs, Durkas, ‘Tards, Arabian Shi’ites and Chocolate Benjamin are some of the the exotic characters highlighted by his reviews:
Utopia series 2 episode 1 review | That ginger gash
what Gemma from Sons of Anarchy would call “that ginger gash” Milner (Rose Leslie) the security skank
The pressure is on for Philip though because this Milner gash is a real fucking taskmaster.
Baby Arby looks and acts like a fucking tard
Dragons’ Den UK Benjamin’s Hot Chocolate
Finally we get another husbland and wife duo Filip Devogeleer and his wife/business partner Jessica Wang. Roomii Toys is their cuntpany
But who’s this handsome gentleman? It’s Ghanaian entrepreneur Benjamin Mougarbel, owner and face of Benjamin’s Hot Chocolate Ltd…..Chocolate Benjamin shuffles out potless. Sigh.
The Honourable Woman BBC 2 episode 2 review | Durka’s rights
Nessa and Atika are captive in a Durka shitbox listening to the screams of tortured prisoners.
Later they both go to some function or other where a crazed Heeb throws a raspberry pudding on their table screaming “Samaria belongs to Israel!”
All of which brings us back to that earlier statement by the Guardian:
Were other factors at play in the affair becoming so toxic for Scudamore?
It is unavoidably true that many in football and the media saw a sharp contrast between the aggressive way the Premier League has criticised people in other organisations for similar situations and the tolerance shown to Scudamore.
Is there a sharp contrast between the way the Guardian and the BBC pillory people like Scudamore but seem to look the other way for their own like ‘Jamdog’? Or should that be ‘Jammydodger’ as he seems lucky to get away with it?
Seriously, is no one allowed to go a little OT once in a while. We are not talking off reservation here just the BBCs print arm.
Notice how none of the ‘daisychain’ police have actually tackled the topic.
This thread is extremely valid. As Auntie recruits almost exclusively using the Graun and as a fair few Beeb reporters are Toynbee Towers alumni this shows the mindset of the beeb.
When a rightwing comedian talks about mothers inlaw its beyond the pale but when a left wing one talks about wishing the secret police had stamped on the head of Palins Down’s syndrome child then BBC 5 live big it up.
When clarkson makes mildly racist joke about a slope on a bridge the luvvies want him driven out of the village and beeb management give him the hair drier yet when stephen fry allows allan davies to spout about pissing and dancing on thatchers grave ( a woman who at the time was ill with altzheimers) thats fine.
The sneering left always had a strong trait of hypocrisy.