Pictured above: Tiffany Cherry - 2001 magazine shoot
Hello Steemians,
I'm going to start start off by stating a couple of facts about myself and i want you to keep these in mind whilst you read the article & my response.
- When it comes to Men Vs Women, I'm an equalist (what feminism should be).
- I believe that the successful candidate (job interview) should be the best person for the job. Doesn't matter what colour their skin is, doesn't matter if they have lady parts or male parts. No Quotas to fill, just the best person.
- Women have a place in professional sport in this scenario, Women's Australian Rules football.
- I'm a football fan ( Soccer)
- Most importantly, I have a daughter.
Tiffany Cherry hosted a Television show last year (the inaugural year), and was told she was no longer required for the show in the 2018 version. She was replaced by a Male, Clint Stanaway. Before I go on and get into the nitty gritty, please have a read on Tiffany's article for the Herald Sun AFLW show being hosted by a man? Welcome to women’s footy on Nine.
Take your time, I'll wait here while you read.
Did you actually read it? ok good.
Let's start off, Tiffany was replaced, the successful candidate, the best person for the job ... who happens to be a male (deemed by the people that pay the bills). Fact. We don't know why Tiffany was replaced, my amateur googling skills couldn't uncover anything concrete.
"Though the person occupying the host’s chair last year was yours truly, I’m most definitely not crying: “Poor me, I’ve lost my job. Television is a tough industry. It’s subjective, and decisions are made all the time, often by one or two people, as to whether you’re the right fit. A decision was made about me, and I cop it on the chin." Tiffany Cherry
Why does the sex of the host matter? Why in 2018 is Tiffany wasting hours of her valuable time inher highly influential position as a journalist for the herald sun to write an article that makes per look like a bitter radical feminist.
The woman's professional football league is backed by the AFL (the mens version), money is being pumped into the womens game like there is no tomorrow. That money is coming from the revenue from the men's game. Last year the competition opened the gates and had free admission (awesome initiative, why cant more sports do this). The AFLW is getting prime time television coverage with some bloody decent Viewership.
She goes on...
So what Tiffany, the successful applicant that happens to be a male, will welcome both Men and Women and host a television show. It will have no bearing on whether or not young women tune in to watch. If the content and the quality is good enough, they'll tune in anyway. I hope that I raise my daughter wise enough to analyse what she is watching and think objectively about it, and if she doesn't like the content, then she searches for something else. The inspiration you refer to should be the stories of the women playing the game, not what sex the host of a Football analysis show is.
...or maybe they can take inspiration out of the fact that, this man, hosting a women's show is actually an advocate for women. Clint helped form a charity called 'Mands' Mob' which has contributed a significant amount of money to Ovarian cancer research. He was also the National ambassador for the ovarian cancer research foundation. On top of his sports journalist experience, he sounds like a fantastic candidate for the job.
The women on the field don't appear to be waiting for anyone, and with the coverage the women's version of the game is getting, if it continues this growth trajectory, they wont be playing second fiddle for long.
Tiffany, Leave your Radical Feminist views at home. Time for the Women's game to shine and for you to put your money where your mouth is and "Cop it on the chin".
I'm going to donate 30% of the SBD generated from this post to the Ovarian Cancer Research foundation in the name of Mands Mob OR you can dontate yourself here! The more you upvote or resteem the more SBD will go to a great cause.
Thanks, XAG.