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 Topic: Homophobia in Sailing?Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 7:32pm |
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Apols - not sure where else to post.
Listening to 5Live on the way to work early this morning. Not paying too much attention to an item on homophobia in football when the presenter reeled off a list of half a dozen other sports where it's perceived to be a problem - and sailing came up as one of them! In my approaching 50 yrs in the sport, I've never come across it in any way, shape or form. Has anyone any experience of that? It may be there as in any walk of life but certainly not as overt as it is in football in my experience. |
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Rupert
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 7:48pm |
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Posh yacht clubs full of people who think anyone unlike them is unworthy? Can't say I've come across it at dinghy clubs, but I'm sure, like anywhere, if you scratch the surface of people's opinions, you'll find all sorts of interesting things.
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transient
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 9:14pm |
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....I'm not quite sure how to put this without offending the entire world of sailing. May I ask a question..........where have you been sailing?
Most sports are steeped in ism's of every variety. Whether it's worse than (say) a pub full of blokes is debatable though. I guess Clubs vary in their attitude as well, some being more liberal than others. Edited by transient - 26 Oct 16 at 9:18pm |
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 9:26pm |
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Well, certainly not that much at posh YCs. It's never manifested itself noticeably at the club I sail at. Just a bit cross that, well, the media choose to largely ignore the sport of sailing, and then we get this really very negative mention...in amongst half a dozen other sports. As I said, it's probably there along with other prejudices as with any other walk of life. But our spectators (?) are not cramming the balconies of sailing clubs chanting homophobic er things.
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423zero
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 10:03pm |
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I have been perceived has a gay person, (mistakenly), I have however rarely corrected this error, so speaking has a non gay person, I have never found being thought gay a problem, and no this post is not assisted by copious drink.
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Do Different
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 10:08pm |
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I am often amazed at the lack of thorough research behind news items, it seems to me that sometimes the smallest sample of opinion is reported as a general fact.
And another thing! don't get me started on know nothing news readers ad-libbing after an item with a completely incorrect interpretation.
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Bootscooter
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 10:35pm |
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In my experience the sport seems to be massively inclusive and accepting. That said, I've often pulled up (mostly) younger people for use of language such as 'gay' in an inappropriate way. It's not meant as homophobic, but from small acorns....
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 10:56pm |
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Never come across it in my experience.
I guess sailing (and windsurfing) is a mostly individual sport which doesn't exhibit the same 'tribalism' of football/rugby and such like (as much because it doesn't attract a significant number of spectators as anything) or the macho image of many sports.
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 11:18pm |
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Racism - definitely, but I've never been aware of homophobia.
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Bootscooter
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Posted: 26 Oct 16 at 11:33pm |
Really? That's shocking.... It's obvious to all visiting sailing clubs that it's a predominantly 'white' sport, but I've never seen any discrimination.
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