Community | March 16, 2009 | 7 comments

Football pundit describes tackle as 'rape'

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5000610/Match-of-the-Day-row-as-Alan-Pardew-de...

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mattbrawn
Now there's a whole host of adjectives that could be used to perfectly describe a horrific footballing challenge, how about hideous, nasty, even disgusting? Using the word 'rape' wouldn't ever be the sort of descriptive word I'd a) expect to hear on the BBC b) expect to hear on a football commentary show or c) on TV at all.

Ex Charlton manager Alan Pardew dropped the r-bomb on Sunday evening' Match of the Day saying that Chelsea midfielder Michael Essein had timed a challenge on Manchester City's
Ched Evans 'perfectly,' and that Essien's "a strong boy, he absolutely rapes him."

In bad taste? I'd say so.
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7 comments // Football pundit describes tackle as 'rape'

  • Mmmm
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      Mmmm  

    • 'How did rape become a weapon of war?'

      news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/4078677.stm

      is the title of the article listed here.

      The statistics for sexual assault in the west [that's in the US also] upon women AND men are horrific.

      I find the casual use of the term initially just disturbing... then, the more I consider it; it seems really pathetic, profoundly ignorant & finally utterly,utterly repulsive.

      It clearly 'normalises' the term in everyday language.

      The language is violent ... & in this case a sporting commentator is using it as an 'accolade' of sporting efficiency, a badge of honour. wHAT?

      This is just repugnant.

      The reason this is a big deal & way beyond what is 'sensitive' and what is not, is that it's about the way we catagorise these acts in our world and the way we do that is by communication - thru our collective language.

      Perhaps a glance at the stats might change your 'sporting' vernacular?

    • 3 years ago
  • SW2
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      SW2  

    • Insensitive? Maybe.

      Rape is actually quite a commonly used word an although it is out of context it still carries meaning.

      Having said that, it isn't the wisest place to use it.

    • 3 years ago
  • Pardon
  • bucketoftruth
  • benson5
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      benson5  

    • Perhaps it just sounds odd hearing it on TV, why do people tend to be really sensitive hearing phrases like that coming out of the TV? You wouldn't think twice if you're mate had described it to you like that.

      I'm quite into my football and often use 'raped' to describe the action i.e Torres absolutely raped Vidic on the the way to scoring. I obviously don't mean literally.

      That said it was a high profile former manager saying it on the BBC so I'm sure some people will jump on it as a chance to complain, in the context i don't feel it to be offensive but I'm sure there are those that will see at as insensitive.

    • 3 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  
    • benson5:

      I completely agree that a lot of people would use it in a completely different context (like you suggested) but I think there's a time and a place to use it in that context. On the BBC is unfortunately, not one of those places.

    • 3 years ago
  • benson5
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