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Is The Telegraph crazy?, Horse as Sportswoman of the year

catalyst View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:19 PM Post #1
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl...r-1226542468659 I think this has stunned me beyond belief....

scoutster View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:22 PM Post #2
Posts: 2,719 Joined: 12-October 06 From: adelaide
Credulity kills
I saw it earlier today and couldn't fathom it. I twittered at one of the idiot authors but I doubt it made much of a dent in their thinking. I can't believe how insulting that is to all our amazing sportswomen. It makes me so angry.

BadCat View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:23 PM Post #3
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A horse? Yeah, because no women did anything at all worthwhile in sport this year. Someone should smack them in the side of the head with a wet newspaper.

catalyst View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:26 PM Post #4
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I am still stunned and I heard of it a few hours ago too.. Seriously, you have to ask who thought that was a good idea... I think they successfully manged to set the equality of women in sport back another few decades..

RatbagBob View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:26 PM Post #5
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What fresh hell is this?
Oh, I'd be thinking of something a lot harder than that BadCat but, y'know, it's not like we need feminism or anything.....

casime View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:37 PM Post #6
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Not that I think the Telegraph is any sort of authority on who is the best and worst of anything in any given year, but seeing as they made up categories as they wanted, why couldn't they have just included a "Best Racehorse" category?

Caro View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:37 PM Post #7
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More carrot sticks please
Just another reason not to read the Tele.

Oriental lily View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 07:45 PM Post #8
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I find it to stupid to be insulted. A horse is an animal. Not a person. She has already won racehorse of the year more than once. I think some silly nit wit thought they were being funny. To dim to Realise they have insulted the many valid candidates that could have taken out te award.

Funwith3 View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 08:33 PM Post #9
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That is such bad form. No other female did enough?

suziej View Member Profile	23/12/2012, 08:53 PM Post #10
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Warning - occasional attempts at humour - not always successful
http://thehoopla.com.au/sportswoman-year/ Love Wendy Harmer's response.

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