Posted on 01/31/2018 7:17:32 AM PST by C19fan
Formula 1 will no longer have women on the grid holding signs in front of where cars are parked on the track before races.
The longstanding tradition was derided as sexist by many, especially in auto racing, the only major type of sport where women compete directly with men.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...
This is why we can’t have nice things. Because of flakes.
Lighten up, Francis.
The FemiNazis are driving models from sports due to jealousy.
Horse Racing is another.
ML/NJ
unreal...F1 ping
Hey, lets just take it all the way.
Lets end the practice of sexual intercourse between human males and females. No longer appropriate.
So when does the NFL ban cheerleaders? Or have they don’t already? I haven’t watched a game in a few years.
Doesn’t this thread topic fall under the “Rules” requirement?
So far as I know, they haven’t banned them, but it’s rare to see them on TV for more than a few seconds during the game.
Sounds like the race sponsors are going to cut their own throats.
Idiotic.
No grid girls. Drivers encouraging their nephews to dress like girls. Many races in countries that hate the United States. I missed not having satellite last year for three things. 1) Formula 1. 2) Tour de France and 3) Boise State Football. Now I shall only miss two things this year.
Un-Fn-believable. Im sure theres shenanigans behind the scenes and thats what this is about, but these girls are generally modestly dressed in cultural outfits. Often its the only cultural reference.
I'm referring, of course, to porn. When porn was either illegal, or highly restricted, then popular mass culture acceded to the overwhelming desires of men.
Once the monolithic media channels were shattered, then mainstream products could virtue signal to their heart's content. That's ok, because there's not a guy alive who doesn't shrug and go right to the source of what they really want.
This is gonna work out well for revenues ( lol ! ).
Oh well I don't watch it much and another reason to go in the garage to build and or fix our own fast stuff for fun....
One of my jockeys is a women, she does a good job for me
So they’re taking away an opportunity for models to move up without having to sleep with Harvey Weinstein.
Quoth Limbaugh:
“Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.”
Formula One needs to end the tradition of boring races. After the first lap they’re just car parades.
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