Oh my freaking GOD!

The Morning Show just reported that Wimbledon is placing “more attractive” but lower ranking female players on centre court.

When the choice is between Dinara Safina, the number 1 women’s player in the world right now, or Gisela Dulko, currently ranking 45, OF COURSE Gisela should play on Centre Court.

But that’s not why I’m pissed off.  Perhaps it’s because I’m used to discrimination of women in sport.  Perhaps it’s because the immediate reaction of one of the (female) Morning Show guests was “actually, I agree with this.”

WTF?

“You know, it’s about the money and obviously more attractive players are going to attract more people, and maybe we won’t hear so much grunting.  They’ll just go ‘dink, dink’.”

Okay, that’s not exactly what she said, but it’s very close.  Especially the part about the grunting.

It’s women like her that make me want to…  I’m not sure.  Is it possible to force someone to use their brain?  How can you not see that it’s wrong to rank women in a sporting competition on the basis of their looks?  They’re undermining the whole point of the competition.  Obviously, it doesn’t matter how good you are at tennis, because you’re not going to get any recognition unless you’re “hot”.

Back on The Morning Show, Adam Spencer, who was also a guest, replied to this woman with “you’re the sort of person who’d want them to turn the lights down when they close the dome at night, aren’t you?”.  Except, you know, not so blunt as it looks written down.

At least someone on the show had some sense.