Apparently there's an outcry because the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year does not include any women. Instead, ten men make up the nominees after due process under the selection system that's been in place for the last five years.
Branding the BBC as a disgrace for failing to shortlist any women is a pathetic stance. Gabby Logan claims the BBC is moving backwards. Needing to promote role models is a laudable aim, but NOT by ensuring manipulation of a shortlist for a gong. Clare Balding moaned about the limited coverage of women's sport.
There is a single process to judge the SPotT. There is one winner, and two runners up. Colour/race/sex make no difference. It's about being a personality in the world of sport, as judged by those who are allowed to express an opinion and/or vote to produce a shortlist. If it turns out that this year there are no women going through to the final stage, then so be it. If there was a single woman, there would be whinges about tokenism. Are the moaners saying there should be 5 women and 5 men? Pathetic. Women generally want equality, but clearly some actually don't, and would prefer to continue with forced representation rather than merit and 'personality' being the drivers for inclusion. Should we have Male SPotY and Female SPotY ? If so, then obviously there would be even representation by sex. If there is just the one general competition, then it cannot be manipulated to force even numbers of men and women being judges at each round.
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