Indian Premier League 2014

[hendrix]

this is all well and good but this would have been an issue regardless of what they were wearing, and would have been an issue five years ago too. seems odd to bring it up in relation to that one photo.

I did see it as an issue 5 years ago when they brought in the Red Sox cheerleaders. I wasn't on this board 5 years ago.

I disagree that there's nothing different about it now though. This particular photo, with the White Mischief logo makes the message significantly less oblique. And it doesn't matter that it's the name of the brand. As the advert that Kippax shows, it's clearly an intentional message.

 

[Spark]

then that's a problem with the choice of sponsor, not with them meeting their contractual obligations to actually display the sponsor's name.

 

[hendrix]

then that's a problem with the choice of sponsor, not with them meeting their contractual obligations to actually display the sponsor's name.

The problem is both of these things.
a) Delhi's decision to hire foreigners rather than locals for objectification, with the implications as listed above.
b) White Mischief's rather un-subtle, racist and frankly weird marketing campaign.

The combination of both of these things is in no way coincidence. The message behind both WM's marketing campaign and Delhi's decision is exactly the same thing.

 

[Spark]

i think all the teams have been hiring white cheerleaders for the entire existence of the ipl. and yeah white mischief's ad up there isn't great but white mischief is what it's called ffs, they can't exactly put anything else on it. this is a bit silly, tbh, you're pressing on what is blatantly an unfortunate coincidence and paying very little attention to the wider context of the matter.

i mean, the argument you're making here is that they specifically hired white cheerleaders and chose this sponsor deliberately in order to do this, which is patently a bit silly.

meanwhile, who is this samson bloke and why on earth is he batting above watson and smith, good shot notwithstanding?

 

[Spikey]

Steve Smith, presumably unavailable for Friday's match, has returned for today's Easter Sunday showdown.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We should just **** Raina and Yuvi off from our national side and bring in Samson

 

[Spark]

let it never be said that danny morrison is an intelligent man because **** me he isn't. "awwwww it's tight, let's call it not out" - no, ****, it clearly pitched outside leg stump

 

[ajdude]

hahahhaha murali kartik is going to murder some ****

hopefully it's danny morrison

 

[ajdude]

thought watson was celebrating his fifty by twirling his finger in the air. didn't realise he was asking for a free hit

 

[Spark]

what a "catch"

 

[Daemon]

meanwhile, who is this samson bloke and why on earth is he batting above watson and smith, good shot notwithstanding?

that's why

 

[Daemon]

that's why

****, worst jinx

 

[Daemon]

Balaji has the right idea and execution, but he just doesn't have the pace.

 

[Spark]

that's why

tbf given watson's innings he didn't exactly convince me to change my mind

 

[Spikey]

watson's continued slide down the batting order in T20 is so bemusing

(yes i know he was at 4 last season)

 

[Daemon]

tbf given watson's innings he didn't exactly convince me to change my mind

Yeah Smith didn't disgrace himself either

 

[Prince EWS]

that's why

tbf given watson's innings he didn't exactly convince me to change my mind

Yeah Smith didn't disgrace himself either

Not quite sure "everyone in question did really well" is exactly a good argument for the batting order being wrong though, Spark.

 

[Contra]

Come on Sehwag, wanna see a big innings from you!

Ugh.. Dammit!

 

[Spark]

okay, even by ipl standards that is truly dreadful

 

[ajdude]

i was absolutely halfway through typing "mightn't be the worst thing keeping pujara out there"

actually it was maxwell who hit the six so i was half right