Is Chris Gayle some sort of perverted misogynist or can everyone just settle down?

[wellAlbidarned]

Dunno, I always worked in bars. Don't know what office work culture is like. If it's that humourless then I'm glad I stayed out of it.

you managed to miss points I didn't even realise I made

 

[cnerd123]

I read the thread. I even saw the video in question. I thought Gayle's behaviour could fairly be summarised as hitting on a reporter. PEWS disagreed. I wondered how he's characterise Gayle's behaviour, that's all. As ***ual harrassment, perhaps, or even verbal rape, who knows?

Nah if you read the thread you would know what PEWS takes issue with. I even repeated it since I agreed with him.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

you managed to miss points I didn't even realise I made

Well you asked me if I thought Gayle's behaviour was appropriate in an office workplace. I don't know the answer to that question because I always worked in hospitality. In my last job I frequently had female co-workers slap me on the arse for a laugh.

My answer to the thread title is "everyone can just settle down", but it appears that is too easy for some reason.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Well you asked me if I thought Gayle's behaviour was appropriate in an office workplace. I don't know the answer to that question because I always worked in hospitality. In my last job I frequently had female co-workers slap me on the arse for a laugh.

My answer to the thread title is "everyone can just settle down", but it appears that is too easy for some reason.

and if you, for whatever reason, wanted them to stop doing that you would have the right to do so in a professional environment. Judging by the response, apparently that doesn't apply for attractive females on TV.

 

[smash84]

I read the thread. I even saw the video in question. I thought Gayle's behaviour could fairly be summarised as hitting on a reporter. PEWS disagreed. I wondered how he's characterise Gayle's behaviour, that's all. As ***ual harrassment, perhaps, or even verbal rape, who knows?

verbal rape?

What's that

 

[kiwiviktor81]

and if you, for whatever reason, wanted them to stop doing that you would have the right to do so in a professional environment. Judging by the response, apparently that doesn't apply for attractive females on TV.

If I wanted them to stop doing it I shouldn't be a barman. I'm there to help people have fun and unwind, not to get uptight about crap that isn't important to me.

What is it that Chris Gayle did that the reporter has a right to stop him doing it?

 

[kiwiviktor81]

verbal rape?

What's that

When I went back and read the thread in response to *****'s comment, it occurred to me that there is a big slippery slope fallacy being made here where saying someone has nice eyes is believed to be on the slippery slope to being a rapist.

 

[cnerd123]

How high are you right now kiwivictor?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

how on earth is your experience as a male barman in any way relevant to the experience of a female TV sports reporter

 

[smash84]

When I went back and read the thread in response to *****'s comment, it occurred to me that there is a big slippery slope fallacy being made here where saying someone has nice eyes is believed to be on the slippery slope to being a rapist.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

If she wanted Chris Gayle to stop hitting on her she shouldn't have been a cricket interviewer.

Oh wait...

 

[kiwiviktor81]

how on earth is your experience as a male barman in any way relevant to the experience of a female TV sports reporter

It's exactly as relevant as your question about what's appropriate in an office environment. Has Chris Gayle ever worked in an office?

 

[cnerd123]

He's got you there albi

 

[jimmy101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkjDuSVXiE

Isn't it about time we all smoked the peace pipe?

 

[cnerd123]

Chris Gayle has never worked in an office so it is okay for him to treat the reporter as though he were picking up chicks in a bar. Preferrably the same bar with women slapping kiwivictor on the arse for a job well done. So can we all chill out now?

Someone pass me the J.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

If she wanted Chris Gayle to stop hitting on her she shouldn't have been a cricket interviewer.

Oh wait...

That's just silly.

Maybe Gayle thought she looked particularly uptight (in retrospect, very accurately) and tried to loosen her up a bit with a joke? Maybe that's how you build a rapport in Jamaica?

Maybe Gayle is yet another victim of the common phenomenon in which the high level of eye contact made by a Westerner is interpreted by a non-Westerner as either aggression (in men) or a mating signal (in women)?

Gayle might have genuinely believed he saw a mating signal from the reporter. If he did, that makes his comments appropriate.

If Gayle made a mistake it was in seeing an invitation when there wasn't one. Anyone on this forum who denies they've ever made the same mistake hasn't lived imo.

 

[_Ed_]

This page makes my head hurt. Well, much of the thread does tbf, but particularly this page.

 

[Athlai]

Chris Gayle has never worked in an office so it is okay for him to treat the reporter as though he were picking up chicks in a bar. Preferrably the same bar with women slapping kiwivictor on the arse for a job well done. So can we all chill out now?

Someone pass me the J.

I still want to know more

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Now picturing kiwiviktor working at a bar explaining to a disinterested Chris Gayle how Michael Bevan was a scrub-tier player, while getting his butt slapped.

 

[jimmy101]

Someone pass me the J.

Chris might be able to get one of his bros in Jamaica to hook us up.