Sports Personality of the year?

[BeansBeansBeans]

The usual quip we always get. It's only called 'personality' because 'sportsman' would be sexist.

If it were called Sportsman of the Year, it would be incorrect, and I don't mean politically incorrect. It's called Sports Personality of the Year as the competition is open to, and has been won by, both men and women. Nothing to do with sexism.

[Mark]

Exactly right, otherwise it would have to be called 'Sportsman or Sportswoman of the year' or something

[Brown, Jon Brow]

If it were called Sportsman of the Year, it would be incorrect, and I don't mean politically incorrect. It's called Sports Personality of the Year as the competition is open to, and has been won by, both men and women. Nothing to do with sexism.

I suppose saying Human is sexist now. IT should be 'Human' and 'Huwoman'

[Ranger]

That'd make my high school sexist.

We'd have to change it from "Manly Selective Campus" to "Womanly Selective Campus"

Can't say it has a great ring to it though.

[AndyRAC]

What the hell is Jensen Button doing on that list, he won a race when everybody else fell off (okay so he was doing fastish laps). Yet A P McCoy who's won the jockey's championship the last 11 years doesn't get on the shortlist and neither did Andy Priaulx, just cos the BBC don't cover WTCC shouldn't stop him being on it, uh uh, Doh!!

[inamo]

Zara Phillips - World and European Champion, on a horse she's trained herself.

[tin-top fan]

neither did Andy Priaulx, just cos the BBC don't cover WTCC shouldn't stop him being on it, uh uh, Doh!!

although I hear that he has been
invited to the awards themselves
(and he also had an interview on
the Chris Evan's show on radio 2 the other week)

yep- i'm trying out all the funny styles that we can now use

[Azumanga Davo]

Tasteful...

I dunno who this year, but have just watched on telly a superb darts match last night. James Wade I think it is, crushed Chris Mason by far. A name of the future to win the award in years to come...

[EuroTroll]

yep- i'm trying out all the funny styles that we can now use

For a brief but ghastly moment, I thought I was looking at an attempt at poetry. :

I'd vote for Zara Phillips's horse.

[Azumanga Davo]

Not allowable because of the fact it has 'neigh' personality either...

OK, ban me then...