Monday 12th May 2003

Formula Wench

10,000 women have applied to Mazda's women only racing competition

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[billb]

if that was men only would'nt someone sue them for being sexist?!?

[scruffy]

Huh, huh, huh, ...Ted said..

double headers

Good luck to them I say!!

"I think you women are much better drivers than us blokes - now how about I buy you lunch at that country pub!"

[mattm]

I've followed PistonHeads for a year or two now, and only just registered tonight to say that I was pretty ticked off by the sexist attitude of the "formula wench" story. I'd love to see more women welcomed into racing, and this type of publicity sure isn't the way to do it.

Please show a little more editorial control and consideration of your audience.

[agent006]

mattm said: I've followed PistonHeads for a year or two now, and only just registered tonight to say that I was pretty ticked off by the sexist attitude of the "formula wench" story. I'd love to see more women welcomed into racing, and this type of publicity sure isn't the way to do it.

Please show a little more editorial control and consideration of your audience.

I think the style of the report was showing the sexist nature of the intended formula, in an ironic kind of way.

[FourWheelDrift]

First round - parallel parking?

[scruffy]

mattm said:
Please show a little more editorial control and consideration of your audience.

There's always one isn't there!!!

I'm sure the vast majority of the intended audience are equipped with enough common sense to differentiate between mindless misogyny and light hearted epistlery. Pretty sure that the women interested in racing would be more than capable of giving as good as they get..

Yoghurt knitters need not apply.

[Big_M]

As a girlie I find this sort of thing does nothing to help the public image of women. Pandering to minorities and under-represented sections of the population is a waste of money. If someone has the skills to achieve their dream they will do this irrespective of their sex. There are things that women do better than blokes (eg childbirth) but we don't see money being pumped into these areas.

[meerkat]

Big M wrote: (snipped)

"There are things that women do better than blokes (eg childbirth) but we don't see money being pumped into these areas."

Ah, but there is plenty of money pumped into the events 9 months prior to childbirth...

[steviebee]

meerkat said: Big M wrote: (snipped)

"There are things that women do better than blokes (eg childbirth) but we don't see money being pumped into these areas."

Ah, but there is plenty of money pumped into the events 9 months prior to childbirth...

Can I mention something else that is "pumped in" to facilitate childbirth or should I save that for "other" sites?