tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post2363341195682993285..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Girl Racers? I thought it was called Boob Watcherskatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-91070881361574787982009-05-04T14:21:00.000+12:002009-05-04T14:21:00.000+12:00My male flatties all go silent every time the girl...My male flatties all go silent every time the girlracers advert comes on. You could hear a pin drop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-9983702607640504712009-05-04T11:37:00.000+12:002009-05-04T11:37:00.000+12:00I boycott Top Gear because I don't want to validat...I boycott Top Gear because I don't want to validate Jeremy Clarkson's homophobia and xenophobia. The fact that his insults are hidden behind the facade of humour doesn't make it any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-20021929295210542712009-05-04T09:43:00.000+12:002009-05-04T09:43:00.000+12:00I largely avoided Top Gear for the longest times, ...I largely avoided Top Gear for the longest times, thinking it was a silly boys club. I was also pleasantly surprised when I finally sat through a show at how much I enjoyed the show and the personalities. The language is fairly "cover all" and they frequently have female guest drivers. Helen Mirren springs to mind.<br /><br />As for Girl Racers? That's a big fat serving of "Ugh". Disembodied boobs are just as much fun as disembodied red, licking lips in my feminist vernacular.A Nonny Moosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-37864795775079419202009-05-03T10:19:00.000+12:002009-05-03T10:19:00.000+12:00I've always been really scathing of Top Gear, main...I've always been really scathing of Top Gear, mainly because I dislike Jeremy Clarkson intensely. But they sucked me in with that special on Vietnam, where I've done a little bit of travelling myself, and it was AWESOME. I laughed and laughed. Especially at Clarkson, which was fun. Yes there were hardly any women in it, but it didn't denigrate anyone (except for the hosts taking the mickey out of each other) and it was interesting. Plus they got some bonus points from me for actually riding motorcycles in Vietnam, one of the most dangerous places to drive in the world. The childishness of giving each other those ridiculous presents really appealed to me too ;-)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-6461183168197834562009-05-02T23:52:00.000+12:002009-05-02T23:52:00.000+12:00"I guess the defining feature of a show about wome..."I guess the defining feature of a show about women driving race cars has to be breasts. It couldn’t be about anything else really could it?"<br /><br />That's correct. You're pretty switched on, for a chick.The Patriarchynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-34295506744592349742009-05-02T22:45:00.000+12:002009-05-02T22:45:00.000+12:00I have to say, I was quite surprised to be faced w...I have to say, I was quite surprised to be faced with a billboard featuring a pair of disembodied tits when I was going past the stadium. Not at all classy, even if it does reflect just how trashy the program itself is.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508763710629695750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-6094673300798902842009-05-02T13:25:00.000+12:002009-05-02T13:25:00.000+12:00Have you ever had someone say "We were talking abo...Have you ever had someone say "We were talking about you, not to you?" <br /><br />That's what's going on here - it's a programme featuring women but made by and for men. So, although you might be tempted to imagine that a programme called Girl Racers will be one for women interested in cars, as far as the producers of it are concerned it's an opportunity for the male audience to look at cars <I>and</I> tits in the same show - an utterly winning combination. <br /><br />As you point out, Top Gear doesn't descend to that - because, as Clarkson once pointed out, it's essentially Last of the Summer Wine with cars. But, childish as a lot of women may find Top Gear, it's still impossibly, uncomfortably highbrow for a large proportion of the sad munters who consider themselves "car enthusiasts." Thus the gap in the market for Girl Racers to talk about you, not to you.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.com