By RJ Currie - a tongue-in-cheek look at sports and the world.
Saturday 2 February 2019
After US Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield skated faster than some men in an NHL All-Star competition, NBC commentator Pierre McGuire told her: “Nobody wanted to lose to you.” If that was supposed to be a compliment, he went to the backhand.
I know McGuire meant well, but he came off as patronizing, just short of saying "You're pretty good for a girl." Or "It would be really embarrassing losing to a girl." The New Yorker said it better: https://tinyurl.com/yaul8my5
I know McGuire meant well, but he came off as patronizing, just short of saying "You're pretty good for a girl." Or "It would be really embarrassing losing to a girl." The New Yorker said it better:
ReplyDeletehttps://tinyurl.com/yaul8my5