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Brits get rid of separate male & female awards

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 22/11/2021 17:06

From next year it will be an award for best artist.

Be interesting to see how the winners go…..

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Cleebope2 · 22/11/2021 17:22

If this is the way awards are going just to be more inclusive of the few artists who identify as non binary then the world is truly going mad. Female only categories are necessary in most walks of life to support females in a male driven world. This is crazy. Stop the world I want to get off.

Sittinginthesand · 22/11/2021 17:17

Or they’ll alternate- which just means half as mean people get to be ‘best artist’ - new categories don’t make for this.

Or it’ll be all men but some of them in drag.

CharlieParley · 22/11/2021 17:16

@Theeyeballsinthesky

From next year it will be an award for best artist.

Be interesting to see how the winners go…..

Like the Grammys. Changed what 13 years ago? Had male and female awards until then, now IIRC female winners in the new, "gender-neutral" and totally fair and progressive categories are down from half and half to about 1 in 10.
Cactu · 22/11/2021 17:14

I expect that this year they’ll make an effort to give women some awards but over time it’s obvious what will happen.

exwhyzed · 22/11/2021 17:14

Upsides:

It will be shorter
It won't take long for a pattern to emerge if there is one
It might spur a few female artists to feel a bit hard done to and critically think about why they may be at a disadvantage

In which case I hope the Oscars, Emmys, BAFTAs and golden globes etc etc follow suit Grin

EishetChayil · 22/11/2021 17:13

Men men men men men men men men men.

That's what it'll be.

Cactu · 22/11/2021 17:13

@sashagabadon

That just halves the number of “best” awards though? Seems strange and reduces selling opportunities for musicians that win/ get nominated as fewer will.
They’ve added more awards by creating new categories like pop, grime etc
sashagabadon · 22/11/2021 17:12

That just halves the number of “best” awards though? Seems strange and reduces selling opportunities for musicians that win/ get nominated as fewer will.

FreeBritnee · 22/11/2021 17:10

The reason the female section was created was because the awards would otherwise be dominated by men. Let’s see how this goes now 😎

MarshmallowSwede · 22/11/2021 17:09

The benefit of this is?

Now if all men and all “trans women “ win then we will know something won’t we?

pumpkinpal · 22/11/2021 17:09

More eradication of women