to be absolutely furious about football chief and emails referring to women as 'gash'??

[BeanAboutTown]

Sorry if there are other threads about this, couldn't find any.

Richard Scudamore, head of the Premier League, has been merrily sending emails referring to women as 'gash' and 'skinny big-titted broads', 'irrational' and lots of other incendiary misogynist shite.

Oh but he's apologised. That's nice eh, nothing to see here

Apparently he reports to the Premier League Board, which is two people, one of whom is errrrrr Richard Scudamore

AIBU to think an apology is nowhere near enough and he should bloody well resign?

It's been reported that the Premier League's women's officer has been told not to make any comment. Wouldn't want the shiny-suited money-making boys' club to be unnecessarily disturbed by any harpies would we

Anyone for a Premier League boycott next season? (Congrats to Man City by the way) How about we all give our money to the women's game instead

[CommunistLegoBloc]

Prosecuted?! Bloody hell, that's more misogyny for you. Woman receives sexist email in her professional capacity. Women shares sexist email to highlight high-up man's disgusting views and attitudes. Woman is the one to take the flak.

The mind boggles.

[KatieMumsnet]

Hi there. Just to say we've tweaked the title of this thread to clarify in light of whatscomingoverthehill's comment.

[Smokinmirrors]

Has scudamore got a a tiny penis?

Google images can be such a let down.

We need facts. Images. Information.

Are his testicles a little bit hairy and smelly? Is he quite short? Does his breath stink?

Does he sweat when he's shagging? Does his belly sag into the woman he is having sex with, almost killing her or suffocating her?

Does he have stinky armpits? Poo around his back passage after not wiping his bottom properly?

Does he snore and dribble like most men his age?

Does he lean to one side when he's reading the paper and let out a stinky fart?

Does he drop towels on the floor where he's standing? Scratch his backside?

Just a couple more to go...

does he and his colleagues sit around in VIP booths talking about titties and arses and do they watch aggressive porn (is there any other kind)

only asking.

[PrincessBabyCat]

That's why you keep your work emails clean and professional. You keep all that other crap for your personal emails outside of work.

[JaneParker]

Wise change. No one thinks Scudamore used that word. It is 100% clear someone writing to him did which is a totally different thing (although he seems to have been rather sexist in the words he did use).

[KateHMumsnet]

Hi all,

I just wanted to point you to a new thread on Richard Scudamore here. What questions do you think he should face at his hearing on Tuesday? Let us know on the other thread and we'll compile the best into a page on the site.

Thanks
MNHQ

[MrsLS]

This was smutty male humour in private - I'm hoping that people really aren't naive enough to think that this type of humour will go away. It has been going on for centuries and will continue in all areas - whether it be an office private email or changing room. Mr Scudamore now has a witch hunt after him- wasted time that could be directed on really pushing sexism out of football. Do we really think that every person that makes these types of joke is truly sexist? It's a very sad state of affairs, he should have kept the smut of the work email, but as far as sexism within football is concerned - this is nothing compared to what is going on. The bigger picture will not be changed by singling him out.

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

"The bigger picture will not be changed by singling him out."

He's not Joe Bloggs, shelf stacker, with no power or influence. He is head of an organisation that is trying to promote women in football - if it's not him that should be singled out, then who?

[LineRunner]

Of course he should be singled out, precisely because of who he is and what he is paid to do.

[MrsLS]

I didn't say he shouldn't be singled out, I said it will (sadly) not change the immense problem that sport has where sexism is concerned.

[LineRunner]

I think it will change something.

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

Part of changing racism in football was singling out those who made racist comments.

[LineRunner]

It's a very instructive technique.

[MrsLS]

I hope you are right and it does result in a change and not just that these men will be a bit more careful with their emails. There are people making huge advances and working tirelessly on anti discriminatory boards within football (at all levels). They are putting procedures in place to stop all forms of discrimination. In my experience, I would say that we are years away from making the progress that has been made in tackling racism in sport. This is still a "jobs for the boys" industry, chauvinism runs deep within the actual clubs/industry. Look at Richard Keys disgraceful comments - they are back with their own radio show again!? (Sorry...have gone off at a tangent!)

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

Tbh even men becoming more careful with their emails is something.

[JohnFarleysRuskin]

Mr Scudamore now has a witch hunt after him- wasted time that could be directed on really pushing sexism out of football.

You think its a waste of time to challenge one of the men whose role is to push sexism out of football on his own sexism?

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

The people running Scudamore's hearing wouldn't otherwise be using those free hours to stamp out sexism, they would be doing other employment related matters.

And I investigating sexist comments made by someone so high profile would be sensible even if it came out of the "sexism fighting hours"

[LineRunner]

And it's not a 'witch hunt'.

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

It's a wizard hunt!

[sashh]

Do we really think that every person that makes these types of joke is truly sexist?

Yes.

And it is as bad as racism, disablism etc.