Not to open a can of worms (I’m not hungry)...

... but equality needs to be protected to avoid exploitation by whichever group is most powerful. Putting the rights and wrongs of that to one side, you’d need to alternate the gender if you just gave awards “irrespective” of gender. Quote marks intentional.

Anyway, work calls.

Posted By: APB on February 25th 2019 at 08:29:27

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the girl from norfolk did well (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 07:41:22
- Come a long way since (General Chat) - LowestoftBoy, Feb 25, 10:53:27
  - Some of her finest work went into those adverts (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 25, 18:33:49
- She would have been at Norwich high school with my girlfriend when I was about 20. If I (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 09:18:59
- Why do they have best actors and actresses? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:11:36
  - Because then they can have two awards not just one, durr (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:47:30
  - That name is mustard! (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 25, 08:40:17
  - It's a hangover from the days when every film had a strong male lead and a pretty girl (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 08:24:59
    - So don’t films now have a strong male lead and a pretty girl? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:44:44
      - well, in the past month I've seen (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Feb 25, 09:11:56
      - It's not a given in the way it was when the oscars originated (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 08:51:39
    - Also, this way 2 people can win each year. If it's just best Actor only one winner (General Chat) - megson, Feb 25, 08:39:57
      - Is the right answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:53:01
      - they could have a third winner, best male, best female and then best actor (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:46:14
        
        I knew you’d get there in the end (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:53:27
    - amen to that (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:32:01
      - Why? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:49:10
        
        i don't know (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:56:51
        
        Maybe do a gold, silver and bronze oscar. (General Chat) - CauldRon, Feb 25, 09:01:04
        
        Why would marketing people want that when they can have two golds? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 09:07:29
        
        Could have 'best', 'very best' and 'bestest' (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 25, 10:50:28
        
        Fuck right off (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:11:23
  - that is very very good point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:14:36
    - just fail to see what set of genitals people possess have to do with how well they can act (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:18:33
      - don't fogert that people's genitals and their gender are wholly unrelated (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 25, 09:23:35
      - Tombs, they obviously do it to multiply the numbers of awards (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:51:53
        
        Other industries don't do this though (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 09:14:20
        
        there are seperate male and female catagories for the Brits (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 10:30:42
        
        Ah OK (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 10:34:22
        
        i get that but it is also a little bit patronising (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:03:29
    - though after posting my reply above (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:18:22
      - the defining criteria should be a persons ability to act (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:24:15
        
        Not to open a can of worms (I’m not hungry)... (General Chat) - APB, Feb 25, 08:29:27
        
        Interesting points being made all round. How annoying that work is calling for me too. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 25, 08:37:56
        
        Graham Presenteress (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 10:26:51
        
        nay bother (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:36:57
        
        i totally agree (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:29:15

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