Politically Correct Nonesense Now Affecting Quiz Shows

[gordiescotland1]

I think this is completely ridiculous Quiz show to ask gender neutral questions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45329067
What do others think.

[Peter Pedant]

//I didn’t realise that knowledge and academic achievement was the sole preserve of the male population! //

I fear chilldo that this is correct ( validated by evidence)
I mean how many gurlz have got a Nobel for Physics
Curie ( double one for Chemmy too) and that is just about it

lisa Meisner - yup Leesa who-na - dat one on Simpsons den? - described neutron splitting of the uranium nucleus and missed out on any er recognition at all

and this is a good one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell
She described pulsars ( alone of the students was prepared to stare at 30 minutes print-outs) 1967 - and was excluded by Hewish and Ryle ( who-ish???? geddit) who got a Nobel and she didnt

Being a Plymouth Rock or a Quacker her only comment was
I have no complaints: I havent had a bad career as 'the woman who should have got a Nobel!"

Gender neutrality could work in a male dominated area
which 16 c lady mathematician - - - - well barp! there arent any!

but - "the describer of their Last theorem - was he mister or misses?" - barp mister pretty obviously - might fit the bill of gender neutrality

jsut saying

the biog of Jocelyn Bell is worth a read

[fiction-factory]

sanmac- re the 'mickey mouse' course at Durham, have you actually looked at it properly? The 'Harry Potter' module is one small part of one year of the diploma course or degree course, and if you looked at the content you would see how it fits in to the study of education. It's not a course I would choose or recommend but no-one is forced to choose this option or course

[naomi24]

//What do others think.//

I'm thoroughly fed up with all this rubbish.

[jim360]

Yeah, how dare a general knowledge quiz show start asking wider-reaching general knowledge questions?!

[naomi24]

Jim, the question is 'What do others think?' That's what I think.

[jim360]

Yeah, and I think that getting outraged over this is nonsensical.

[gingejbee]

What do others think?....that there are too many people on here ready to dismiss as "politically correct nonesense" (sic) anything which doesn't satisfy their desire for the status quo. Move with the times and don't be so ready to be disgusted and outraged by changes.

[naomi24]

Jim, I'm not outraged - just thoroughly fed up with all this rubbish.

[jim360]

I'm still confused about what is rubbish about this though. In the end all that changes is that there's a wider reach of topics covered in a general knowledge quiz. I mean... isn't that what general knowledge is meant to be about?

[naomi24]

Nothing wrong with wider ranging questions. The reasoning behind it is what gets on my pip. I'm guessing it's ok for me to have an opinion.

[jim360]

I have never said, ever, that having an opinion is anything other than fine.

[douglas9401]

"I'm guessing it's ok for me to have an opinion."

Well of course it is, after all you are a laydee my dear. :-)

[naomi24]

:o)

[rowanwitch]

The only area I find has a gender bias is sport questions. The majority of major sports are male dominated so it would simply be more difficult to set questions on sport based on female participants that people stood a chance of answering. Female soccer and athletics are the only really commonly used areas Equestrianism maybe but the answer is usually Charlotte Du Jardin

[Peter Pedant]

// sanmac- re the 'mickey mouse' course at Durham,//

er is this a joke - Durham got 320 a few nights ago -
which I have never seen before ( paxo had and was grudging )

it is taken seriously - we had a rematch after drawing with the OU in er 1973 - the days of Bamber Grassgroyne - they want equally matched teams as it is more exciting...

1962 when Somerville got to the semifinals ( black and white - the captain LIGHTS up half way froo ) had a 50% increase in admissions

Manchester - coached their team - didnt win.

[Peter Pedant]

oh come on -- female contemporaries of Shakespeare - there were nt any were there ?

and as for asking about the girlie parts in Shakespeare
oops sorry - they were played by boys and so there is a child protection issue there....

[hereIam]

gordie - I think it's ludicrous, but then I'm not a pc goodie two shoes who panders to the minority !

[sanmac]

Peter, "Manchester - coached their team - didnt win.". Wouldn't the gender-neutral crowd get all in a huff about the name of that city:)

[jim360]

There are more women than men in the UK, so it's a bit weird to refer to "pandering to the minority" :/

[Prudie]

UC is by far the most difficult televised quiz show and so it should remain. Women contestants should be ashamed if they think the questions should be altered to suit them. They are just as capable and intelligent. Mind you I doubt it's their idea.