Inappropriate commentary

[tony]

I see your examples are girls/women body in nature or sexual abuse accusations, is that the purpose of your inquiry/desire of information?

Or are you also interested in other examples such as political affiliations, or comments on drug or alcohol use (unsubstituted usage) or speculation of partnership for citizenship only or comments on a skater's sexual orientation, etc

All of which could be deemed inappropriate too. Plus the requests for ALL seems a bit unreasonable and really seeking specific information.

Said poster listed three things they were looking for from commentators and some posters are just going completely around this. By commentary, I'm going by things that have said on the air during broadcast skating events/shows-- especially since it says 'from any network'. I don't know that commentators in the English language or any language really are speaking about political affiliations and/or unsubstantiated use of drugs but I don't speak Russian and don't have access to most of those broadcasts anyways.

And again, they said they were looking for all instances but didn't demand anything. If people can't help with any examples they can think of, then okay?

 

[Orm Irian]

the requests for ALL seems a bit unreasonable and really seeking specific information.

Unreasonable and unfeasible. There are far too many instances of this stuff for a handful of commenters on a message board to be able to compile a comprehensive annotated list on demand!

 

[paskatefan]

While I like Johnny Weir & his skating over all, I was disappointed in him when he went on & on complaining about Bradie Tennell's "Cinderella" program costume & the program itself.(circa 2017/2018). It was Bradie's choice & desire to skate to that music. Enough already, Johnny!

 

[once_upon]

Are comments like referring to someone's sexuality because of costuming inappropriate? Such as "he didn't leave much in the closet" as an Australian commenter supposed said ( that was a quick Internet search, not something I heard)

Or comments regarding a skaters attributes when wearing a tight sleek costume? Didn't someone say doesn't leave much to the imagine the does it

Haven't commentators made comments alike about speed related to weight?

 

[Miezekatze]

Good luck rewatching ALL the competitions Tarasova had ever commented.

Or all of German Eurosport

 

[serialbather]

pondering what Katia Gordeeva would be like as a singles skater when poor old Sergei was right there…

 

[Miezekatze]

Said poster listed three things they were looking for from commentators and some posters are just going completely around this. By commentary, I'm going by things that have said on the air during broadcast skating events/shows-- especially since it says 'from any network'. I don't know that commentators in the English language or any language really are speaking about political affiliations and/or unsubstantiated use of drugs but I don't speak Russian and don't have access to most of those broadcasts anyways.

And again, they said they were looking for all instances but didn't demand anything. If people can't help with any examples they can think of, then okay?

I still think a bit of context would be helpful. Does the poster want to write an article or compile a video about sexism/body shaming... in figure skating? For what content, for which outlet, with which goal? Only examples in English or in other languages too?

The way it is right now it's quite a broad demand.

Also there's millions of skating videos on Youtube with original commentary, I guess just watching a lot of old stuff would give tons of examples (but take time, which the poster obviously is trying to avoid), but it's unlikely that many people will remember specific examples with EXACT quotes and if you only have a vague memory, there's a big risk you'll get something mixed up (the commentator, the skater, the wording), which is a bit risky when you don't know what the thread starter will do with the information (for example I know Hendryk Schamberger in German once made a weird body shaming comment about some female skaters thighs, but I don't remember, when, which skater and how the exact words were, so it's not really helpful and that's the most detailed example I could come up with on top of my head. Plus he was usually the sane and reasonable commentator of German Eurosport, while his partner pretty much ALWAYS made idiotic comments on everything, so it also would be weird to have him as a example and not the other commentator - I think the reason that stayed in memory more was cause it was untypical for him).