Joe Wheeler
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He's just not funny. Wheeler is made out by many to be this hilarious larrikin but he's simply another bad example of the shallow talent pool in our small nation.
Racist though? Nah. Just a poor attempt at an accent mock, which is as common a joke as anything and pretty harmless in isolation.
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@old-samurai-jack said in Crusaders v Highlanders (2 April 2021):
@gt12 I don't mind Wheeler. As far from a racist as you'll ever get I reckon but jeez, keep that joke to take the piss out of your close Japanese friend(s) in the right context. Don't say it on TV and encourage arsewipes to do the same!
That's pretty much the hammer and the nail head. Wheeler comes across as someone that likes to take the piss and is actually mates with a lot of the players. Which makes for bad broadcasting, comms that constantly refer to players by nicknames and crack "in jokes" on air are cringe as as fuck, some of the NZ and Aussie cricket comms are a case in point. Keep that shit between you and your mates, when you're on air at least try to say something insightful (you know, what you got hired for) most people are not interested in your stupid jokes.
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@mn5 said in Joe Wheeler:
Crap joke but thank god he apologised publicly. I was ready to get up in arms and demand he did so on behalf of all offended asians everywhere
You're doing this all wrong. You're meant to now say that his apology didn't go far enough and that he needs to atone for his sins by "listening" and "educating himself", and that if he had any decency at all he'd step aside for a marginalized Japanese person to take his position.
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@no-quarter said in Joe Wheeler:
@mn5 said in Joe Wheeler:
Crap joke but thank god he apologised publicly. I was ready to get up in arms and demand he did so on behalf of all offended asians everywhere
You're doing this all wrong. You're meant to now say that his apology didn't go far enough and that he needs to atone for his sins by "listening" and "educating himself", and that if he had any decency at all he'd step aside for a marginalized Japanese person to take his position.
One can only hope. Has anyone approached Dame Susan Devoy for comment yet ?
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Didn't he do lots of dumb shit with Funaki the Japanese 9 that was at the highlanders, skits where Funaki was his pet or something?
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@taniwharugby said in Joe Wheeler:
Didn't he do lots of dumb shit with Funaki the Japanese 9 that was at the highlanders, skits where Funaki was his pet or something?
Fumiaki Tanaka?
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A lot of Japanese expats I've met have been good "lad" types, who are up for a crude laugh. I wouldn't do that to them on national TV though ...
Also, Wheeler is one of the stupidest sounding, backwards hicks in NZ, so he's in no position to take the piss out of anyone.
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On the back of this, is it once again time to roll out a thread on who might actually be able to staff a few footy broadcasts and shows with eloquence, wit and knowledge??
It's a pretty dire situation, with Wheeler there for humour, Karl Tenana there for interviews, Steven Bates providing colour commentary, Ian Jones and Tabai Matson doing the analysis and Riki Lee Swannel yell-shreiking some commentary.
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@stargazer said in Joe Wheeler:
@tim I think she's good enough. Her voice isn't easy on the ear, but that has nothing to do with her commentary itself.
I quite like her.
Far better than Laban for a start.
