Joe Wheeler
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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.
That's pretty much the point though. If she's leading a callous assault on the ear drums, then she shouldn't have made it to commentary.
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@shark said in Joe Wheeler:
@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.
That's pretty much the point though. If she's leading a callous assault on the ear drums, then she shouldn't have made it to commentary.
There's obviously heaps of us who would be better commentators.
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@rapido yeah I mentioned it earlier (I got Fumiaki's name wrong though) they did some weird skits, a song...
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@taniwharugby said in Joe Wheeler:
@rapido yeah I mentioned it earlier (I got Fumiaki's name wrong though) they did some weird skits, a song...
They all look the same?
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@taniwharugby said in Joe Wheeler:
they did some weird skits, a song...
I had the misfortune of seeing some it. Just fucking creepy.
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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.
One for the commentators thread?
I agree. What she says is good. The sound though, is horrendous.
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@kiwimurph said in Joe Wheeler:
Whilst I think his gag was about as funny as a wet fart in a crowded elevator the fact such a big deal has been made of it irks me considerably. Fucken cancel culture strikes again.
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Yeah, the "joke" was stupid but the reaction is idiotic! Didn't I see the Breakdown woman mimic an Italian or French accent? Mmm...
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@old-samurai-jack said in Joe Wheeler:
Yeah, the "joke" was stupid but the reaction is idiotic! Didn't I see the Breakdown woman mimic an Italian or French accent? Mmm...
Yeah very badly, supposed to be Italian, sounded like a shit attempt at French
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@old-samurai-jack said in Joe Wheeler:
Yeah, the "joke" was stupid but the reaction is idiotic! Didn't I see the Breakdown woman mimic an Italian or French accent? Mmm...
I thought that was really weird by Bernie, but I guess the difference may be that it is a ‘variety’ (random rugby chat) show so perhaps more risky humor may have a home there.
It was really fucking unfunny though.
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@machpants said in Joe Wheeler:
@old-samurai-jack said in Joe Wheeler:
Yeah, the "joke" was stupid but the reaction is idiotic! Didn't I see the Breakdown woman mimic an Italian or French accent? Mmm...
Yeah very badly, supposed to be Italian, sounded like a shit attempt at French
I'm fucking offended by this, clearly mocking my Lebanese heritage. Sack her.
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@tim said in Joe Wheeler:
@mn5 Yeah, seems to have been dealt with pretty effectively, no need to get rid of the guy. For this reason ...
I don’t think they have got rid of him. When I read it he was just being stood down, there was nothing about him being punted completely (unless they updated the story in the last 24 hours?)
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@tim said in Joe Wheeler:
@mn5 Yeah, seems to have been dealt with pretty effectively, no need to get rid of the guy. For this reason ...
Nice codicil at the end there because it seems he might be gone.
Making an inane joke was one thing, not being very funny in any way is another. I suspect that was why he was there - colour? Call it what you want but it wasn't really working.
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I used to think he was amusing, some of the stuff when he was playing was fine, but then the stuff with Fumi went too far (I'd argue some of that was more offensive than his poor attempt at the accent) and since then I think he just tries too hard.
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@nepia said in Joe Wheeler:
@tim said in Joe Wheeler:
@mn5 Yeah, seems to have been dealt with pretty effectively, no need to get rid of the guy. For this reason ...
I don’t think they have got rid of him. When I read it he was just being stood down, there was nothing about him being punted completely (unless they updated the story in the last 24 hours?)
Him “just being stood down” is a ridiculous overreaction in itself.
What’s always absurd in situations like this is people assuming offence of behalf of others. In this case Wheeler teased an individual not a race of people. By all accounts the individual in question didn’t give a flying eff, but that still didn’t stop the Twitter mobs and the race relations grifters from going off about how he’d offended an entire race.
Again, time and a place and I’d be happy to see this moron off the box, but some perspective please.
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@taniwharugby said in Joe Wheeler:
I used to think he was amusing, some of the stuff when he was playing was fine, but then the stuff with Fumi went too far (I'd argue some of that was more offensive than his poor attempt at the accent) and since then I think he just tries too hard.
Yeah that was some seriously creepy shit.
