What a world we live in

[Zigenare]

It's quite notable in the UK (if you stop to take note) how common ethnic and gay actors are in adverts now. Disproportionate to the actual ethnic/gay population nationally although of course London is far more metropolitan - to Londoners adverts might still seem pretty homogenous by contrast with real life.

Don't bring facts into the discussion, Darmy is "fact averse".

[vetran]

W-series isn't officially dead unless there was more news this week, it has stalled(!) this year but they hope to run both next year as it targets different age-groups. One is for established female drivers the other is for up-and-coming.


I think it is a factor for sure - like maybe the top 5% of men are fit enough but only the top 1% of women are or something so it's harder for a woman to get that level - but quite possible. F1 is more an endurance sport - in fact they often have to cut muscle for weight reasons depending on the regulations, and I know a lady who competes in those ultra-ironman type events and routinely comes first in front of even the male athletes. It seems clear there are women who have the ability (or could do with training).

so a sexist mens race needs challenging?

[d000hg]

so a sexist mens race needs challenging?

Come again?

[vetran]

Come again?

F1 is single sex, surely if its reasonable for both sexes to win then why not make it mixed?

[pr1]

F1 is single sex, surely if its reasonable for both sexes to win then why not make it mixed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...la_One_drivers

[vetran]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...la_One_drivers

wow the game is crawling with them. I actually didn't know they allowed women. As I say the ladies should compete more then!

This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have taken part in the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the World Championship for Drivers in 1950.

Five women racing drivers have entered at least one Grand Prix, although only two of them ever qualified and started a race. The woman who competed in the most Grands Prix is Lella Lombardi, with 17 entries and 12 starts.

Desiré Wilson became the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind when she won at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 championship on 7 April 1980. As a result of this achievement, she has a grandstand at Brands Hatch named after her.^[1]

[sadkingbilly]

I actually didn't know

normal for you, doesn't stop you posting pish though

[vetran]

normal for you, doesn't stop you posting pish though

I'm trying to keep up with the quality of your output, I would be better connecting a sewage line to CUK.

[northernladuk]

I bet the farmers were both male and white? Am I correct?

Bearing in mind 97.2% of workers in agricultural, forestry and fishing are white it appears it's representative. 25% of farmers are women but hard to fit that in to two people.

[northernladuk]

It's quite notable in the UK (if you stop to take note) how common ethnic and gay actors are in adverts now. Disproportionate to the actual ethnic/gay population nationally although of course London is far more metropolitan - to Londoners adverts might still seem pretty homogenous by contrast with real life.

Watch the American series's. I kid you not, there is a lesbian or gay relationship in every single one of them now. My other half binge watches them and she's not see one for a bit now that hasn't. Nothing wrong and yeah is a reflection of life, but every single show bar none? Some of them definitely put in there for a reason and not for the script as it feels really out of place, others it's kind of natural. Just noteable it's every single show now.