Gregg Wallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ Not the best defence. Also a bit of gauntlet other women to come forward. Implication - working class or young women would read this as banter. I suspect this isn’t true. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... - ThreadSky

lizzypearson.bsky.social • 90 days ago

Gregg Wallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’

Not the best defence. Also a bit of gauntlet other women to come forward.

Implication - working class or young women would read this as banter. I suspect this isn’t true.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/dec/01/gregg-wallace-says-complaints-came-from-middle-class-women-of-a-certain-age-masterchef?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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hollycullenfreo.bsky.social•90 days ago

This could equally be read as older, middle class women using their privilege to get complaints against this dude taken seriously.

keyassistantpegs.bsky.social•89 days ago

exactly my thoughts.

andyross1962.bsky.social•90 days ago

Banter goes both ways and is between friends, not random strangers

agaland2dogs.bsky.social•90 days ago

Gregg Wallace is beneath contempt. Putting the onus on the women is exactly the problem. Blaming women for not having a sense of humour, oh my goodness did I ever grow up with that rubbish. Shame on him. Shame on the BBC.

lizzypearson.bsky.social•89 days ago

Part of the Times piece on Wallace and complaints.

Personally I think sexual innuendo on tv is pretty tired & lazy and has carry-on vibes. But then I watch Bake Off which is entirely cake-based double entendres & am like - do viewers like this??

riderjon.bsky.social•89 days ago

You’re right about Bake Off, which for me is sometimes ruined by the excruciating ‘banter’, sexualised and otherwise. But my guess is on that show everyone buys into it, as opposed to Wallace’s *off-camera* behaviour.

todmanpla.bsky.social•90 days ago

It's not like he is important to the programme. It's about people cooking and competing. There are loads of people who could have done his job. So I wonder why someone in the production company didn't tell him to behave or else

akaseano.bsky.social•90 days ago

Greg "when in a hole keep digging" Wallace needs better advice and allegedly behaviour!

johnmallan.bsky.social•90 days ago

It’s Gregg!

akaseano.bsky.social•90 days ago

My mision is the removal of unnecesary leters.

johnmallan.bsky.social•90 days ago

Gregg will gget you!

broxton8r.bsky.social•90 days ago

My jaw dropped when I heard the audio….problematic doesn’t even begin to describe that response…

gillyhx.bsky.social•90 days ago

I'm not a cookery show fan, so haven't seen much of him on tv, but I disliked him the minute I read that article a while ago that revealed him to be a complete twat. Put going to the gym before spending time with his son.

andysaccount.bsky.social•90 days ago

Agree. Nothing he has said suggests none of this happened.

matthewgreener.bsky.social•90 days ago

Admission of guilt I'd say

lovejoy92.bsky.social•90 days ago

Is t it also saying, I’ve worked with thousand of women but only acted inappropriately in front the n done of them.

cheesealicious.bsky.social•90 days ago

There were men complaining as well

chinkles.bsky.social•90 days ago

I wondered how long it would be before the banter defence surfaced
I've concluded banter isn't a thing - it's just a way of saying hurtful stuff without considering how other people feel

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