He has a point to make
Sky News hosts a discussion of cricketer Chris Gayle’s sexist “flirting” during a tv interview. Despite being between two blowhard men who constantly interrupt her, Kate Smurthwaite wins the debate.
Comedian and feminist activist Kate Smurthwaite and former lad mag editor Piers Hernu discuss cricketer Chris Gayle’s inappropriate behaviour during a TV interview. During the discussion Hernu decides it would be appropriate to try to stop Smurthwaite from talking by touching her arm. It does not end well for him.
“Come on, luv. It’s just a bit of banter, innit sweetheart.”
I could only flick through this, but the dumbest thing I heard was ‘she’s just as big a celebrity as he is’.
Gayle is an international cricketer whose personal wealth is estimated at $20m at least; McLaughlin is a sideline reporter at a minor Australian cricket competition, which is being broadcast on Australia’s least popular commercial TV network during an official ratings hiatus.
Still, Chris Gayle is obviously chastened, he’s been running singles!