Gay Commentators on BBC Olympics

[Mackenzie]

Ian Thorpe is the Garth Crooks of Swimming punditry.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I don't understand why any gay types would get involved in swimming. Lithe, ripped, shaven haired young men with amazing stamina - who spend much of their day in wet Budgie Smugglers. I mean, what's for them to like?

 

[Jim in the West]

Did someone mention Colin Murray....? Had the misfortune to spend 2 hours in the car with R5Live this afternoon, and, despite the excitement of the actual sport, almost had to turn off. Murray must be the most irritating presenter ever to have "graced" sports radio. The guy seems to be in perpetual awe of his own so-called brilliance.

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

They could have produced an ultimate Olympian if one had a vagina/uterus etc

Maybe that is what the Chinese are up to?

The chinese are making men women? wow that's worse than the East German testosterone program!

 

[Albion Robster]

This. Marjon's girls hockey team were just.....amazing!!!

Eyyyye! Full on lesbian shows on a Wednesday night up The SUB! Filth pots! The woman's Rugby Team weren't much better either...!!

 

[severnside gull]

Nail on head Edna. Clearly he and Balding etc are given the same briefing pack. The difference being that Logan, Humphrey and Balding have read it, understood it and then use the 'facts' they've learnt by subtley using them in to the conversation so that the viewer feels informed and it aids the interview by drawing comments and feedback from the guest.

Then we get the Lineker style where 'clunk' there goes another fact DROPPED painfully and out of context into the monologue he is forcing down our throats. He comes across as the pub quiz big head who goes round the office challenging colleagues to test him on facts.

Balding is not only well informed she has wit and an inate ability to entertain which, like it or not, is a core skill for the link man in modern day sport coverage. Balding has, for me, been the stand-out studio performer - a real coup for the beeb.

 

[Worthingite]

Eyyyye! Full on lesbian shows on a Wednesday night up The SUB! Filth pots! The woman's Rugby Team weren't much better either...!!

Don't you knock my girls in the Rugby team!!!!!! Good as gold - but butcher than us men!!!!!! When were you there? It wasn't the Sub in my day (as I recall we had the Bulldog, but we're talking 2001 ish!!!)

nice to find a fellow Janner on here!!!!!

 

[del_boy]

so what?

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

With regards to the Thorpedo, I think it could be the Australian accent? You know, that thing they do when every sentence is a question? I think that adds a high note to the end of everything they say? Which could be confused with how a stereotypical homosexual speaks?

Just a theory?

James?

 

[del_boy]

he's definitely bent !

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Did someone mention Colin Murray....? Had the misfortune to spend 2 hours in the car with R5Live this afternoon, and, despite the excitement of the actual sport, almost had to turn off. Murray must be the most irritating presenter ever to have "graced" sports radio. The guy seems to be in perpetual awe of his own so-called brilliance.

Well said. And on a weekend in the season he does everything. I can only think the BBC like the fact he has a regional accent.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Yep, but not just that, it's like he feels as though he has to get a "hilarious" pun into every piece too: perhaps he thinks he's being endearingly funny but in fact it's just embarrassing.

A proper cringe was his "interview" with Stella McCartney. Just very ham-fisted attempts at flirting. "LIKE ME" he screamed.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

I was captain of my uni hockey team and went on 3 mixed tours to Amsterdam so yes met alot of hockey players from many teams and even countries. GREAT fun..... that is all.

Also Thorpe is the campest person I have seen / met in a looooooong time....... obviously doesn't have to mean anything at all!

 

[Simster]

Well said. And on a weekend in the season he does everything. I can only think the BBC like the fact he has a regional accent.

A proper cringe was his "interview" with Stella McCartney. Just very ham-fisted attempts at flirting. "LIKE ME" he screamed.

Yep, add me to the "Colin Murray is a tiresome wanker" and "Lineker is a cringey bland idiot" camp. As a general rule, some of the commentary has put the football pundits to shame.

How much longer do we have to put up with the pricks on the MOTD sofa? I think it was something [MENTION=47]Tooting Gull[/MENTION] said at the last world cup that said it all for me. When Alan Shearer was commenting on a minnow, he said "of course we don't know much about Honduras" or some such. To which you felt like kicking in your TV set and shouting "that's because you and your clique have been out playing golf on a jolly instead of doing your job and doing some RESEARCH you dickhead"

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

With regards to the Thorpedo, I think it could be the Australian accent? You know, that thing they do when every sentence is a question? I think that adds a high note to the end of everything they say? Which could be confused with how a stereotypical homosexual speaks?

Just a theory?

James?

He is obviously VERY camp but I agree about the aussie accent emphasising it.

My GF's brother moved to Aus about 4 years ago and his new TWANG coupled with his BODYBUILDING has made him sound/look PROPPA CAMP

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Is Ian Thorpe's voice any camper than David Beckham's?

 

[Napper]

Is Ian Thorpe's voice any camper than David Beckham's?

Yes, a lot.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Is Ian Thorpe's voice any camper than David Beckham's?

It's never occurred to me that Becks sounds camp at all - he has a high voice, yes (not as much as it used to be), but not camp IMO.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

It's never occurred to me that Becks sounds camp at all - he has a high voice, yes (not as much as it used to be), but not camp IMO.

Really? I am surprised.

 

[supaseagull]

Balding is not only well informed she has wit and an inate ability to entertain which, like it or not, is a core skill for the link man in modern day sport coverage. Balding has, for me, been the stand-out studio performer - a real coup for the beeb.

Totally agree - I'm not one for presenters but I think she has been the most watchable and most informed of all our presenters