I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase: “there are no stupid question, only stupid people.” Normally I would agree with it and this is something I stand by as a teacher and educator or just as someone that is a privileged enough to be asked for advice from time to time. Yet when it comes to women’s football and some of the questions they get asked, not only do I agree that there are stupid people asking them indeed, but the questions themselves, if not stupid, they aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Yesterday I sadly spent some time on the social media site formerly known as Twitter and as usual, it was horrible. The only reason I stay on it is because most you visit this blog directly from the link I post on there, so I don’t really know what to do or how to do it but I might do a social experiment and not post about the blog one week and see what happens.
Anyway, I read this tweet by Jamie Spangher, a fantastic Australian journalist:
“The Lionesses have two vitally important games coming up this week and Alessia Russo has been asked nearly five questions in a row about the men’s team.”
I went on YouTube and found the interview and I honestly couldn’t get past the thought of having to put up with questions about the men’s team, and I’m talking about ME. I don’t have the interest or patience, yet these incredible women are being asked. It’s stupid. It really is. There’s no tact and no common sense.
One question? Sure… but 5? more than one? I actually think its irresponsible and borderline insulting, yet here we are and I don’t really know what has to happen for there to be some sort of change or culture shift but pretty sure I’ll be rooting against the 3 lions. In fairness I’m rooting for the Dutch because that’s the team I support so technically no, not rooting against England. I actually love that team and wish them success, mostly.
I replied that it was predictable and if anything, the men’s squad should be asked in those press conferences if they’ve watched the lionesses back, or if they have called any of them to ask for advice, to ask them how they did it, to pick their brain, to learn??? I guarantee nobody did. I also will bet that Southgate has never once called Sarina Wiegman to ask her for advice. I just don’t see it happening.
Whenever my students say: “I have a stupid question” I always say: the only stupid question is the one you never ask.
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