?Just a joke?? Gendered commentary on women?s sport is unnecessary and damaging | Meg

Great strides have been made in the past few years, but Marty Sheargold?s Triple M radio rant shows the battle for equality is far from over
?It was just a joke.?
How many times have those words been uttered over the years after self-proclaimed ?good blokes? slip up and make comments that appear to reveal their real views. By now, many thousands of words have been written about Triple M presenter Marty Sheargold and his ?joke that missed the mark? about the Matildas. However, it is the attitudes that this ?joke? represent that are most interesting to examine.
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