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Originally Posted by Shaun
I'm a bit concerned by the show's approach to gender politics in general.
Largely because of Alan Sugar. Refuse to call him a lord. His comment "you know what women are like" was very revealing - it wasn't cute, it wasn't funny, it was derogatory and condescending. I think he's a thick, ignorant man who got lucky in a time when PC workplaces weren't enforced.
That said, I don't understand what Zeeshaan did, and this week's episode of "You're Fired" angered me. The woman that wasn't Myles Jupp or Nikki Chapman (I believe she worked with hotels) had a huge chip on her shoulder over Zeeshaan's attitude to women. I didn't see enough in the show to justify that: he made a foolish boardroom decision but I think he was influenced by the process (she'd been in the bottom 3 before, and hadn't done anything impressive) rather than dismissive of her gender.
But what really angered me is when Dara brought up the other contestants and specifically: Myles. She made a comment about how smooth he was, and how she hoped her husband wasn't watching, and Nikki continued this and said he was very easy on the eye.
Can you imagine the furore if a panel of men on You're Fired just started talking about how "easy on the eye" one of the female candidates were? It's double standards, entirely. But because men don't have a history of being persecuted or unequal, it's perceived as acceptable.
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agreed....double standards galore and the studio audience lapped it up...............also who SHOUTED in the boardroom? Natalie.....disgusting......her allegations were a disgrace, why was she allowed to scream like that? meanwhile leah blamed neil for the kandoura yet she was stood next to him and said nothing? neil honestly at least admitted taking some responsibility for that.....Id even go so far as to say some of the assumptions made about zee being sexist felt like he was being stereotyped as a woman hating muslim.