#being SO overt and without challenge or consequence that we hardly know what to do with it.

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will say like the absence of women in this sport is never more obvious than whenever there is a Crisis of Sexism. comms either ignore it or give honest to god the worst most reductive commentary imaginable on the situation with absolutely no consequences. allowed pr answers are only ever concerned with defence of the team and unfailingly leave the interviewee looking like a misogynistic moron (whether that's accurate is beside the point). every year we get an attempt to highlight equality efforts that reads like diversity win! we employ 12 women! like my god do you hear yourselves shut up and do something. calling it performative is too high praise! performance at least involves the presentation of something as positive! 6% of your workforce being women is shameful. there is no way to spin it. you should be too embarrassed to even discuss a stat like that. maybe if you had a woman who felt able to speak out and/or critically advise you could do a better job now and then. never mind though.

#the way Well What Would Women Know About That seeps into everyyyy part of this sport is SO insidious. misogyny that is so old-fashioned in #being SO overt and without challenge or consequence that we hardly know what to do with it. #pr as a field is 67% female. wonder what it is in f1 #once again if you want to keep centring drivers as a core part of your appeal you have GOT to give them a longer leash with the press #and LET them speak for themselves and not just the team.