Commentator scandal

After the scandal: “Better to choose the cautious path”

(Bild: AP/X.com)

The Summer Olympics in Paris are less than a week old. There has been no shortage of scandals so far, as TV viewers in particular have witnessed live. Two commentators have lost their jobs after slipping up. This has once again sparked a debate on racism and sexism. What are sports commentators even allowed to say these days?

The cheers for the Australian women's swimming team had not even died down after the gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle when many a TV viewer got annoyed with the commentator. "Well, the women have just finished. They know what women are like ... They hang around and put on make-up," Bob Ballard from Eurosport Australia had a snide remark about his fellow countrymen. Was the commentator just trying to be funny?