- New Zealand radio stars’ social media posts are causing a stir
- To be frank, a British female physiotherapist is said to have performed a sexual act on an athlete.
- It was posted online as a joke and sparked outrage among football fans.
The All Blacks have a passionate following among sports fans, but the Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) radio team have been accused of making sexist ‘jokes’ following a recent social media post following a rugby test match against England.
The online debate began when England captain Jamie George was injured at Eden Park in Auckland on July 13 and treated by a female physiotherapist on the pitch.
The ACC team rudely accused the physical therapist in question of performing a sex act on George in an attempt to make fun of him.
The ACC posted a video to their social media channels after the game titled, “Forget Magic Water, How About Magic Hands?”
The controversial post didn’t take long to be removed, but it was followed by a barrage of shocking comments from football fans on Facebook and Instagram.
“She (the physical therapist) needs to go to the kitchen to make someone a sandwich,” one supporter wrote.
A second person commented: “Both New Zealand and England have had full-time players injured suddenly,” to which the ACC’s social media handle replied with a mix of crying and laughing emojis.
Other comments were so sexually explicit that Daily Mail Australia decided not to publish them.
They have a passionate following in New Zealand, including among sports fans, but the Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) team has come under fire for a scandalous ‘joke’ the All Blacks made during a recent rugby test match against England (pictured).
The row began when England captain Jamie George (pictured) was injured at Auckland’s Eden Park on July 13 and treated by a female physiotherapist on the pitch.
“We missed the mark this time,” ACC general manager Mike Lane later said in a statement (photo courtesy of Alternative Commentary Collective team members)
Others found ACC’s post shameful.
According to stuff.co.nz, Beneath The Glass Ceiling – NZ, which frequently posts stories of misogyny against women working in the music industry, felt that ACC’s post crossed the line and was not just a joke.
“It is not okay to sexualize women in their profession. It is well known that women have a hard time being taken seriously in sport and you (ACC) do not need to diminish them any further,” they posted online.
Women’s Sports, which only posts women’s sports content, also found sarcastic remarks about ‘hand jobs’ unacceptable.
One comment read: ‘It’s so disappointing that women can’t go to work, live their lives, and go about their daily lives without being sexualized.’
‘It has to stop. And it will only stop when other men start calling out this disgusting behavior. To be silent is to be complicit.’
“We missed the mark this time around and have removed the social media post,” ACC general manager Mike Lane later said in a statement.
‘We apologize to anyone who was offended by this content. It was not our intention to cause any offence.’
