Radio stars are blasted for disgusting joke about a female physio performing a sex act on a footy star during a big match
- New Zealand radio stars’ social media post raises eyebrows
- Put bluntly: English female physiotherapist performed sex act on player
- Was posted online as a joke, causing outrage among football fans
They have a cult following in New Zealand among sports fans, but radio team Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) have come under fire for a sexist ‘joke’ posted on social media after the All Blacks’ recent rugby test match against England.
The online outcry began when England captain Jamie George was injured at Eden Park in Auckland on July 13 and was treated on the field by a female physiotherapist.
In an attempt to get a cheap laugh, the ACC team crudely suggested that the physical therapist in question perform a sexual act on George.
The ACC posted the clip to their social media channels after the game with the caption: ‘Forget the magic water, how about the magic hand***!’.
It wasn’t long before the controversial post was deleted, but not before it sparked shocking reactions from football fans on Facebook and Instagram.
‘She [physio] “I should be in the kitchen making someone a sandwich,” one supporter posted.
A second weighed in with: ‘the whole team on both sides [New Zealand and England] “suddenly injured,” to which the ACC social media worker responded with a crying, laughing emoji.
Other comments were so sexually explicit that Ny Breaking Australia chose not to publish them.
They have a cult following in New Zealand among sports fans, but the Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) team have come under fire for an outrageous ‘joke’ made during the All Blacks’ recent rugby test against England (pictured)
The commotion began when England captain Jamie George (pictured) was injured at Eden Park in Auckland on July 13 and was treated on the field by a female physiotherapist
Mike Lane, executive director of the ACC, later said in a statement: “We missed the mark this time.” (Pictured: members of the Alternative Commentary Collective team)
Others found the ACC’s post scandalous.
According to stuff.co.nzBeneath The Glass Ceiling – NZ, which often posts about misogyny from women working in the music industry, felt the ACC’s post crossed a line and was not intended as a joke.
“It is not okay to sexualize a woman doing her professional job.” It is common knowledge that wāhine [women] have a harder time being taken seriously in sports, they don’t need you [ACC] “We want to minimize them even further,” they wrote online.
Womenzsport, which only posts content about women’s sports, also found the ‘handjob’ style mockery unacceptable.
“It’s just so disappointing that women can’t do their jobs, live their lives, and go about their days without being sexualized,” one comment read.
“It has to stop. And it will only stop when other men start calling out this disgusting behavior. To sit still is to be complicit.”
Mike Lane, chief executive of The ACC, later said in a statement: “We got it wrong this time and have removed the social media posts.
“We apologize to anyone who was offended by the content. It was absolutely not our intention to offend anyone.”