Giving women a hard time

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Mark O I can recall two Woman who were 'slaughtered' by the Media, in my view simply because they were Women........ 'What's my line panellist' Lady Isobell Barnett was literally torn apart by the Tabloids of the time purely because of an alledged Shoplifting Offence which happened in her Village Shop, and because she was seen as 'Posh', would a Man in the public eye be treated the same way?.........I doubt it (if it ever was Shoplifting, in all probability she just forgot to pay for something) the poor Woman drowned herself in her Bath

Richard Madeley didn't exactly get an easy ride in the tabloids

Leona 'Queen of mean' Helmsley, same sort of thing happened to her in the States for Tax evasion, for which she recieved a highly publisised Jail term and became a hate figure, at least she never murdered anyone..........how many Men recieve high publicity Jail terms for Tax evasion, assuming they're ever caught!

Al Capone?

Steve

[batman]

"....how many Men recieve high publicity Jail terms for Tax evasion, assuming they're ever caught!"

Lester Piggott.

[Steve Crook]

Ken Dodd

Steve

[batman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Ken Dodd Steve

Wasn't Doddy acquitted?

[Joenoir]

Maxwell Reed - shamelessly treated by that hussy Collins in her autobiography!

[christoph404]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Richard Madeley didn't exactly get an easy ride in the tabloids Al Capone? Steve

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[Joenoir]

Originally Posted by christoph404 ......

That says it all!

[christoph404]

Originally Posted by Joenoir That says it all!

Not at all sure what you mean, I thought Steve's Al Capone quip was very amusing. Not only is humour allowed on the site, I would say in some instances it should be activley encouraged!

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by batman Wasn't Doddy acquitted?

Yes, so was Madeley. I was pointing out some men that got rough treatment by the newspapers - before they were tried.

Steve

[samkydd]

Originally Posted by Joenoir What is about today’s society that wants to give the female of the species such a hard time, or has it always been thus?

I don't think gender comes into it in this context. If you go down the celebrity/media route it's so easy to set yourself up for a fall through your actions or attitude, and when it happens the press are merciless.

I've noticed that the old syndrome of attractive women in the workplace getting treated rather too well in terms of promotion and getting away with doing very little is still very common. Fluttering the eyelashes and showing a bit of cleavage works wonders for ingratiating themselves with male senior management, and I don't suppose it will ever change.

They build up a vocabulary of buzz words and technical terms which gives them enough credibility to get through meetings unscathed, and then when they are one to one with a male colleague they put on the little lost girlie routine so the colleague feels obliged to help out and does the work for her.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Yes, so was Madeley. I was pointing out some men that got rough treatment by the newspapers - before they were tried. Steve

They were indeed, as was Piggott .... IIRC once Doddy's trial started his 'lovable old eccentric' persona turned the tide in his favour.

Wasn't Isobel Barnett was on the rough of some bad press when she got into trouble with the law?

Does anyone know how Pat Roc fared during her spot of bother?

[DB7]

I have a certain sympathy for the likes of John Leslie, found innocent but a career trashed because of some unnamed allegations to sell a book.

I've little sympathy for many named in this thread who have sold themselves to the tabloids.

[davidb]

re mark o s comments ,the queen of means attitude was her undoing ,i remember her saying ,taxes are for little people ,didnt endear her to the public much ,as for isobel barnet if that shoplifting offence was today ,theyd invent a disorder for her and shed be on tv talk shows galore talking about her ordeal ,as they did with richard madely ,its just how times change

[batman]

Originally Posted by DB7 I have a certain sympathy for the likes of John Leslie, found innocent but a career trashed because of some unnamed allegations to sell a book.

AFAIK JL has never tried to cash in on his 'notoriety' which earns him bonus points from me.

[Marky B]

Originally Posted by batman Does anyone know how Pat Roc fared during her spot of bother?

Saw the gorgeous Patricia yesterday on Millions Like Us. What did she do wrong?
Ta Ta
Marky B