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June 23, 2005
Politically Clueless
There are people in the world of sports who are politically clueless, just like there are people in politics that are politically clueless, (is that a contradiction?). Anyway, Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula One Racing recently made this statement to Danica Patrick, the woman who recently raced in the Indy 500;
"Women should be all dressed in white like all other domestic appliances."
In 2000 he made this statement:
"Ecclestone has made controversial remarks about women before. He told Autosport racing magazine in 2000 that women could not compete in Formula One, but if one did, "she would have to be a woman who was blowing away the boys. ... What I would really like to see happen is to find the right girl, perhaps a black girl with super looks, preferably Jewish or Muslim, who speaks Spanish."
You can find the entire article at Sports Illustrated online here.
People involved in the Formula One community must think this attitude is acceptable, which is odd to me, but what do I know.
Posted by Chip Spear at June 23, 2005 10:13 AM
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