Cricket player Chris Gayle hits on reporter, fined $10,000 - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Chris Gayle has been fined $10,000 by his Big Bash League team the Melbourne Renegades following his controversial interview with Channel Ten reporter Mel McLaughlin. In doing so, the Renegades have extended a formal apology to Mel McLaughlin after Gayle made inappropriate comments during Monday night's Big Bash clash against the Hobart Hurricanes. "Chris's comments were completely inappropriate and disrespectful and there is simply no place for these kind of comments at the Melbourne Renegades or the broader community across any sport," Renegades chief executive Stuart Coventry said in a statement. "The club would like to extend a formal apology to Mel McLaughlin. Mel is an outstanding sports presenter. We think of her very highly and the club and the players will ensure we work with her in a professional and respectful manner in the future. "We've had several discussions with Chris in the last 24 hours and he has acknowledged that his comments were out of line." Gayle's fine will be donated to the McGrath Foundation.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-05/chris-gayle-fined-melbourne-renegades-bbl/7069194"]Source[/URL] Video of the incident is in the source. [URL="http://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/684300211561234432"]Reporter's Response [VIDEO][/URL] [URL="http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/big-bash-league-2016-chris-gayle-set-to-be-banned-from-playing-in-future-bbl-tournaments/story-e6frf3g3-1227699914394"]UPDATE: It looks like he is going to be banned from playing in the competition altogether[/URL]

Heard about this over the radio today, its completely overblown nonsense. Especially the ludicrous fine. If it was this much of a big deal, his manager should have just told him 'don't do it again,' and left it at that.

No wonder he was fined, those lines are cringy. I've heard better pick up lines from a 10 year old.

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;49459415]I've heard better pick up lines from a 10 year old.[/QUOTE] Weird.

It baffles me to think he actually thought it was a good idea to say that on air. [QUOTE=samuel2213;49459382]Heard about this over the radio today, its completely overblown nonsense. Especially the ludicrous fine. If it was this much of a big deal, his manager should have just told him 'don't do it again,' and left it at that.[/QUOTE] 10k is probably not that big a deal to this guy.

[QUOTE=samuel2213;49459382]Heard about this over the radio today, its completely overblown nonsense. Especially the ludicrous fine. If it was this much of a big deal, his manager should have just told him 'don't do it again,' and left it at that.[/QUOTE] I know its kind of overdone to reverse gender roles but I've literally seen female reporters hit on attractive men a tonne of times on television and it never turns into a media circus like this one. But yeah obviously it was pretty inappropriate to do it regardless.

[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49459441]I know its kind of overdone to reverse gender roles but I've literally seen female reporters hit on attractive men a tonne of times on television and it never turns into a media circus like this one. But yeah obviously it was pretty inappropriate to do it regardless.[/QUOTE] It's not worth a $10,000 fine holy shit. That's a slap on the wrist incident not a huge amount of money. It's not overdone either it's fucking ridiculous. People are over sensitive and terrible he didn't abuse anyone he didn't swear he made an awkward jokey pick up attempt which was silly. That's literally it.

[QUOTE=The Janitor;49459463]It's not worth a $10,000 fine holy shit. That's a slap on the wrist incident not a huge amount of money. It's not overdone either it's fucking ridiculous. People are over sensitive and terrible he didn't abuse anyone he didn't swear he made an awkward jokey pick up attempt which was silly. That's literally it.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I don't see how anyone should be fined for jokingly hitting on someone. If the incident made her uncomfortable she should just get over it like everyone else in the world does after similar incidents.

It's professional sports. They are required to keep an unrealistic personality or else it might make someone else look bad.

Mel responded earlier on The Project, and didn't seem to take it to heart. [URL]https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/684300211561234432[/URL] <-------- Darth Ninja can you add this to the OP? I watched Gayle's press release today - and it felt really half-ass'd and insincere. Glad the PR guy was there to appease the media vultures. There has been a growing trend of knee-jerk responses (both warranted and unwarranted) in Australian sports media, so this was of little surprise.

like 10 grand is going to hurt him

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;49459544]like 10 grand is going to hurt him[/QUOTE] It's the failed attempt to get a nice piece of ass that likely hurt him the most.

Calling someone 'baby' is crude and you deserve to suffer the social ramifications of such actions ("that guy's a pig"), but this kind of response seems absurd. It's gonna be great raising the next generation in an environment where they're terrified to even approach the opposite sex out of utter terror that they may find themselves in legal trouble! How the hell are you [I]ever[/I] meant to interact with other people romantically if testing the waters verbally can land you with legal problems?!

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;49459544]like 10 grand is going to hurt him[/QUOTE] The numbers don't matter, it's the principle. By your logic we can just force billionaires to give away 1mil bucks. It's not going to hurt them much. right? [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Bat-shit;49459582]It's the failed attempt to get a nice piece of ass that likely hurt him the most.[/QUOTE] Some day we will reach a point where we would pay the guy for being rejected. So that he doesn't feel as if he is in a hostile environment and has to aspire to toxic masculinity standards. I am not even kidding, when victimizing women will fall out of favor we can expect victimizing men.

[QUOTE=sltungle;49459586]Calling someone 'baby' is crude, but this kind of response seems absurd. It's gonna be great raising the next generation in an environment where they're terrified to even approach the opposite sex out of utter terror that they may find themselves in legal trouble! How the hell are you [I]ever[/I] meant to interact with other people romantically if testing the waters verbally can land you with legal problems?![/QUOTE] You'd think the interview is about his recent sports performances more than anything, generally stuff that his fans would like to hear.

But when a female journalist does this to a man (a private citizen no less, not even a professional athlete), it's just a bit of fun. [URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2876994/Nuala-Hafner-chats-hunky-tattooed-beachgoer-mid-weather-report-gets-knocked-back.html"]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2876994/Nuala-Hafner-chats-hunky-tattooed-beachgoer-mid-weather-report-gets-knocked-back.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49459441]I know its kind of overdone to reverse gender roles but I've literally seen female reporters hit on attractive men a tonne of times on television and it never turns into a media circus like this one. But yeah obviously it was pretty inappropriate to do it regardless.[/QUOTE] It's no big deal when women do it because we are *most of the time* happy to be hit on by women. Mainly because it doesn't occur that much in our life. For women on the other hand, they get hit on on a daily basis and it's obviously getting tiring after a while. The fine is a bit over the top in term of punishment tho. His apologies would suffice to be honest.

"This content is not available in your country" Well fuck you too then.

[QUOTE=sltungle;49459586]Calling someone 'baby' is crude and you deserve to suffer the social ramifications of such actions ("that guy's a pig"), but this kind of response seems absurd. It's gonna be great raising the next generation in an environment where they're terrified to even approach the opposite sex out of utter terror that they may find themselves in legal trouble! How the hell are you [I]ever[/I] meant to interact with other people romantically if testing the waters verbally can land you with legal problems?![/QUOTE] He's not in "legal problems," though, he just violated an ethics and professionalism clause in his contract, which is nothing new. Go out into the real world, instead of on television while representing a professional organization or sports team, and start dropping barrassing pick up lines all you want. You won't be arrested or fined anything, people will just think you're a goof or a tool.

What kind of Surname is 'Gayle' anyway?

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;49459851]He's not in "legal problems," though, he just violated an ethics and professionalism clause in his contract, which is nothing new. Go out into the real world, instead of on television while representing a professional organization or sports team, and start dropping barrassing pick up lines all you want. You won't be arrested or fined anything, people will just think you're a goof or a tool.[/QUOTE] Doesn't being fined constitute legal trouble?

[QUOTE=sltungle;49459951]Doesn't being fined constitute legal trouble?[/QUOTE] anyone and their mum can fine you, but the law and signed contracts hold power to quote bda; [quote]He's not in "legal problems," though, [B]he just violated an ethics and professionalism clause in his contract, which is nothing new.[/B][/quote]

[QUOTE=sltungle;49459951]Doesn't being fined constitute legal trouble?[/QUOTE] Only if it's a government body levying the fine. In this case, it's his sports team and/or the league. If he refused to pay the fine, he wouldn't be in any [I]legal[/I] trouble, as in jail time or anything of that sort, but given that he had violated a clause in his contract he could likely be barred from playing by his organization. Basically, the only people he is in trouble with are the people who pay him to play sports for them, because he acted in a manner that they felt damaged the public perception of the league. [editline]/[/editline] I mean, I guess if he refused to pay the fine, they could possibly sue him in a civil case for breach of contract? I'm not really sure how that would work, to be honest, but in that case I suppose it could said be said he's in legal trouble, sure. Still, though, $10k is pretty small potatoes compared to what professional athletes actually make. This is a slap on the wrist only intended to save face, not to seriously damage him.

Well sure it wasn't too professional but he's an athlete, what do you expect? For him to talk like a politician? No harm was intended and no harm was done. Who is receiving this $10,000?? What's up with people or women in particular getting offended for getting positive attention? The way I see it is that a "Woman privilege" also exists in this form of double standard. Especially in dating. Unless a girl is like a -10/10 on the looks scale they aren't expected to make the first move, they get treated nicer by strangers, they generally aren't expected to pay for dates, and of course they have all the options and the ability to cherry pick be it online or in real life. Women love not having to do anything to get a relationship and hate the thought of men doing it. Why not just castrate us all already and call it a day? [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] How to chat up a girl in 2016? [sp]You don't you fucking rapist.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Buck.;49460825]Well sure it wasn't too professional but he's an athlete, what do you expect? For him to talk like a politician? No harm was intended and no harm was done. Who is receiving this $10,000?? What's up with people or women in particular getting offended for getting positive attention? The way I see it is that a "Woman privilege" also exists in this form of double standard. Especially in dating. Unless a girl is like a -10/10 on the looks scale they aren't expected to make the first move, they get treated nicer by strangers, they generally aren't expected to pay for dates, and of course they have all the options and the ability to cherry pick be it online or in real life. Women love not having to do anything to get a relationship and hate the thought of men doing it. Why not just castrate us all already and call it a day? [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] How to chat up a girl in 2016? [sp]You don't you fucking rapist.[/sp][/QUOTE] Well, sounds like you've got it all figured out.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;49460176]Only if it's a government body levying the fine. In this case, it's his sports team and/or the league. If he refused to pay the fine, he wouldn't be in any [I]legal[/I] trouble, as in jail time or anything of that sort, but given that he had violated a clause in his contract he could likely be barred from playing by his organization. Basically, the only people he is in trouble with are the people who pay him to play sports for them, because he acted in a manner that they felt damaged the public perception of the league. [editline]/[/editline] I mean, I guess if he refused to pay the fine, they could possibly sue him in a civil case for breach of contract? I'm not really sure how that would work, to be honest, but in that case I suppose it could said be said he's in legal trouble, sure. Still, though, $10k is pretty small potatoes compared to what professional athletes actually make. This is a slap on the wrist only intended to save face, not to seriously damage him.[/QUOTE] I don't believe there was a precedence of any players refusing to pay their fines before, but a failed appeal especially with proof of obvious breach of contract/code of conduct can result in a higher fine (though not always) and even match bans. This is simply a breach of the code of conduct, so he got fined and let off with a slap on the wrist. Any further incidents of similar nature could lead to suspensions or even termination of his contracts.

Good, he made a person feel deeply uncomfortable on live television and needs to be punished. This notion that 'chatting a woman up' like he tries to here flatters them, and will make them want to have sex with you is nonsense and in more cases than not just makes them feel uncomfortable. It's creepy to reduce a person to a physical goal for you to have sex with if you say the best words. Just because it works when Joey does it in Friends doesn't make it real. [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Buck.;49460825]Well sure it wasn't too professional but he's an athlete, what do you expect? For him to talk like a politician? No harm was intended and no harm was done. Who is receiving this $10,000?? What's up with people or women in particular getting offended for getting positive attention? The way I see it is that a "Woman privilege" also exists in this form of double standard. Especially in dating. Unless a girl is like a -10/10 on the looks scale they aren't expected to make the first move, they get treated nicer by strangers, they generally aren't expected to pay for dates, and of course they have all the options and the ability to cherry pick be it online or in real life. Women love not having to do anything to get a relationship and hate the thought of men doing it. Why not just castrate us all already and call it a day? [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] How to chat up a girl in 2016? [sp]You don't you fucking rapist.[/sp][/QUOTE] Yeah and that's why nobody ever has ever been in a relationship with anyone ever since [I]they[/I] came up with this feminism malarkey! Have you met many women or are you going by stereotypes on tv?

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;49460948]Well, sounds like you've got it all figured out.[/QUOTE] Prove me wrong.

[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;49460998]Good, he made a person feel deeply uncomfortable on live television and needs to be punished. This notion that 'chatting a woman up' like he tries to here flatters them, and will make them want to have sex with you is nonsense and in more cases than not just makes them feel uncomfortable. It's creepy to reduce a person to a physical goal for you to have sex with if you say the best words. Just because it works when Joey does it in Friends doesn't make it real. [editline]5th January 2016[/editline] Yeah and that's why nobody ever has ever been in a relationship with anyone ever since [I]they[/I] came up with this feminism malarkey! Have you met many women or are you going by stereotypes on tv?[/QUOTE] I don't have complaints about feminism. There are legit problems that women face and the movement is good. My problem is only with the particular trend in dating culture where men are expected to chase after women, yet if they approach a woman they don't know they are being labelled as creeps. There's all these celebrities saying thing's like "Don't walk staring at your phone, love of your life may walk right past you" and at the same time we're being taught that it's wrong to approach a woman because you think she is pretty. So which is it? I'll confirm your suspicions right away, I'm a white, straight, cis-gendered male. Not been in a relationship for 4 years and I'm cripplingly insecure. I only talk to women pretty much only if she is my friend, or we have a mutual friend in common or in a few rare occasions they initiated the conversation first. It's hard enough finding confidence to talk to a stranger, it's harder still with the added pressure of being accused of being a creeper.

I don't think this is what feminism is about Just personally, I see a huge double standard about this and find it a little ridiculous He violated rules so he should be fined, that's not the part i'm complaining about. it's just that a man hits on a woman, gets a fine, a woman hits on a man in the same context, nothing would happen. I don't think being perplexed by the double standard is wrong.