UK Sports Personality of the Year 2012

[nanila]

Last year, all of the nominees for UK Sports Personality of the Year were male. This year, there's a chance for the winner to be a woman, to be a minority, to be queer, to be disabled. But it'll probably be Bradley Wiggins. I'm trying hard not to resent this because he did win the Tour de France and he is the first Brit to do so, and he also won Olympic gold.

But. But. Next year won't have the Olympics and the Paralympics. Next year, it'll probably be back to the status quo: no women, no queer people, no disabled athletes. And that taints the whole exercise for me.

ETA: Yep, it was Wiggo, with Jess Ennis coming second. Depending on what happens with the nominees next year, this may be the first and last time I actually phone in to vote in this (for Jess, with love and bells on). At least there wasn't a blimin' footballer in sight.

Comments

[uninvitedcat]

Last year's complete lack of female athletes in the short list made a mockery of the entire thing for me.

[nanila]

I didn't watch it last year or bother to vote. I have the sinking feeling next year will be the same: a lot of overpaid dudes.

[miss_s_b]

agreed.