- 1. F1
Formula 1: 'Grid girls' will not be used at races this seasonBeebs wrote:Grid girls' will no longer be used by Formula 1 from the start of the 2018 World Championship season.
Sean Bratches, managing director of commercial operations, said the change would be made "so as to be more in tune with our vision for this great sport".
F1 managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn told BBC Radio 5 live in December that the use of female promotional models was "under review".
The new F1 season begins on 25 March.
"While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula 1 grands prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern day societal norms," Bratches added.
"We don't believe the practice is appropriate or relevant to Formula 1 and its fans, old and new, across the world." - 2. Darts
Darts: PDC to scrap walk-on girls after broadcaster talksBeebs wrote:Walk-on girls will no longer be used by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) after talks with broadcasters.
The long-established practice of women escorting male players to the stage will be abandoned, starting with this weekend's Masters in Milton Keynes.
World number one Michael van Gerwen has said the tradition should end.
But walk-on girl Charlotte Wood, who says darts accounts for 60 per cent of her income, says her rights "are being taken away".
WTF is happening? Next we hear that every woman in public has to wear the burkha, unless she is ugly?