Joe Wheeler

MN5

Joe could be on shaky ground if his employers are anything like Dean Jones’s back in the day when he put his foot in it

antipodean

Looks like Joey Wheeler won’t have a job much longer

The more I watch that the more obvious it becomes how unprofessional Wheeler was. It's obvious he doesn't understand the difference between jokes amongst friends and televising to an audience without any background.

Crazy Horse

I am happy to give Wheeler another chance, in fact I hope they do. Not because I like him, but because I would like to actually see someone survive a fuck up like this. Give him a chance to learn. We are too quick to want to see someone fired.

Nepia

@crazy-horse said in Joe Wheeler:

I am happy to give Wheeler another chance, in fact I hope they do. Not because I like him, but because I would like to actually see someone survive a fuck up like this. Give him a chance to learn. We are too quick to want to see someone fired.

How many people actually want him to be fired over this? Calling him out for it is different than wanting him fired.

Snowy

It's quite a dilemma, I don't want him fired for that, but I never want to listen to him again either.

Rancid Schnitzel

What I don’t understand is how him teasing about a guy’s accent can be tied in with anti-Asian attacks. It’s not like it’s inciting anyone to go out and bash an Asian. Fark I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been teased about my accent or way in which I speak a foreign language.

If he needs to be called out on anything it’s introducing the equivalent of fart humour into his work.

Crazy Horse

@nepia said in Joe Wheeler:

@crazy-horse said in Joe Wheeler:

I am happy to give Wheeler another chance, in fact I hope they do. Not because I like him, but because I would like to actually see someone survive a fuck up like this. Give him a chance to learn. We are too quick to want to see someone fired.

How many people actually want him to be fired over this? Calling him out for it is different than wanting him fired.

Wasn't referring to anyone on here. I have seen comments in other places.

Dan54

Um just to let you know Wheeler is right now doing commentary of Japanese top league on Sky!

Dan54

@snowy said in Joe Wheeler:

It's quite a dilemma, I don't want him fired for that, but I never want to listen to him again either.

I don't mind him doing commentary of live game, just after game and on talk progammes I really don't like his style or humour, much to close to some of those League ahows I saw little bits of in Aus. If people like that kind of thing thats ok, but I a got other things I find interesting.

nostrildamus

@antipodean said in Joe Wheeler:

@dolamite said in Joe Wheeler:

Looks like Joey Wheeler won’t have a job much longer

The more I watch that the more obvious it becomes how unprofessional Wheeler was. It's obvious he doesn't understand the difference between jokes amongst friends and televising to an audience without any background.

That is my feeling as well, lack of training, lack of professionalism. I'd imagine commentators are given guidelines and training even if they are not qualified journalists?

nostrildamus

@dan54 said in Joe Wheeler:

Um just to let you know Wheeler is right now doing commentary of Japanese top league on Sky!

I hope that isn't in English with the Wheeler idea of a Japanese accent!

Edit: Do they take live calls from the public during commentary? I am happy to ring the Japanese league on air to complain about the foreign commentator called Joe Wheeler and his insensitive parody of a NZ accent!

Siam

@rancid-schnitzel said in Joe Wheeler:

What I don’t understand is how him teasing about a guy’s accent can be tied in with anti-Asian attacks. It’s not like it’s inciting anyone to go out and bash an Asian. Fark I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been teased about my accent or way in which I speak a foreign language.

If he needs to be called out on anything it’s introducing the equivalent of fart humour into his work.

Teased with affection and kind regard I'll wager.

You're right, it's mostly a story about what is acceptable to say as a tv presenter. Obvious answer: well d'uh

MN5

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sky-super-rugby-aotearoa-video-resurfaces-as-sky-commentator-joe-wheeler-apologises-for-use-of-mock-asian-accent/B2ZEEQO3ZOFH624F3QBSFSU4WA/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=nzh_fb&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1bQNsl6VJiV2D2ERDDAsUp7pb3-U1S6C_KXgrSetkySDoHCiuBjkFqxjs#Echobox=1617418225

@Bones I take it back, the Rock deserves him

Bones

@nostrildamus said in Joe Wheeler:

@dan54 said in Joe Wheeler:

Um just to let you know Wheeler is right now doing commentary of Japanese top league on Sky!

I hope that isn't in English with the Wheeler idea of a Japanese accent!

Edit: Do they take live calls from the public during commentary? I am happy to ring the Japanese league on air to complain about the foreign commentator called Joe Wheerer and his insensitive parody of a NZ accent!

Fify

Rapido

I haven't read thru, dont care enough. Wheeler was like tight with , cant remember his name, Japanese halfback who was at Highlanders when both played there?

Not transferable, the 'humour' of boys teasing in house, to a public broadcast. Oh well, we'll survive.

Edit. With Fumiaki Tanaka.

shark

@stargazer said in Joe Wheeler:

@tim I think she's good enough. Her voice isn't easy on the ear, but that has nothing to do with her commentary itself.

That's pretty much the point though. If she's leading a callous assault on the ear drums, then she shouldn't have made it to commentary.

Canerbry

@shark said in Joe Wheeler:

@stargazer said in Joe Wheeler:

@tim I think she's good enough. Her voice isn't easy on the ear, but that has nothing to do with her commentary itself.

That's pretty much the point though. If she's leading a callous assault on the ear drums, then she shouldn't have made it to commentary.

There's obviously heaps of us who would be better commentators.

taniwharugby

@rapido yeah I mentioned it earlier (I got Fumiaki's name wrong though) they did some weird skits, a song...

Crucial

@taniwharugby said in Joe Wheeler:

@rapido yeah I mentioned it earlier (I got Fumiaki's name wrong though) they did some weird skits, a song...

They all look the same?

taniwharugby

@crucial names? If written in Japanese I'd have no idea.

The Silver Fern

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