Recent content by Robert21

Re: Correcting salbutamol levels for specific gravity is a new policy that was only introduced this March, which is rather convenient for Froome. Ulissi and Petacchi did not benefit from such an adjustment. https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/td2018dl_v1_en.pdf

https://twitter.com/Scienceofsport/status/1014096311581380608

https://thinksteroids.com/steroid-profiles/albuterol/

Re: Re: An ironic statement, given that you appear to be determined to ignore the subtleties of everything I have been trying to say. That said, most of what you say just comes across as being nothing more than an ad hominem attack. Anyhow, I must say that I have enjoyed the debate, even if I...

Re: Re: Point is, the consequences for Hunt were wholly disproportionate, agenda driven and gendered. For proof of this just look at the relative lack of consequences when women have behaved in far more appalling ways. For example Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe got away with a...

Re: Not at all, and I am not trying to somehow excuse Sutton. What bothers me here is the unthinking, lynch mob mentality that always seems to surface in such cases. Of course you can believe otherwise if you wish. As I said, many people prefer to live in a simplistic, 'black and white' world.

Re: Re: What has happened with BC and Sutton is not restricted either to the UK, or males in position of power. I'm not saying that the above excuses anything that BC and/ or Sutton might have done, but it does seem that BC and Sutton have been vilified to a much greater degree than any of the...

Re: Re: It wasn't me who brought up the topic of the history of women's suffrage. However, that someone should think fit to do so in relation to the Sutton / BC case does illustrate what I have been saying - that much of the heat generated about what Sutton did or did not do has a lot more to...

From the evidence so far it does seem that Sutton overstepped the boundaries. However, to be fair, it also seems that a number of different issues are frequently conflated when discussing Sutton's behaviour, not all of which are necessarily genuine examples of bullying, or even directly...

Re: Re: In the case of Sutton, as the evidence accumulates it seems increasingly likely that this is not the case. On the other hand, when it comes to what happened to Tim Hunt, the caricature you draw is far nearer the truth. ;)

Re: Re: 'Edumacated' they might be, but they probably are only aware of the popularised history of women's suffrage, which is far more misleading than anything I have said. Fact is universal male suffrage in the UK was not introduced until the 1918 Representation of the People Act and this was...

Re: Re: I had thought that 'off topic rants' were been deleted from this thread. ;) Whatever, your reply highlights the issue I was trying to point out. Yes, people like Trump need to be held to account for their attitudes to women, but when people portray Tim Hunt, who was giving a speech...

Re: Re: Good points, well made. However, if you want to end someone's career, accusing them of unprofessionalism might not do the job and is open to challenge. On the other hand, accuse them of 'sexism' and, in the current political climate, you know that the twitter mob and media will be all...

Re: Re: Hunt was a genuine victim of the authoritarian, politically correct thought police and a good example of how they have helped to create just another tyranny. He did not make a 'stupid and sexist speech' He made a throw-away joke as part of a speech praising the achievements of women...

Re: Re: Sorry. Fixed!