Distasteful lecturing

This article from BBC hacks on football chanting is fascinating for the language it uses, and then backs away from, in defining the problem.

Chanting from Man U fans at the weekend is described as sexist and misogynistic, discriminatory, abusive and offensive.

Until we get to the issue of why the FA isn’t taking action:

There is a feeling that if the FA took action every time there was a distasteful song they would be charging a club virtually every game.

We're basically back to the football pundits' moronic response to players being rugby-tackled during corners - if you gave a penalty every time it happens, you would have a penalty ever five minutes - with no recognition that enforcement might actually change behaviour.

But also, look how the language has been allowed to change. The sexist, misogynistic, discriminatory, abusive and offensive chanting is now just distasteful.

Meanwhile, over on BBC Breakfast, culture secretary Lisa Nandy was obviously sent out to describe a possible buy British campaign as "lecturing" people, using obviously perjorative language.

To his credit, presenter Jon Kay responded that it wasn't really lecturing, was it, and she backed down.

I think it's a great response when politicians use exaggeration to make a point for interviewers to pull them up on it.

End of lecture.