I’ve heard it in reference to men, but as a collective. “Our Socceroos”, “Our boys” etc. I can’t think of any examples where it was used in reference to a single male athlete.
there was a thing on patty mills yesterday, not ONCE did Karl say “Our Patty” meanwhile he’s busy “claiming” a 14 year old… yeah nah i dont reckon thats ok.
I don’t think it’s creepy. I think it’s endearing.
but is it ever used in reference to men? isnt it always women? that feels wrong.
I’ve heard it in reference to men, but as a collective. “Our Socceroos”, “Our boys” etc. I can’t think of any examples where it was used in reference to a single male athlete.
there was a thing on patty mills yesterday, not ONCE did Karl say “Our Patty” meanwhile he’s busy “claiming” a 14 year old… yeah nah i dont reckon thats ok.
I can’t say I’ve heard it much at the Olympics but I’ve definitely heard it in reference to the footy.
I do understand where you’re coming from I just don’t think it’s a negative.