This question came out of the thread on sexual exploitation. That article started with a complaint that before performing, women are introduced by their looks, but men by their talent, the way athletes eete [are?] commentated as athletic if black and intelligent if white. Then the article, and the thread, went on about exploitation, but I was already shocked by the initial complaint.

I thought about refreshing the Is the US more sexist than racist thread but it did not appear to be on point. Same for other related threads.

So I ask of those of you who perform for, or are frequent members of, audiences where music-makers are introduced by an MCish individual: is it really the case that if you're female-looking, they say And now the lovely X, but if you look male, they say And now the talented Y?

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Keep the topic on one thread, and leave it here. Thanks. ---mudelf