Originally Posted by Tyjet:
“Even though the OP's view on this is a bit extreme, I don't know why some people are denying that this is the case. It's pretty irrefutable that men do better in these shows than women on average. Just look at X Factor: Of the 27 contestants who have made the top 3, only 6 of them were soley female. 7 if you count Same Difference who were mixed.
With SCD it is a lot more even (50% I think), but I'm quite confident that if the judge's scores didn't matter, then it would be a lot closer to XF's than it is now.”
'These shows'? Might I just point out one teensy-weensy thing that makes Strictly a bit different from X Factor and other shows of that ilk? You and the OP don't appear to have noticed that it is a show for couples (or cooples, as Tess would have it). If, as you claim, straight women vote with their ovaries, they are as likely to vote for Artem's chesticles as Louis's.
Originally Posted by BMLisa:
“This has got to be a joke?
Ricky Whittle (hot nice body, teen soap star) losst to Chris Hollins and had more dance ability in his little finger!
We've had two male winners in a row yes, but before Harry, Kara made it equal male - female winners.
could argue the same that all the men just vote for Ola!
And that wouldn't be true either.
There are swarms of women who fancy Pasha and Artem as well so it's hardly like we're blind to a hot pro partner, so the argument is completely nonsensical.
Currently 60% of winners are men. If we get a female winner next year the percentage of male finalists would be 54% so it's hardly like the men are running away with it!”
Exactly. Actually I think Ricky Whittle was the last male contestant I voted for - unless you count my vote for Scott and Natalie's jive, but I soon reverted to voting for Kara in that series. If I were to vote with my ovaries, I'd be a lot more likely to vote for Pasha or Artem than for boys like Louis and Matt di Angelo, or wet drips like Matt Baker and Gethin Jones.
The OP has a theory, but it's one that's trotted out every year by somebody disappointed with the result. It doesn't matter how many times the argument is made, it still doesn't make sense to me.