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Knighthood for d and t
Right who thinks sir chris and dame jayne....
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God yeah!!!!
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hell yes
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Originally Posted by hannahb39
hell yes
![]() *sets up demonstration* T&D FOR KNIGHTHOOD! xD |
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Absolutely!
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Originally Posted by emj
What hannah said
*sets up demonstration* T&D FOR KNIGHTHOOD! xD Come on all, down to the Gates of Buckingham Palace and Number 10 so that we get the message across. Jayne & Chris Need To Be Knighted!
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They were olympic champions in the days where sports people tended to just get honours not the full whack.
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But nowadays they give them out to just about anybody. I thought having Dame Kelly Holmes on the last show particularly highlighted the ridiculousness of this - Jayne & Chris were at the top of their game for years and are still national treasures and great ambassadors for their sport, yet only have OBEs. She had one good year and the government 'jumped on the bandwagon' and made her a dame. Hmph.
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Hear Hear!
(Where IS that applauding smilie?) |
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I would sign a petition too
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Your wish is my command
![]() Just set this up... >Clicky< I hope you'll all sign and pass it round to everyone! Eventually we can hopefully get it sent off to someone and try to get some justice for Jayne and Chris
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bunsengirl
But nowadays they give them out to just about anybody. I thought having Dame Kelly Holmes on the last show particularly highlighted the ridiculousness of this - Jayne & Chris were at the top of their game for years and are still national treasures and great ambassadors for their sport, yet only have OBEs. She had one good year and the government 'jumped on the bandwagon' and made her a dame. Hmph.
T & D received the MBE in 1981 after winning their first World Championship. There was no further award after winning Olympic Gold in 1984 but they were 'upgraded' to an OBE in 1999. I agree that a knighthood & dameship should have been awarded long ago but I dont know if it will happen now. |
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They absolutely deserve a knighthood!
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Dame Jayne and Sir Chris all the way!
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Originally Posted by Drew Peacock
... Now its almost guaranteed along with a gold medal or world championship. Dame Kelly Holmes, Dame Tanni Grey-Thomson, Sir Clive Woodward, look at the state of English rugby and where is he now?
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Don't start me about kelly holmes
If she got one there better be one in the pipline for jayne and chris this year!!!!
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Going on past recievers of the knighthoods and damehoods (is that they way you say it?) they shoud definately get one, but in my opinion honours are given out to liberally at the moment.
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Without a shadow of a doubt they deserve to be knighted. They are not only legends and icons, but outstanding ambassadors for this country and ice skating.
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Originally Posted by c graham
Don't start me about kelly holmes
If she got one there better be one in the pipline for jayne and chris this year!!!! ![]() why did she get made dame 4 just winning two gold medals. and these two master of ice are mbe i dont get it they give honours out to someone who sneezed the national athem if they had a chance
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Originally Posted by victoriaba2106
well said i was gonna saything about miss holmes and her knighthood.
why did she get made dame 4 just winning two gold medals. and these two master of ice are mbe i dont get it they give honours out to someone who sneezed the national athem if they had a chance ![]() As well as double standards there is however a level of sexism in the manner of condescension towards women in the honours system. Knight Commander and Dame Commander are equivalent in stature however I dont think a male athlete achieving the same as Kelly Holmes would have received a Knighthood. If Amir Khan had won gold would he now be a Sir? It took Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave 4 and 5 gold medals respectively before they were made knights. The system should be scrapped for Sports and Entertainment stars beacause as a rule they are extremely well rewarded for what they achieve. But before doing this however, those that have achieved as much if not more than Dame Kelly should be honoured equally. Therefore arise Sir Christopher Dean, Dame Jayne Torvill, Sir Robin Cousins, Sir Daley Thompson, Sir Steve Ovett, Dame Ann Jones, Dame Virginia Wade, Dame Sally Gunnell, Dame Denis Lewis, Sir Linford Christie, Sir Allan Wells, Dame Mary Rand, Dame Anne Packer, Dame Tessa Sanderson and so on. |
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It doesn't take much to get the top honours nowadays - how else would we have Dame Kelly Holmes and endless MBEs for the England cricket team, who have failed ever since.
Torvill and Dean are much more deserving and have been consistent in their field of sport for decades. There are many other former sporting stars of the 70s and 80s and early 90s who deserve more recognition. |
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i dont know if you know we are doing a petiton to try and see if we can get the legends knighted anyone interested siging it
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