Everybody’s Talking About… #Gridgirls

Hi guys! I’m Sian from BBC Learning English.
Now, you know what topics are hot right now:
you’re on social media, you know what’s trending –
course you do! But do you know what language
real people are using to talk about these topics?
That’s what I’m going to find out
in this programme today.
Now today’s story is about Formula 1 motor racing
and the decision the sport has made to stop using
female promotional models before its races.
Do you know – they’re going to replace ‘grid girls’
with ‘grid kids’?
So, everyone’s talking about it –
but what are the actual words they are using?
I’m going to ask three questions to find out.
Here’s the first one.
So, no more grid girls in Formula 1 –
what do you think about that?
I sort of think it’s good in a way…
just cos… don’t really need them anyway, so… Basically.
I think that they shouldn’t get rid of grid girls –
I think they should just bring in grid guys as well…
So does it bother you that the women concerned
are likely to lose their jobs?
Obviously, it’s not their choice so it wouldn’t make sense
for them to lose their jobs,
and so I think they should keep them.
I don’t think it’s fair, if they want their job –
if you know they’re fine with it, I think it’s ok.
Are you looking forward to seeing grid kids
instead of grid girls?
Well, if kids want to do it, then go for it,
like if they have an interest in it,
then why not?
So everyone’s talking about
grid girls and now you can too!
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