The Boy ‘Mom’ Trap & Actually, We’ve Met
6/3/202650 min
Is a female umpire the reason a big-deal tennis player lost his match? He certainly thought so.
A famous 'boy mom' has insisted she only want her sons to marry women with ‘dead mothers’ and everyone’s just a little disturbed.
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First 90 secondsHolly Wainwright· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Mamamia Out Loud. It's what women are actually talking about on Wednesday, the 3rd of June. I'm Holly Wainwright.
Claire Stephens· Host0:10
I'm Claire Stephens.
Amelia Lester· Host0:11
And I'm Amelia Lester.
Holly Wainwright· Host0:13
And here is what has made our agenda for today.
Claire Stephens· Host0:16
The boy mum controversy that has me terrified for the next phase of my life.
Amelia Lester· Host0:21
The one thing you should never say when you meet someone, or is it?
Holly Wainwright· Host0:25
And women shouldn't be allowed to write books. Discuss. [laughs] But first- [laughs] ... just putting it out there. [laughs] Controversial opinions Wednesday. [laughs] Anyway, first, in case you missed it, sun's shining in Europe, and so the tennis is happening. I'm sports correspondent for today.
Claire Stephens· Host0:43
Oh.
Holly Wainwright· Host0:43
We've been passing that mic around.
Claire Stephens· Host0:45
Yeah.
Holly Wainwright· Host0:45
Last week it was you, Claire Stephens.
Claire Stephens· Host0:46
Yeah. Wow. [laughs] I don't, I don't know how much I trust this, but continue.
Holly Wainwright· Host0:49
[laughs] I know, especially not with tennis. [laughs] Better with football. Tennis, not so much. But anyway, I'm gonna give it a go, because there is this thing, this tournament called the Roland-Garros, which is also the French Open.
Claire Stephens· Host1:00
Oh.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:00
I had to make sure they were the same thing.
Amelia Lester· Host1:01
Oh.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:02
They are the same thing.
Amelia Lester· Host1:03
Okay.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:04
Just like Wimbledon is Wimbledon, but- I kept hearing about Roland.
Amelia Lester· Host1:06
I was like, "Who's Roland?"
Holly Wainwright· Host1:07
Exactly. [laughs] [laughs] "Who is Roland?"
Amelia Lester· Host1:08
Mm.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:08
There'll be an answer to that, won't there? And this week there was a bit of a ding-dong at the French Open over some umpires being women.
Claire Stephens· Host1:17
Oh. [laughs] Oh, my God.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:19
I know.
Claire Stephens· Host1:20
I'm shocked.
Holly Wainwright· Host1:20
Now, to be clear, the umpires who get to, um, adjudicate over the big Grand Slam titles, so French Open, US