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Friday Night Open Thread: Camera Angles

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New camera guidelines for female athletics coverage
BBC News | June 15, 2026 | Jane Dougall

New guidelines have been released advising broadcasters on how to use more respectful camera angles when covering live female athletics events.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has worked with female athletes to develop the guidelines, which aims to avoid sexualising the action with unnecessary camera angles.

I can’t think of any camera angle that would avoid sexualizing a woman.

I can’t think of any liberal I would pay attention to when it comes to judging what is a “respectful” or an “unnecessary” camera angle.

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 7/10/2026 : New Matches for 7/17/2026

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          My turn at the helm and we got some ranked Bond Girls facing off this week!    

 

Results from 7/10/2026

Rosemund Pike No Preference Halle Berry
147 2 51

 

(16) Molly Peters No Preference Lola Larson
179 1 9

 

New Matches for 7/17/2026

  Match 1  

(7) Ursula Andress (Honey Ryder) vs (15) Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson)

Contestant Record Total Scores
(7) Ursula Andress 6 – 1 – 0 1108 – 8 – 467
Honey Ryder
Actress: Ursula Andress
Nationality: Swiss
Bond Movie: Dr. No (1962)

Synopsis:

Honey Ryder dazzled cinema audiences, stepping out of the Caribbean sea wearing a white bikini with a large hunting knife at her side. She proved to be immensely popular with fans and set the tone for all Bond girls to come.

Ursula Andress

 

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Contestant Record Total Scores
(15) Shirley Eaton 5 – 2 – 0 842 – 16 – 465
Jill Masterson
Actress: Shirley Eaton
Nationality: English
Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

Jill Masterson was the scantly dressed girl who used binoculars and an ear piece to help Auric Goldfinger cheat at cards. Bond caught her at the game, and together they blackmailed Goldfinger into losing his money. After enjoying a few bottles of Dom Perignon with Bond, Masterson was killed by Goldfinger’s henchman Oddjob, in revenge for her betrayal. Bond awoke to find her covered from head to toe in gold paint.

Shirley Eaton

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  Match 2  

(14) Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson) vs (12) Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore)

Contestant Record Total Scores
(14) Tania Mallet 5 – 2 – 0 869 – 4 – 617
Tilly Masterson
Actress: Tania Mallet
Nationality: English
Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

Tilly Masterson tried to assassinate Auric Goldfinger in revenge for the death of her sister Jill. With her poor marksmanship, she missed and almost shot Bond, who took a sharp interest in her. Bond caught up with Tilly again and foiled another of her attempts to kill Goldfinger. In the process, the two were chased by Goldfinger’s hitmen, and Tilly was killed by Oddjob’s steel rimmed hat.

 

Tania Mallet

 

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Contestant Record Total Scores
(12) Honor Blackman 5 – 2 – 0 834 – 14 – 539

 

Actress: Honor Blackman
Nationality: English
Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

The evocatively named Pussy Galore was an original Ian Fleming character from the novel. Ms. Galore ran a flying circus of female pilots, who were hired by Auric Goldfinger to fly over Fort Knox and gas the soldiers, so that Goldfinger could break in to the gold vault.

 

Honor Blackman

 

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