Scape Goat Iva and Ben's BDSM dungeon of Gold Coast SUNS negativity

[Iva Bigun]

I’m gonna have to disagree. I think people do care. And have for decades.

This is evident in the way that it hasn't been normalised and accepted at all in sport.

As much as I wish people were as inclusive or tolerant of others as many of us on here seem to be, the stats aren’t good to look at.

There are currently no openly gay men’s AFL players. And never have been while they played. Do you know how statistically unlikely that is?

NRL is fractionally better with one male player who was openly gay while playing the sport in the past. One.

There are none in the EPL. Just one in the NFL. A handful have played in the NBA.

Again, these stats are basically impossible and would not be seen in almost any other profession.

All this suggests that players are not comfortable coming out while playing sport (and possibly after) for fear of public or internal backlash.

So, it’s safe to say that homophobia is rife in almost every male sporting code.

Recent evidence in Australia? A bunch of Manly players refused to wear a kit with a rainbow on it two years ago because of what it represented. Similar things happened in the NBL with Cairns Taipans last year.

Now people are entitled to their own beliefs. Anti-discrimination acts are hard to jostle when different groups have different ideological perspectives and values. It’s hard to say that one is more valued.

That’s where people start to feel divided. Or excluded. I get that.

The AFL is doing what they can. Is it the best the can do or the best way to do it? I dunno. But tackling racism, sexism (and domestic violence) and homophobia are at the top of the agenda right now.

For context, I work with a lot of kids on a daily basis who are not accepted and feel like nobody cares. So I feel that I understand how damaging this off-hand and constant casual discrimination (on gender, race, sexuality etc.) is.

It trickles down.

So we, as a society, should stop saying “we don’t care”. This is dismissive.

Instead we need to start saying that we care enough to be better, and care enough to expect others to be better.

I’m sure Powell will come back better.




(Hopefully this is my one and only comment in the BDSM dungeon)

I think your point about homophobia in male sport is insightful and accurate, however I still feel in general society dependent on the industries in which you work and friends with which you associate it’s a non factor.

 

[Gorringe Can Suck One]

Officially retiring from this thread, nothing will make me sad ever again!


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[RowellAnderson12]

Officially retiring from this thread, nothing will make me sad ever again!


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See you next saturday

 

[Big Red Machine]

 

[lommy]

Kill the Darwin deal now. I hate it.

We played our grand final last week and it wasn’t even on the Gold Coast.


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[Supersuns]

Gonna be a long few weeks

 

[Iva Bigun]

If they are learning a new game plan, then rule one would appear to be don’t get within 10m of your direct opponent

Just woeful

 

[Supersuns]

If they are learning a new game plan, then rule one would appear to be don’t get within 10m of your direct opponent

Just woeful

We arent good enough by foot to be playing so attacking positioning wise. We turn it over so much we just get cooked back the other way.

 

[Sun Stormer]

We arent good enough by foot to be playing so attacking positioning wise. We turn it over so much we just get cooked back the other way.

No-one wants to tackle or be accountable....disgraceful really.

 

[Ben Drever]

Looked a bottom 18 team for what we do without the footy not the supposed top 4 that the stats or champion data says

Not sure more then 3 players beat there man today.

Carlton running up touch after touch no pressure

 

[Billy ray]

 

[lommy]

I ****ing hate this team. I pour so much mental energy into it, and it is never ****ing reciprocated.

I understand why bandwagon fans exist now, it would be so much easier to give up and come back if they ever get their act together


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[Billy ray]

Let’s see if Dimma can gameday coach or whether it was his assistants at the time who were the key at the time

 

[Billy ray]

Because there are a half dozen moves he can make and have a go rather than this petering out to a 29-34 point loss.

 

[Supersuns]

Let’s see if Dimma can gameday coach or whether it was his assistants at the time who were the key at the time

Hasn't been able too all year when challenged. Don't see it changing now

 

[Young_Guns]

This feels like the start of our annual throw in the towel for the year.

A couple of players out giving us 0 avenue to score which slowly grows as the year goes on, relying on 3 midfielders to win us the game, fast diminishing confidence, and no player on the list with the pride to do anything about it.

Just once I’d love to support a team that actually gets better as the year goes on and they learn to play better together.

 

[Supersuns]

This feels like the start of our annual throw in the towel for the year.

A couple of players out giving us 0 avenue to score which slowly grows as the year goes on, relying on 3 midfielders to win us the game, fast diminishing confidence, and no player on the list with the pride to do anything about it.

Just once I’d love to support a team that actually gets better as the year goes on and they learn to play better together.

I was promised the team would just magically click together halfway through the year!!

 

[Young_Guns]

I was promised the team would just magically click together halfway through the year!!

I think the players were too by the looks and they are just standing around waiting for it.

 

[Billy ray]

At least the talk of “being a different team home and away” will change from next week

 

[Billy ray]

Our remaining 4 home games are against Collingwood (loss), Port (loss - we have never ever beaten then again since 2011 when we won our first ever game), brisbane (loss as they will be storming towards the top of the top 8) and Melbourne (prob 50:50 at best).

 

[Supersuns]

Hardwick isn't any better than Dew. Just as pigheaded and stubborn.

 

[Iva Bigun]

Hardwick isn't any better than Dew. Just as pigheaded and stubborn.

At least he changes it up, Dew would play the same losing team week in and out

May take more than a season to wash off the stank

 

[eppo67]

At least he changes it up, Dew would play the same losing team week in and out

May take more than a season to wash off the stank

Exactly. Hardwick has dropped more players in half a season than Dew dropped in his entire coaching time at GC

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[Supersuns]

At least he changes it up, Dew would play the same losing team week in and out

May take more than a season to wash off the stank

Takes to long to change anything up. We are in exactly the same position as last year, same wins, same losses, same percentage.
We should be improving but we haven't at all.

 

[Jirik13]

Exactly. Hardwick has dropped more players in half a season than Dew dropped in his entire coaching time at GC

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What we dished out today is not acceptable after 14 games in charge. Just Weller missing and one year more experienced.