So what you're saying is discrimination is bad, unless it's against a group that's disproportionately represented in positions of wealth, power and privilege?
Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.
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So what you're saying is discrimination is bad, unless it's against a group that's disproportionately represented in positions of wealth, power and privilege?
The penalty is the hysteria.great now we've moved into hysteria
I thought that had been resolved? Certainly has gone quiet.I hope Clarkson gets called to account in the hawthorn mediation. Where there is smoke there is usually always fire and if previous form counts one can easily join the dots.
Part of me thinks that the club is doing the right things and staying out of the controversy of being perceived to endorse Finlaysons language (just look how Koch's words were twisted) and letting others point out the hypocrisy for us.
The other part of me sees this as the continuation of a spineless admin that never stand up for their own.
It is written, “You shall not take the LGBTQ+ community’s name in vain”. Swear allegiance to the rainbow flag, or face the consequences.So a whole community of people deserves an apology for something said to one person? The idea that somebody feels so offended by a word somebody else said to somebody else when you were not even present, not directed at you at all, to the point that you feel you and your "community" deserve an apology is a level of thin skinned I can't even fathom. You don't even know officially what was even said!
I hate the AFLI agree with the former assertion. There is zero gain for Port to pursue this other than to open themselves up to ongoing attacks from the media, both formal and social. And it will result in no change to the penalty. The AFL already has its out clause about non-comparability between incidents and penalties. Let the AFLPA and journos highlight the inconsistency.
Davies has made it clear the club is concerned about Jez's mental health and that will only suffer more to continue to drag this on.
Take the hit, cauterise the wound, move on.
It's not. You don't fight discrimination by being discriminatory. Thats a never ending cycle of shit.Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.
Me too. The pile on for Jeremy is an absolute disgrace. All of these self righteous pricks with their over the top opinions would be having a serious impact on his mental health. If they were such caring reasonable people they would accept the apology and move on. He said something in the heat of the moment and in response to something derogatory said to him. Who hasn’t said things in anger. It certainly does not make Jeremy homophobic by any means. Where was the support for Jeremy from these self righteous pricks given what he and is family have been going through in recent time. The behaviour of these arseholes is far worse than a slip of the tongue of a footballer in the heat of battle. Disgusting. And as for the AFL, what a bunch of hipocrites with an extreme case of double standards.I hate the AFL
I might be wrong but I think "the community" has been using the word queer for a while. Have a sniff around what words / descriptors are acceptable / unacceptable in the disability space now (I think the word disabled is now a no go). Any word used to describe something that isn't the "norm" can see seen as a slur when applied to somebody who isn't a member of that identity group. So buckle up for the merry-go-round of what's currently acceptable / unacceptable.So queer is acceptable? What if a player is called queer? What if one indigenous player calls another the n word? Can a queer player call another queer player a stick collection? Can of worms
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this post should not be taken to mean I think Finlayson's behaviour was acceptable. It was not.
But how will I and everyone in the AFL / media let everyone know how virtuous we are if we don't string him up and hang him in the town square. Nuance just gets in the way.Me too. The pile on for Jeremy is an absolute disgrace. All of these self righteous pricks with their over the top opinions would be having a serious impact on his mental health. If they were such caring reasonable people they would accept the apology and move on. He said something in the heat of the moment and in response to something derogatory said to him. Who hasn’t said things in anger. It certainly does not make Jeremy homophobic by any means. Where was the support for Jeremy from these self righteous pricks given what he and is family have been going through in recent time. The behaviour of these arseholes is far worse than a slip of the tongue of a footballer in the heat of battle. Disgusting. And as for the AFL, what a bunch of hipocrites with an extreme case of double standards.
Mediation is still ongoing I believe.I thought that had been resolved? Certainly has gone quiet.
Far outMediation is still ongoing I believe.
He has already apologised publicly.Isn’t Ian Roberts a Labor advocate.
Says it all…..
As posted above you this will drag on forever, the punishment never ends.Eddie McGuire has reported that Finlayson’s family home has been attacked.
Wot!Eddie McGuire has reported that Finlayson’s family home has been attacked.