Rumour Multiple GWS players are set to be suspended to start the 2025 season after distasteful costumes and skits from their post-season function

[geelong_crazy26]

At least my response made sense. Yours doesn't.

Nobody is lampooning the soldiers or bashing them, most respect them and what they have done immensely. So you’re way off there or just hang around people who are anti military.

 

[HairyO]

They’re not banned at all, they are restricted.

You can show alcohol advertising on tv;

After 6pm during sports programs on weekends and public holidays

12-3pm on school days

8.30pm - 5am all other days

So not banned at all, just restricted.

I’d be happy for gambling ads to have similar restrictions.

They are banned from displaying those ads during those times. If your argument is only over "restricted" or "banned" we are probably done.

 

[Mudman85]

Butters

silly me, Rozee wouldn't do that his hair might get out of place

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Seems impossible 2 people dressed as towers could re-enact such an event but you've obviously done your homework on it to be this offended.

I can tell you for a fact many American would spit in their faces or knock them on their arses if they saw that. terrorism attacks are not a subject of fun or mockery. In surprised they didn’t dress up as the Hamas terrorists while they were at it and the Israel babies while they were at it since you think that’s not too bad

 

[Mudman85]

I can tell you for a fact many American would spit in their faces or knock them on their arses if they saw that. terrorism attacks are not a subject of fun or mockery

Cool story, we don't live in America.

Glad you think that physical violence is an appropriate response.

 

[iameviljez]

I can tell you for a fact many American would spit in their faces or knock them on their arses if they saw that. terrorism attacks are not a subject of fun or mockery

Yes, they would. The same way that a lot of Jewish people would knock your head off for a holocaust joke, or Maddy McCann's relatives would for a Maddy joke.

But none of this means these things can never be joked about, ever. For every topic, there is a time, a treatment, and a place.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Cool story, we don't live in America.

Glad you think that physical violence is an appropriate response.

Never said that, odd interpretation

 

[Frank Bunn]

Comedy = tragedy + time

The standard format is to make an offensive joke then follow it with "Too soon?" A quick search on this website for "too soon" found 3 references to Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins, 1 about Paul Pelosi, and 1 about Ayrton Senna's death.

Surely jokes about 9/11 are not too soon? Banned for 2 weeks!

 

[iameviljez]

Dad's Army and the Blues Brothers too, Nazism was so nonthreatening at the time it was seen only as worthy of satire and mockery. Nobody considered that it might actually be taken seriously again.

Oh God yes. "I've always loved you", right as the car plummets from the bridge

 

[treeebeard]

I can only speak for myself … but I’m very unoffended, I’m just bemused.

You bemuse me treeebeard

No need at all to speak for the others. It's easy to see from the tone of their posting, which snowflakes are resentful or annoyed at the fines and suspensions handed out.

 

[Jarman3]

Dillon should send a note to Jamie Foxx, asking him to show cause for portraying a slave.

Never mind him, what about Samuel L Jackson? He's the one who really has some questions to answer about that character he played in Django

 

[iameviljez]

If that's the case, movies such as the Death of Stalin have no place in modern culture. Yet they are produced.

The Death of Stalin is a fantastic film and only gets better with re-watching.

But the difference is that (a) it's done by a brilliantly talented comedic writer and a wonderful veteran cast who know how to make Stalin and his reign of terror the butt of the joke, and (b) you make the choice to pay money and walk it to watch a satire of Stalinist Russia, and have no right to complain about being offended.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Yes, they would. The same way that a lot of Jewish people would knock your head off for a holocaust joke, or Maddy McCann's relatives would for a Maddy joke.

But none of this means these things can never be joked about, ever. For every topic, there is a time, a treatment, and a place.

A time and place to joke about a terrorist bombing a tower?? Can’t imagine this great timing for it. Some things just aren’t appropriate for humor due to the sick nature of it. You can try all you want, but you will probably be that weirdo or loser people look down on. Each to their own.

 

[Mudman85]

A time and place to joke about a terrorist bombing a tower?? Can’t imagine this great timing for it. Some things just aren’t appropriate for humor due to the sick nature of it. You can try all you want, but you will probably be that weirdo or loser people look down on. Each to their own.

You don't think anyone has ever made a 9/11 joke? Are you new to the internet?

 

[Jim Prideaux]

They are banned from displaying those ads during those times. If your argument is only over "restricted" or "banned" we are probably done.

You said they were banned, they aren’t. They also aren’t banned on the apps as far as I’m aware.

Your argument that the afl can’t punish anyone because the accept legal (currently) gambling money is also a flawed argument. If this is your position all I can say is you will be continually disappointed

 

[Hollow Knight]

I think some of the people covering the story are being very loose with the term “private”.

Now I’m no fancy big-city lawyer but I think that an event held on the premises of another business, under the auspices of their liquor license, insurance, policies etc as well as some interactions with their staff (whether that is management, bar staff, security, cleaners, caterers etc) who are entitled to certain degrees of workplace safety, can’t really been seen as a truly “private” event.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Nobody is lampooning the soldiers or bashing them, most respect them and what they have done immensely. So you’re way off there or just hang around people who are anti military.

I did over a decade.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

You don't think anyone has ever made a 9/11 joke? Are you new to the internet?

I hear people joking about race, rape, assault all sorts of things. Whether it is appropriate or right time or place is another conversation

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I did over a decade.

You were a military man?? My respect goes out to you bro if that’s what you meant

 

[Mofra]

Never mind him, what about Samuel L Jackson? He's the one who really has some questions to answer about that character he played in Django

I'm highly offended by his anti-snake material

 

[Sentinel]

I think some of the people covering the story are being very loose with the term “private”.

Now I’m no fancy big-city lawyer but I think that an event held on the premises of another business, under the auspices of their liquor license, insurance, policies etc as well as some interactions with their staff (whether that is management, bar staff, security, cleaners, caterers etc) who are entitled to certain degrees of workplace safety, can’t really been seen as a truly “private” event.

It was held at the Woolly Bay Hotel, which is a pub. Just don't ask people what the word 'pub' stands for.

 

[Underarm]

I'm not particularly comfortable with players making light of dometic violence & rape but handing down the penalties like they have, once again, the AFL has shown how inconsistent & selective they are with their actions.

If we look back over the past 5-10 years, there has been numerous incidents where players have been photographed snorting white powder and in the case of Marlion Pickett, was found guilty of assault & armed robbery yet the AFL turned a blind eye at every chance.

Pickett hasn't been found guilty of anything yet, which is why the AFL never sanctioned him.

The AFL runs an investigation and will hand out punishments unless the Police get involved in which case they defer to their investigation. Obviously the latter takes longer and is far more rigorous which is why it sometimes seems like players get away with things and other times players get hit with punishments quickly.

 

[Mofra]

The Death of Stalin is a fantastic film and only gets better with re-watching.

But the difference is that (a) it's done by a brilliantly talented comedic writer and a wonderful veteran cast who know how to make Stalin and his reign of terror the butt of the joke, and (b) you make the choice to pay money and walk it to watch a satire of Stalinist Russia, and have no right to complain about being offended.

Punching up vs punching down matters as well.

We're jumping at shadows a bit though until we get more details of what actually happened.

 

[Mudman85]

I hear people joking about race, rape, assault all sorts of things. Whether it is appropriate or right time or place is another conversation

Do you issue them a fine? If not you will be fined for failing to display leadership and good morals

 

[Foxman98]

Will also be interesting if said pub loses their liquor license out of this though probably not the smartest idea to have released these things that happened on your premises without you intervening