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ok - i guess its bye from me guys. its been fun while it lasted.
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ok - i guess its bye from me guys. its been fun while it lasted.
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I reckon the player everyone canes is Bryce Gibbs.
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Re: Players cop a blogging
"Racial and sexual overtones"?
News to me.
"Racial and sexual overtones"?
News to me.
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This is a ridiculous beat-up.
Do people really think that a professional sportsman's performance would be affected by the rants of some anonymous BigFooty blogger?
Is this a joke?
Do people really think that a professional sportsman's performance would be affected by the rants of some anonymous BigFooty blogger?
Is this a joke?
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Re: Players cop a blogging
has caro been banned from the site?
....the things i would do to her
has caro been banned from the site?
....the things i would do to her
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Nicely put.
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"On them, anonymous bloggers ritually attack players for their performances, and the criticisms sometimes carry racial and sexual overtones."
I can't think of many examples of this.
I can't think of many examples of this.
What a wank of a job title!
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The sexual overtones must be referring about the constant sexist comments about Caro. I can't see any way anything on here relating to players could be construed as sexist. Either that or Robbie Walls has an account and they've noticed him posting about Croad's massive thighs.
But there's definitely racial undertones on here occasionally. Not very often thankfully and maybe not overt, but it's definitely there beneath the surface sometimes. But unfortunately that's to be expected considering the broad cross section of people who post here.
And we all know what the mainstream media is like - it would only take one post from a redneck before they start branding the site as having racist overtones.
But there's definitely racial undertones on here occasionally. Not very often thankfully and maybe not overt, but it's definitely there beneath the surface sometimes. But unfortunately that's to be expected considering the broad cross section of people who post here.
And we all know what the mainstream media is like - it would only take one post from a redneck before they start branding the site as having racist overtones.
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Like what?
Forrest Gimp
Premiership Player
Like WallyMatera's effort on the Richmond board
It's pretty rich really, especially coming from a 'moral compass' like the Hun..
The newspapers (and TV media) often drive the agenda under which sites like this post and heavily influence peoples opinions.
As far this coach being quoted goes, I can think of one inparticular that would say something like that these days, typical over the top protection of 'his boys'...
"It's a serious issue, a major issue"
They are breeding a generation of 'Mike Moores' obviously, only allowed to read the 'good letters' for fear that hearing negative critique on their performance in a sport (shock horror) might bring down their fragile worlds.
The newspapers (and TV media) often drive the agenda under which sites like this post and heavily influence peoples opinions.
As far this coach being quoted goes, I can think of one inparticular that would say something like that these days, typical over the top protection of 'his boys'...
"It's a serious issue, a major issue"
They are breeding a generation of 'Mike Moores' obviously, only allowed to read the 'good letters' for fear that hearing negative critique on their performance in a sport (shock horror) might bring down their fragile worlds.
Nah they could easily find 'sexual' stuff on here and put it under that umbrella.
"So and So is gay", "So and So shags his team mates wives", "So and so cheated on his wife with Lara Bingle" and so on.
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Like the outcry every time an Aboriginal all stars team is mentioned...
Or the difference in the way an undisciplined act on the field by say... Jeff Farmer is treated on here compared someone like say... Aaron Hamill. One is treated as an out of control [blackfella] while another is praised as a hardman who occasionally oversteps the line.
But that last one extends to the mainstream media too. I'll never forget the day when Hamill shaped up with his fist to an ump who had pinged him for a push in the back after he took a mark. Dermie and the rest of the commentary box laughed it off (literally) as 'Gee, big Aaron nearly did something he'd regret then'. I can only imagine the crucifixion the Wiz would have faced if he'd done something like that. They probably would have engraved it on his tombstone.
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Outcry?
I don't know what you're talking about.
That's a stretch.
Farmer has a pretty bad track record. That's why people give him no sympathy.
It's got nothing to do with his race.
Not much in the way of examples. Very light on.
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what a load of crap. That whole post is shithouse. Oh poor little jeff. IIRC Hamil shook his fist at the umpire, hardly shaped up
It was a little more than a quaint fist shake. And if Jeff shook his fist at an ump how do you think the commentators would have viewed it? I've seen guys like Commetti lay into Farmer for much less.
And you don't think people doth protest too much when it comes to things like the Aboriginal all stars? For something that doesn't hurt anybody there seems to be an awful lot of vehement posts about it on here.
Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
"AFLPA general manager of psychology, people and culture, Pippa Grange"
Talk about someone creating a news release with the express purpose of trying to justify one's own job within the industry.
Oh all these poor down-trodden footballers, see how persecuted they are, the AFL better pay me more because all these poor players need me so badly...
Yeah right, maybe Sammy does have a point?
Talk about someone creating a news release with the express purpose of trying to justify one's own job within the industry.
Oh all these poor down-trodden footballers, see how persecuted they are, the AFL better pay me more because all these poor players need me so badly...
Yeah right, maybe Sammy does have a point?
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I'd be pretty sure Matthew's tough guy attitude rubs off on all the players. He wouldn't give a ff what people thought of him and probably neither do the players. I hope mighty Mick has a similar effect at the Woods.
He'd be prime suspect for this mate!
He's got form too after going off the deep end when Capuano got sacked..
He's very protective of his players, you'd have to admit that...
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Farmer was probably a bad example given the Freo connection.
I'm not on a moral crusade here. It really doesn't bother me. Just saying that the examples are there if you aren't blinding yourself to them. The amount of venom in any thread about whether there should be an Aboriginal all stars is a perfect example.
Which was sorta my point.
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Bollocks.
And your erroneous use of a line from Hamlet makes my eyes water.
In the line you're mangling, "protesting too much" is about betraying one's guilt by gushing too strenuously. It's meaningless in the context you've used it.
Keep it simple, champ. That's what works for you.
..and my point too.
no point saying 'overtones' aren't there, you can find overtones anywhere you like if you want to find them and need them for a juicy line in your piece of shit article..
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