Mega Thread The Adam Goodes Megathread - Now with Added Poll!

[Forward Press]

Keep it all in here.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-27/fans-have-to-stop-campaign-against-goodes-says-mclachlan

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has called on fans to stop the "ugly" booing of Adam Goodes, saying the concerted "campaign" against the Sydney Swans veteran was hurting a lot of people in the football industry.

All posts in this thread MUST comply with the rules (threads linked below). No exceptions. If you want to talk racism in general, we have SRP.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...es-includes-mod-list-updated-10-3-14.1051872/
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/adam-goodes-and-racism-discussion-on-the-main-board.1101153/

We will watch this thread extremely closely.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Brilliant idea Gillon. Tell people what they can't do. That will work.

Or maybe make it worse.

 

[Impunity!]

Keep the bad energy out of this thread please folks.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

How are they suppose to know the difference between Goodes' racist boos and the boos Mitchell received against Collingwood?

 

[Suma Magic]

All public comments this arvo are inferring it's racist without actually saying it.

Feel terrible for Jetta that he thinks everyone is booing Goodes because of his race. Must feel awful.

 

[Underdog]

How dim witted do you have to be to boo every possession of a player regardless of whether race is involved...

 

[Isosceles]

So only Forward Press is allowed to start threads on the Goodes/Booing issue? I noticed two threads were made yesterday regarding Jetta were shut down by FP within minutes.

 

[Scotland]

Are fans allowed to target players that aren't Adam Goodes?

Some players just aren't liked by certain sets of supporters or supporters in general, and your average footy fan doesn't have many options available to them so they boo.

 

[sedders]

well done Forward Press

 

[brmi]

So the AFL are asking we listen to them... Maybe when the AFL listen to the fans and members we'll take that on board.

BTW is it just me or is Jordan Lewis becoming more and more unbearable to listen to? Everything he says is anti supporter and almost like its us (players) v them (general public/fans).

 

[Suma Magic]

How are they suppose to know the difference between Goodes' racist boos and the boos Mitchell received against Collingwood?

A few crowd members were ejected for racist remarks - I'd call that evidence that some boos would be racist.

There hasn't been any evidence that other boos are racially motivated. That doesn't mean they aren't.

 

[sedders]

So only Forward Press is allowed to start threads on the Goodes/Booing issue? I noticed two threads were made yesterday regarding Jetta were shut down by FP within minutes.

To be fair there was a ban in place and the mods seem to have had a change of heart.

 

[Scotland]

Is Adam Goodes going to stop being a plonker?

Or is that not also part of the deal?

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

BTW is it just me or is Jordan Lewis becoming more and more unbearable to listen to? Everything he says is anti supporter and almost like its us (players) v them (general public/fans).

Did he say something on AFL 360? Couldn't be bothered watching tonight.

 

[Footy Is The Win]

So we are being gagged?

 

[teknodeejay]

There's an inherent issue here that stops us all progressing:

a) a lot of footy going people do not like who Adam Goodes is as a player or person based on his character profile (real or imagined)

b) a lot of footy going people have an inherent issue with outspoken members of the Indiginous community who play football

I personally have disliked Goodes style of play since the late 00s when in my view he resorted to some, shall we say anti social, tactics.

I haven't and wouldn't boo him. Even though I think the tokenism of the AOTY award was farcical. I'm sure he's an ok guy off field.

I think the only person I have booed at the footy was Wellingham in the night of the Simpson incident along with many others.

 

[Croweater]

We'll stop the campaign once he stops being a campaigner.


Sorry, had to do it.

 

[bkozican]

It doesn't matter if the boo's are racist or not in my opinion.
If it is taken as being racist then you should stop. It is like saying something accidentally racist, you don't keep doing it if it shown to offend the person. You would just be a knob that way. In other ways though, this is setting a really shitty example for kids. They will sit there and see everyone booing the one player, and just follow their parents.

This is exactly. The fact that Goodes feels as it is....it needs to stop and thats it.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

you whiteys make me sick

 

[ManWithNoName]

On one side you have the entire AFL community and (one would presume) the entire Indigenous population of Australia.
On the other you have Neil Mitchell and Andrew Bolt.

Which side you think is the right one?

 

[Forward Press]

So only Forward Press is allowed to start threads on the Goodes/Booing issue? I noticed two threads were made yesterday regarding Jetta were shut down by FP within minutes.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/adam-goodes-and-racism-discussion-on-the-main-board.1101153/

2. If you wish to create a thread about Adam Goodes or racism - you will need mod approval to do so. If something controversial or newsworthy enough happens, me or another main board mod will create the thread and establish the rules again in the opening post.

Consider it a reset.

Post away. As long as it's within the rules, of course.

 

[Unknown Identity]

Fans pay money to Boo or Cheer whomever they like..

I personally boo the umpires..

Goodes is a Big Boy, he can deal with it.

Boo Away!

 

[kaiserchief13]

It doesn't matter if the boo's are racist or not in my opinion.
If it is taken as being racist then you should stop. It is like saying something accidentally racist, you don't keep doing it if it shown to offend the person. You would just be a knob that way. In other ways though, this is setting a really shitty example for kids. They will sit there and see everyone booing the one player, and just follow their parents.

We are being told to stop something because a player believes it is racist.....What about other players that are booed? Is that racist too? I think Goodes is the racist one thinking the only reason he is booed is because of his skin colour (nevermind the rest of the non Caucasians in the league who aren't booed)

 

[DaVillaBlues]

It just seems like an childish, antagonistic and boorish type of behaviour (for fans to continually boo Goodes)

Now I'm not a fan or defender of Goodes but it really is getting beyond a joke now, I'm just relieved Collingwood are playing the Swans up there, rather than at the G.

Its not a good look for the game, but I really don't think they can really monitor or police the situation (of fans booing at games)

It just strikes me as an unsavoury lynch mob pack mentality now.

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

so are we just stopping booing goodes and everyone else fair game?

or are we going to eliminate booing all together?