The AFL’s dithering over slur shows they’re not ready to embrace an Ian Roberts moment
We certainly care about you. But sexuality? Matcha is as interesting as your order. Tons Aflw player gay and crowds love them. Sponsors love them. Nobody throws rotten tomatoes or slurs.
Nevertheless, we continue to hear the “homophobic attitudes olan that hold AFL players in the closet. I could be wrong, but I think the first man to be brave would be a hero – Ian Roberts.
It will boast, applaud, respected. I hope Jeepers, I hope.
Like most of you, there is skin with LGBTQI family and friends in this game.
And this, I know that AFL should not drag this sad part of the values through a week of “learning expressions”. In Afl Land, every crime must be blown into the game of righteousness with a narrative of “I should be better” from regret players.
Scenarios never change. The player apologizes. The player promises to “educate himself”.
Can’t we do it?
When my children were little and when they were told something terrible in the playground, I would tell them: If someone calls you a name and you don’t, don’t let him bother you. If someone calls you a name, and this is the truth, respect the righteousness and don’t let it bother you.
I still think it’s right. However, when it is called “F —–– t”, it should be difficult to feel injured. Nobody should accept it.
Perhaps the problem we can correct now is to stop treating professional athletes like emotional invalids.
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When I hear that a man who behaves badly and then reserves time from the dream business as an AFL player to think about his problems, will punch in his face.
As we enter the subject, what makes me disturb me is to call a prostitute to someone’s partner, while the homophobic slurs is rightly called. Can you remember anyone throwing ping for slut-saming?
Both are gross. Both reduce people to stereotypes. Both deserve a hunter from the court. However, one is rightly framed as a social wound and the other as “joke ..
The insertion comes from the intention of the person who uses a slurry – tries to armed the identity.
And at this point, AFL must have grown a spine: he called Rankine’s word destructive and archaic, and rapidly punished it according to priorities. No need for emergency diversity training! Wow!
Anyone who is attractive to use any slur in any workplace should be handled quickly and decisively. Actions have consequences.
Yes, let’s take it seriously to homophobia – and AFL stop being obsessed with a serious look rather than being serious.
Snoop dogg, nobody?
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