Are there any aboriginal players for Carlton ? As its indigenous round, maybe we could cheer every indigenous player, ours or theirs, to show the footy community our class.
Jones, Yarran off top of my head not sure if playing
It's also OK to boo a bad umpiring decision (and to keep booing that umpire every time he blows the whistle for the rest of the quarter).
Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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No. Racism is defined in many ways, typically as "prejudice plus power" but also as superiority based on racial differentiation. Supporting indigenous players during indigenous round doesn't imply superiority, there's no segregation of players or some instigation of an "aboriginal players only" round.
Thank you DamY. I am not racist, technically or otherwise. I do, however, feel somewhat superior to those who mindlessly boo a champion person and player simply to make that person feel bad.
The whole issue with any of these "isms" is that no one fully understands the impact of comments or actions (such as booing) until they have been on the receiving end of it.
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Excellent post Rojo. Many don't know his back story or what it is like to walk in the shoes of others. Your piece is worthy of being in print on one of the newspaper websites.
We can debate about what racism is and what it is not, whether comments have racist overtones etc. but what I was reading on the Daily Telegraph comments page was downright scary. It was like a torrent of abuse, never mind whether it was racist or not, all directed at or about Adam Goodes, often predicated by, 'I am not racist just let it be known that I just don't like Adam Goodes because ........... so I can express my dislike by booing him and I will continue to boo him as loudly as I can and you can't stop me'. I hope this is the attitude of only a tiny minority of fans, even Hawks fans but to change the metaphor, it was like a watching a small fire growing into a self-combusting bushfire of abuse feeding on itself. This is a bit over-dramatic but it was a bit like a social media version of encouraging the mob to stone him. My thoughts were, Adam Goodes you do not deserve this! No matter how much you dislike someone this is not okay - words can be as damaging as stones.
I can only hope that Adam is oblivious to the fact that in some circles he has become a focal point for such open, even proud offensiveness.
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