Booing

[barry]

The silent majority didn't do enough to shout down the vocal minority IMO. It always annoyed me. Rant over

Making silent people shout is a contradiction.
And i thibk you'll find the majority was on the boo ers side.

[Untamed Snark]

There are only so many of us troll-slayers out there.
One troll at a time.

I eventually gave up trying rational argument and just sent them a variety of bridges they could go back to.

[AnnieH]

The silent majority didn't do enough to shout down the vocal minority IMO. It always annoyed me. Rant over

There are only so many of us troll-slayers out there.
One troll at a time.

[goswannies]

People commenting on social media aren't necessarily representative of everyone. The majority of Australians were against the booing of Goodsey last year.

The silent majority didn't do enough to shout down the vocal minority IMO. It always annoyed me. Rant over

[jono2707]

People commenting on social media aren't necessarily representative of everyone. The majority of Australians were against the booing of Goodsey last year.

[goswannies]

Yeah, my comment was a reference to the claim by many of the dickheads who booed Adam last year that their booing didn't have racist overtones but was because "they didn't like the way he played footy".

Same page then

[KTigers]

Yeah, my comment was a reference to the claim by many of the dickheads who booed Adam last year that their booing didn't have racist overtones but was because "they didn't like the way he played footy".

[goswannies]

The Brazilians just don't like the way he (or is it a she?) pole vaults. There is nothing racist or nationalistic about their booing.

No, they booed because the French vaulter was competing against a Brazilian.

My point was that on Australian social media (eg the MSN comments to the original story) every single comment that was posted condemned the Brazilian sporting public for booing.

After any Goodes article 12 months ago on the issue, the majority of comments seemed to either praise the booers or condemned Goodsey. Not all, but many.

My issue is with the contradicting responses by many of the Facebook/MSN community about similar issues

[KTigers]

The Brazilians just don't like the way he pole vaults. There is nothing racist or nationalistic about their booing.

I find it almost amusing that Aussies are taking to social media to resoundly condemn the Rio Olympic sporting spectators for booing French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie during the final in which he was competing against a Brazilian.

I don't recall this high-horse disgusted reaction to fan-displayed poor sportsmanship on Australian social media, 12 months ago.

[goswannies]

I find it almost amusing that Aussies are taking to social media to resoundly condemn the Rio Olympic sporting spectators for booing French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie during the final in which he was competing against a Brazilian.

I don't recall this high-horse disgusted reaction to fan-displayed poor sportsmanship on Australian social media, 12 months ago.