Adam Goodes 'gutted' by racial slur but wants AFL fan educated
Adam Goodes says his heart was broken by a racial slur at the MCG, but the teenage culprit deserves support too.
The veteran Swans forward says his side's win over Collingwood last night "means nothing" after the abuse from a Magpies supporter.
A 13-year-old girl was interviewed by police over the incident and released pending further inquiries
Does this seem a little over the top to you or is it just me ?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/goodes-gutted-but-places-no-blame/4712772
SWANS champion Adam Goodes says he is "gutted" and couldn't celebrate Sydney's win last night after a 13-year-old girl called him an ape.
Does this seem a little over the top to you or is it just me ?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/goodes-gutted-but-places-no-blame/4712772
I agree, the media reaction doesn't quite fit the crime. The behaviour is pretty poor by the spectator, but it's not really front page news (or perhaps news at all).Some kid called him an ape and his heart was broken ?
I think that's BS to be honest.
Agree. Also don't see that a reference to an ape necessarily has any racial implication.Some kid called him an ape and his heart was broken ?
I think that's BS to be honest.
Agree. Also don't see that a reference to an ape necessarily has any racial implication.
A few weeks ago there was a huge fuss about some ABC sports commentator having been suspended for a racially offensive remark apparently uttered when he thought his microphone was off at a game in Darwin.
Name - David Morrow??? Not sure. At the time, Mr Morrow was abjectly apologetic, describing himself as mortified and utterly ashamed and embarrassed, etc etc, to the point where I wondered what on earth he could have possibly said that was so indefensibly dreadful.
Only found out a couple of days ago amongst an item announcing he had been reinstated but barred from calling any indigenous games (I think that's right but am up for being corrected if I'm not). Finally the hideous remark was revealed: apparently he said that it was " hard to see the players at night in Darwin."
For that there was all that fuss ? Unbelievable.
ABC in particular just loves this sort of stuff. Way too precious imo.
Agree. Also don't see that a reference to an ape necessarily has any racial implication.
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If you think a reference to an ape that is directed at a black guy doesn't have racial implications then you either playing dumb or you are dumb.
At worst it is species or genus abuse. Apes are not a race, would it have been as bad if she called him a squirrel?
It is the inference that he is 'unevolved' that would be offensive in my mind.
Ape is not a racial term, 'Black Ape' could well be construed as such.
I am a tall broad shoulder guy, of Italian descent with dark features, and have been called a gorilla and an ape countless times, I didn't scream racial vilification.
I think this is going too far.
No that's just because you associate apes with black people, you are racist then, if Julia cant see the connection she isn't, so you're the dumb one eh ?
I suspect the girl who said it has never heard the word "unevolved" let alone knows what it means. Would this then deem the incident not racist.
You could call any large man an ape so what if she wasn't referring to his colour when she made the remark ?
It certainly got everyone in a tizzy.
This conversation is an absolute disgrace.
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