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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Keep sport as sport ... take your political/social platforms off the field.
    you mean keep any that you disagree with off the field - breast cancer awareness is ok ,mental health awareness is ok , but homosexual awareness is not - would micropenis awareness be ok ?

    I think old white dinosaur awareness is probably needed

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    you mean keep any that you disagree with off the field - breast cancer awareness is ok ,mental health awareness is ok , but homosexual awareness is not - would micropenis awareness be ok ?

    I think old white dinosaur awareness is probably needed


    Blacks , Hispanics , Asians ect all statistically show less support for gay marriage than white ppl.

    Here's white mans burden all over again. Gotta show everyone else the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Just by questioning this like you just did, means you aren't sufficiently egalitarian enough.
    Has anyone here, aside fro you, raised the spectre of Mike not being 'sufficiently egalitarian enough" <sic>? No, but it seems this bothers you quite a bit



    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Blacks , Hispanics , Asians ect all statistically show less support for gay marriage than white ppl.
    Praise be to you white person . . .



    Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson View Post
    It's not like they get to choose the jersey / club sponsors and NRL is intertwined with betting agencies and promotions.

    Last I checked that was against their beliefs too, playing on Sundays as well, weird how selective that gets.
    It does reek of hypocrisy . . . and it wasn't about 'Gay Pride', it was about 'raising awareness about inclusiveness'.

    Nike - child labor
    BHP - habitat destruction, pollution, global warming
    Any online betting org - family violence and poverty

    etc etc etc

    Creating/highlighting awareness is hardly on that level

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post

    Blacks , Hispanics , Asians ect all statistically show less support for gay marriage than white ppl.

    Here's white mans burden all over again. Gotta show everyone else the way.
    Because of course the entitled snowflake would find a way to make himself out to be the victim of this as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson View Post
    It's not like they get to choose the jersey / club sponsors and NRL is intertwined with betting agencies and promotions.
    True, but without the support of these sponsors the sport would be far less developed and the players would make way less money. Now what would happen if gays withdrew their support which to date is one gay player in the last 100+ years and whining because in their opinion the game doesn't embrace them..

    Look, I think it would be a great idea if it was womens soccer or the LPGA tour or whatever celebrating the amount of gay/lesbians in their sport but NRL? Really?

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Ditto the aboriginial players who are picked and accept to play for Australia, but then refuse to participate in the national anthem ... fuck 'em
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    And headwhack reckons because there has only been one openly gay Aus rugby player then there has only been one gay Aus rugby player.

    Australia - cultural handbrake on since 1901.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    True, but without the support of these sponsors the sport would be far less developed and the players would make way less money. Now what would happen if gays withdrew their support which to date is one gay player in the last 100+ years and whining because in their opinion the game doesn't embrace them..

    Look, I think it would be a great idea if it was womens soccer or the LPGA tour or whatever celebrating the amount of gay/lesbians in their sport but NRL? Really?
    Do you really believe there's only 1 gay rugby player?

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    Quote Originally Posted by armstrong View Post
    Do you really believe there's only 1 gay rugby player?
    Absolutely. These guys can't buy a coffee without someone who was there saying how big a tip they left so do you really think they could hide being in a gay relationship for their entire careers without someone blabbing about it? I've got no problem with gays and the one and only gay player there's been since I started following the game 50 years ago was a favourite player of mine, both before and after him being gay became public knowledge, but the simple fact stands that he (Ian Roberts) is the only one anyone can name. They don't make the money of some sportsmen/celebrities who can hide themselves in gated estate mansions with private security and so on to keep everything they do private.These guys live in suburbia, shop at local supermarkets, take taxis, and fly commercial just like the rest of us.

    Ronaldo could easily hide being straight gay or bi from the general public, these guys can't.

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    Jesus Christ.

    Please say you're on a wind up, DD.

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    shop at local supermarkets, take taxis, and fly commercial

    Classic straight characteristics

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    CT! How kind of you to take time from your 6 month fully paid vacation from the multi billion dollar tefler industry to share some thoughts on a sport and players you know absolutely nothing about! What's outside your window today CT, the Sydney Opera House perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain …

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    Quote Originally Posted by armstrong View Post
    shop at local supermarkets, take taxis, and fly commercial

    Classic straight characteristics
    My point being, they're in the public eye doing normal day 2 day shit like the rest of us every day, you'd think someone might notice if they were forever in the company of the same guy? Not that it would matter anyway, nobody would give a shit if they came out as gay. Or is this the best cover-up in history, that no matter who you ask or where you search you'll find no information, ever, about all these gay NRL players

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    you mean keep any that you disagree with off the field - breast cancer awareness is ok ,mental health awareness is ok , but homosexual awareness is not - would micropenis awareness be ok ?
    What, on Earth does ...

    • breast cancer awareness,
    • mental health awareness,
    • homosexual awareness
    • micropenis awareness


    To do with the NRL?

    Answer ... fuck all.


    Now, just a reminder, THIS IS THE WOMAN IN LEAGUE round, where we celebrate the silent helpers, the Mums, the Aunts who often go un-noticed supporting the game they love, or the game their kids love.


    EDIT: ...

    The NRL will celebrate Women in League Round for the 16th year this weekend, an initiative that focuses on the role of female fans, players, administrators and family members.
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    Does sport and social awareness/social causes work together ... sure.

    Take the SCG Pink Test where there is a mix of public awareness of the breast cancer support available, the main focus is fundraising for nurses supporting those with breast cancer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    What, on Earth does ...

    breast cancer awareness,
    mental health awareness,
    homosexual awareness
    micropenis awareness


    To do with the NRL?

    Answer ... .
    Creating awareness. Does it harm the NRL? Is mental health not worth highlighting? Your tax dollars are spent on this, don't you want to know why?

    Cancer . . . pshaw. Why create awareness, which in turn creates funding.

    Just a few answers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post

    Ronaldo could easily hide being straight gay or bi from the general public, these guys can't.
    I agree with your take on the topic.

    Ronaldo ? I dunno


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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Now, just a reminder, THIS IS THE WOMAN IN LEAGUE round..
    It was, till some fuckwit in Manly corporate thought it would be a good idea to make it GAYS IN LEAGUE round instead without running the idea past the players first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    It was, till some fuckwit in Manly corporate thought it would be a good idea to make it GAYS IN LEAGUE round instead without running the idea past the players first.
    Or the coach…

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    ^Yeah you're right, they should have ran it past Des before the players ever got to know about it. I think he would have known what was coming and said "bad idea" from the get-go.

    Anyway this debacle has guaranteed Manly will lose tonight's game which they need to win to get into the top 8, they're going to get towelled up badly with 7 of their usual starting 13 sitting it out. What's also come to light is up to 5 of the best players from their Reserve grade team who were offered the chance to make their NRL debuts also said pass, fuck knows who half the team will be tonight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    Anyway this debacle has guaranteed Manly will lose tonight's game which they need to win to get into the top 8, they're going to get towelled up badly with 7 of their usual starting 13 sitting it out. What's also come to light is up to 5 of the best players from their Reserve grade team who were offered the chance to make their NRL debuts also said pass, fuck knows who half the team will be tonight.
    Makes you wonder why they've stuck with it. Surely, when this story broke they still had time to say 'let's get those old normal jerseys out for the game and bin this bad idea...'

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    ^To back out of it sends the wrong message, to go ahead with it (which is obviously against half the teams beliefs) also sends the wrong message. In other words, damned if you do and damned if you don't. There's not one person from the boss of the NRL down who hasn't publicly stated this was handled poorly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    ^To back out of it sends the wrong message,
    I disagree, it says we are smart enough to admit we were wrong to try and add LGBT+ to the Women In League round, particularly when half our team are deeply religious islanders.

    To not change just shows stubbornness and a lack of understanding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    To not change just shows stubbornness and a lack of understanding.
    That's what many are saying about the guys who won't be wearing the jersey tonight too...

    To try and defuse this the NRL have said they'll look at doing a stand-alone LBT4Q1DU7S+ round next year. One can only hope they'll be smart enough to do an anonymous poll among the players and coaches first to get a feel for how this works in the real world, then I think we'll hear no more about it or any other future rounds dedicated to divisive groups/causes.

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    Do we really need a gay pride round? If noone is aware of gay people by now when the papers, Television, social media, schools, and universities are awash with LGBTQIA+ awareness I dont know how a rugby match will make any difference, other than more virtue signalling.
    I suppose it does give sanctimonious virtue singallers like Baldrick a platform to show to the world how inclusive they are without having to actually move their lazy ass from the keyboard and actually do something. Sort of like a Landreth without graphs.

    Solidarity brother!!! (or sister).

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