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
Praise be to you white person . . .
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
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?
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.
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.
Jesus Christ.
Please say you're on a wind up, DD.
shop at local supermarkets, take taxis, and fly commercial
Classic straight characteristics
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 …
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
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.
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.
^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.
^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.
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.
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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