On 2017-6-9 at 1:51 AM, Nasher said:

I for one am looking forward to when we can move past this expression.

Fair enough, been mulling it over and i"m there too, am endeavoring to find an alternative, gender distinctions for soft are no longer appropriate it just was a good soundbite

On ‎9‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 6:17 AM, Ron Burgundy said:

Spoke to the most passionate (and possibly the most knowledgeable) Swans fan I've ever met at the Swans v Dogs game last night.

He seriously rates Reid. Reckons he has the best hands in the league. Said he'd be very surprised if the Swans were to let him go. This bloke was in the Swans coterie - seemed more connected than the average fan on the street (i.e. he knew the players' names and didn't yell out nice 'catch' etc).

 

Was his name Malcolm Turnbull ?

1 hour ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

Fair enough, been mulling it over and i"m there too, am endeavoring to find an alternative, gender distinctions for soft are no longer appropriate it just was a good soundbite

It's an annoying cliche but don't get too caught up in whether it's appropriate. Jane and Tarzan refer to characters from a work of fiction. That fiction may be dated in terms of gender representation (although hardly uncommon still with regard to Hollywood) but it's different from saying so and so plays like a girl etc. Personally, I find the term 'soft' to describe players as lacking in class.

13 minutes ago, Skuit said:

It's an annoying cliche but don't get too caught up in whether it's appropriate. Jane and Tarzan refer to characters from a work of fiction. That fiction may be dated in terms of gender representation (although hardly uncommon still with regard to Hollywood) but it's different from saying so and so plays like a girl etc. Personally, I find the term 'soft' to describe players as lacking in class.

In my early days Tarzan was regarded as tough as Rambo.

" Personally, I find the term " soft " to describe players as lacking in class ".

Sorry your analogy is way off beam in our own team !