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MFC supporter's group to host event at male-only club


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8 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

It was always going to be a story. It doesn’t bother me, but i am old school 

Since the “me to” movement started, the goalposts have shifted. 
this just gives people another reason to dislike the MFC

It may also make it harder to negotiate money deals with The different Government Departments. 
Yes it is a Coterie Group event, and not the MFC. 

But it would have been a better decision for diplomatic reasons if Bartlett and Pert had quietly declined the invitation 

for diplomatic reasons, maybe, but a bit hard to snub your major financial backers. maybe by the time they knew the details it was too late to organise a diplomatic switch of venues, we just don't know all the details, but i presume this situation will be avoided in future now, and the woke crowd will just find something else to be outraged by 

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1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

for diplomatic reasons, maybe, but a bit hard to snub your major financial backers. maybe by the time they knew the details it was too late to organise a diplomatic switch of venues, we just don't know all the details, but i presume this situation will be avoided in future now, and the woke crowd will just find something else to be outraged by 

The Venue is Fine. Bartlett and Pert should stay away. It’s not a Club Function 

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12 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

We only have the 1 vice president I believe, Kate Roffey.

Kate is the only female involved at any level of board or executive. But sure, let's pat ourselves on the back.

Doesn't seem Kate is speaking at this particular event?

The website lists 2 Vice Presidents. My point is Bartlett’s change of title is more than symbolic because it impacts the title of his deputy. It’s not a panacea but it has real consequences by removing an obstacle to a female head of the board.

There’s no reason a Vice President would speak at a coterie season launch no matter where it was held. 

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26 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

We only have the 1 vice president I believe, Kate Roffey.

Kate is the only female involved at any level of board or executive. But sure, let's pat ourselves on the back.

 

Yeah lets fill the entire board and staff with females, who cares if they are qualified or not.

We must not rest until the entire club is 100% female!

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15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Venue is Fine. Bartlett and Pert should stay away. It’s not a Club Function 

if bartlett and pert did stay away it would still have been reported by the abc journo and by the woke crowd because of the close association with the mfc.

never let the facts get in the way of a "good" story (journalism 101)

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Just now, daisycutter said:

if bartlett and pert did stay away it would still have been reported by the abc journo and by the woke crowd because of the close association with the mfc.

never let the facts get in the way of a "good" story (journalism 101)

I disagree. Bartlett and Pert are the story, particularly during the AFLW season.

the facts have been reported, whether you or i agree.  
it is just a stupid thing to do

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2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I disagree. Bartlett and Pert are the story, particularly during the AFLW season.

the facts have been reported, whether you or i agree.  
it is just a stupid thing to do

strongly disagree. i went back and read original abc story. suggest you do too

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25 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Venue is Fine. Bartlett and Pert should stay away. It’s not a Club Function 

That means the venue is not fine. Otherwise why do they have to stay away.

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2 minutes ago, old dee said:

That means the venue is not fine. Otherwise why do they have to stay away.

It is a Coterie Function, not MFC

If they wish to meet there, fine. Just don’t put the heat on the Club, which is exactly what has happened 

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Just now, daisycutter said:

just that the story doesn't just hinge on bartlett and pert as i said before

I assure you without Bartlett and Pert in attendance, it wouldn’t be a Story. 
i am certain this Coterie Group has met at this Club before, and we have heard nothing 

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7 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

It is a Coterie Function, not MFC

If they wish to meet there, fine. Just don’t put the heat on the Club, which is exactly what has happened 

The point of the function is for the Coterie to get their money’s worth by hearing from senior staff. There’s no point having the function if no one from the club turns up.

The venue is fine. When the only problem is optics for optics sake it’s not a problem at all. If it can host a wedding it can host a group of football supporters. 

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10 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I assure you without Bartlett and Pert in attendance, it wouldn’t be a Story. 
i am certain this Coterie Group has met at this Club before, and we have heard nothing 

i'm not going to go into a wyl-marathon with you over this one point, we agree to disagree

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17 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

i am certain this Coterie Group has met at this Club before, and we have heard nothing 

They have. And each time MFC personnel have been there and given talks.

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1 hour ago, faultydet said:

Are you taking about the people who are telling you whiners that this is a non issue, or the damaged woke army desperate to find an outrage where there is clearly none?

I wish I had the option of two laughing emojis. Gold.

But seriously, are you ok?

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On 3/6/2021 at 8:25 AM, Kent said:

Gee that doesnt sound like the ABC 

Wow!

 

On 3/6/2021 at 8:53 AM, McQueen said:

Looks like somebody’s been left out.  
 

Mutiny committee? ?

 

On 3/6/2021 at 9:09 AM, Pickett2Jackson said:

The ABC is a pitiful 'news' service.  Your tax dollars at work, folks.

Hope the lads enjoy the event.

 

On 3/6/2021 at 9:36 AM, Cranky Franky said:

The ABC is obsessed with the gender wars.

Maybe they should have held it at a Womens Only Gym.

 

 

On 3/6/2021 at 11:22 AM, Ethan Tremblay said:

The perpetually offended will be outraged. 

 

On 3/6/2021 at 11:23 AM, daisycutter said:

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

On 3/6/2021 at 11:27 AM, sisso said:

Non-issue

 

On 3/6/2021 at 11:30 AM, Cranky Franky said:

Who exactly has been offended ?

Your comments sound a lot like Chinese Communist Party Press Releases

BTW I'm thinking of changing my name to The Jackson 5.5

Is that ok ?

 

On 3/6/2021 at 11:41 AM, DeeSpencer said:

Well I’m awaiting one of them actually being offended rather than an ABC journalist and a bunch of well wishers 

 

On 3/6/2021 at 12:58 PM, faultydet said:

RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

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On 3/6/2021 at 1:09 PM, jnrmac said:

The club has multiple coteries including all women coteries, they hold dozens of events in dozens of locations all in order to try to raise money for the club from as many sources as possible. I personally have been to three so far this pre-season and there have been few women, not for lack of invite but I suspect the fact men donating to football clubs vs women is probably a ratio of 100 to 1.

This confected outrage is truly pathetic but what we have come to expect from theirABC.

 

On 3/6/2021 at 1:33 PM, Trisul said:

Remember that it doesn't matter who or what you are, in the spirit of inclusivity it is your social credit score that counts.

 

On 3/6/2021 at 1:33 PM, forever demons said:

My cousin and I had cubby house where no girls were allowed .Sooo what am i guilty of.

 

On 3/6/2021 at 2:44 PM, Dante said:

I think the ABC trawl the internet looking for matters that they can get outraged over.

 

22 hours ago, daisycutter said:

so..... who do we cancel for this outrageous assault on our sensitivities?

 

18 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

Some people have to complain about everything in life, their day wouldn't be complete without it.

 

 

16 hours ago, daisycutter said:

gross?   love the hyperbole....  you will run out of adjectives when you have a real problem.....sheesh

 

7 hours ago, Deeman said:

I’m outraged and not just on behalf of women who are excluded from this particular venue, but what about the other 55 genders?

Enough is enough!

 

4 hours ago, CBDees said:

Last time I googled it there were 63 genders. Wait until restaurants and football stadiums have to provide toilet facilities for each offical gender. Perhaps the next outrage will be a demand for club committees/boards to have equal representation. ?

 

4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

and i suppose there would be quite a few australians grossly offended by the cultural appropriation of "A" in AFL

lol.....first world problems

think i'll cheer myself by going out and burning all my dr seuss books......no wait a moment that would be climatically irresponsible releasing all that carbon. looks like i'll have to dig a deep hole to sequester all that poison.

 

3 hours ago, faultydet said:

Some of you dweebs must seriously struggle to get out of bed every morning with all of this oppression to deal with.

 

3 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

You are right with that, don't know how they manage to function at all.

 

3 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

They were educated at the University of Twitter with a degree in wokeness.

Or worse, have a degree in gender studies.

 

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

ok

let's tar and feather bartlett or better still cancel the elite, privileged, sexist [censored]

let's pass a law that all decisions be ratified by the chattering class on social media

there, that sounds like a good solution  

 

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

no just click bait parasites.....but you knew that didn't you

 

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

Are you taking about the people who are telling you whiners that this is a non issue, or the damaged woke army desperate to find an outrage where there is clearly none?

 

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

There are members in this very thread who want Bartlett to go ahead with it, and to hell with the bleaters.

But of course the outrage army should be listened to in the name of "virtue" right? 

 

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

I will sleep just fine when this event goes ahead. You will be the one laying in bed grinding your teeth.

 

Deal with that hey.

 

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

for diplomatic reasons, maybe, but a bit hard to snub your major financial backers. maybe by the time they knew the details it was too late to organise a diplomatic switch of venues, we just don't know all the details, but i presume this situation will be avoided in future now, and the woke crowd will just find something else to be outraged by 

 

46 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Yeah lets fill the entire board and staff with females, who cares if they are qualified or not.

We must not rest until the entire club is 100% female!

 

43 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

if bartlett and pert did stay away it would still have been reported by the abc journo and by the woke crowd because of the close association with the mfc.

never let the facts get in the way of a "good" story (journalism 101)

 

 

 

I found myself curious about where exactly on the spread of this discussion one finds people blowing this thing out of proportion, seeing gender conspiracies everywhere, contriving outrage, fantasizing about slippery slope catastrophes and just generally being bizarrely passive-aggressive?

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14 minutes ago, binman said:

I wish I had the option of two laughing emojis. Gold.

But seriously, are you 

Sitting in your safe space pretending everything is ok Binny?

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51 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

i am certain this Coterie Group has met at this Club before, and we have heard nothing 

 

32 minutes ago, Tony Tea said:

They have. And each time MFC personnel have been there and given talks.

 

Then the leftie Twitter warriors Woke up and it becomes an issue to be outraged over... ?‍♂️

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I found myself curious about where exactly on the spread of this discussion one finds people blowing this thing out of proportion, seeing gender conspiracies everywhere, contriving outrage, fantasizing about slippery slope catastrophes and just generally being bizarrely passive-aggressive?

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

a classic little goffy wall of text

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2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I disagree. Bartlett and Pert are the story, particularly during the AFLW season.

the facts have been reported, whether you or i agree.  
it is just a stupid thing to do

Nothing stupid about the President or Pert speaking at a supporters function. It’s their role to communicate across the membership. They didn’t select the venue. It would be bad if they didn’t support a group who financially back the club. Why should coterie members not be able to listen to the club management.

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