48 Year Now

no it wasnt. sexuality as the gay community have said for decades is no one elses business. And as i have said many ex players going back to VFL days made no secret of being gay or being involved in gay activities. No big deal. Gays have always been part of footy, as players, as club officials, as trainers, cheer squads, supporters and members of social clubs. i know this from being involved in two VFL clubs, both big Clubs. As to why no one would go on 60 minutes or similar. The media would be in a frenzy and what if that person , like all of us, being human, was not a good role model. What then? im really stuggling with what more , some people want. i said before i have done my last post. now i am going to log out of demonland . Enjoy the rest of your footy supporting as the game gets more dictated and separated to by interest groups.

agree

why on earth would they. the whole premise of sexual preference is that its an individual thing. common knowlege players going back to the 70s lived openly as gay men and all their teamates and the public knew. i could name names but I wont do that.

Malicious untrue story to be true AFL has a policy of privste first warning for homosexual slurs would be an in confidence agreement Adelaide has just broken would also mean Adelaide putting Isak under a bus. just give it a rest. he has 4 weeks, going to miss a finals campaign , likely regret his action for life.

pretty much confirms what im up against. cads and bounders.

good for you, i too advocate for nicely put, thank you. For some context i too work with marginised people , both professionally and in a long term voluntary capacity and note that three of the people suspended for this offence sre from marginalised communities.

please dont appropiate straight language.

and you da person who called me a boomer as a slur. if i dont get any more insults i will see you all next year. big if tbough you can join as you have a sense of humour. i already have one with a few friends

please define immediately

Try being a straight, law abiding white anglo msn who has worked hard all his life, raised children, done voluntary work for the most vunerable in tbe community . how dare you. You want a separate community , go for it.

good luck with your projects.

I said there has never beena defence called gay panic law? True or false?

Im done. See you next year if im still allowed to have an opinion here. For the sake of accuracy there was never a gay panic defence, you are refering to the Law of Provocation.

Im done. See you next year if im still allowed to have an opinion here. Derogatory comment and one i take offence to. Talk about true colours.

Give me a break. I saw a lit of bullying at high school and never once because a person was gay. I never seen a person victimised in the workplace judt because they were gay.

Somewhat dramatic and totally exaggerated. No one needed to hear what was said. Any idea ehat its like being a straight hardworking family man when any slur can be used against us, every second ad has us looking stupid, young people saying we deprived them of a future , should give up our houses and savings. Stop playing victim and show some compassion for Rankine

Un named player who doesnt identify as gay. No victim, pretty simple

I am not saying the language used is acceptable. Where will it all end , we dont know but we know there wasnt a victim and we are yet to know the effect on the perpetrator.

Yes we do need workshops. Wait and see the AFL introduce more next year. You are living im a parallel universe. Do people know its wrong to assault, home invade, rape, stab , murder , drive stolen cars and kill people. Yes, yes to all those.

And that works. No. And you miss the point of what i said.

Its assumed by most the AFL has educated players on this isdue and specifically that using the word or similiar will result in 4-5 weeks suspension. Lets see if there is a journo brave enough to investigate if thats true. We will know the truth when and if the AFL introduces new gay education workshops. Hope the same applies to education around weak b....... and other slurs.

Turner, Langford.

Sorry to hear your story but surely that is a personal situation that has nothing to do with Rankine calling a non gay person a gay slur. Last week i heard a player tell another he was going to f........ kill him. Where will this all end. How do you think family members of murder victims woukd feel hearing that.

Very fair assessment. Obviously room to change if offers come our way

Yes, we cant go with JVR again