Goodes racially abused (merged thread)
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It happend to me for years playing soccer,and it hasnt scarred me at all.A good way to get them back is hit them hard but fair.Does God believe in Atheists?Comment
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Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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Now this is a thread that i would expect on the ego -centric, wank session that is redandwhiteonline.com...
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Swantastic, nobody is saying that it hasn't happened to white people. However, a white person calling a black person a "monkey", given the context in which it occurred, is significantly worse than a black person calling a white person "whitey". Why? Because racially abusing an aboriginal carries the weight of history and power. There is a history of racism, and associated with that racism are years of mistreatment, discrimination and wrongdoings. Also, white people are the majority, and have the most money and power. These factors give white-to-black racism more power, and as such, it does more damage. All things being equal, one would be just as bad as the other, but all things aren't equal, which is why more emphasis is placed on getting rid of racism against Aboriginals. I'm not saying that racism against white people isn't bad, just that due to the historical and political context we are in, racism against black people has more weight.Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!Comment
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Swantastic, nobody is saying that it hasn't happened to white people. However, a white person calling a black person a "monkey", given the context in which it occurred, is significantly worse than a black person calling a white person "whitey". Why? Because racially abusing an aboriginal carries the weight of history and power. There is a history of racism, and associated with that racism are years of mistreatment, discrimination and wrongdoings. Also, white people are the majority, and have the most money and power. These factors give white-to-black racism more power, and as such, it does more damage. All things being equal, one would be just as bad as the other, but all things aren't equal, which is why more emphasis is placed on getting rid of racism against Aboriginals. I'm not saying that racism against white people isn't bad, just that due to the historical and political context we are in, racism against black people has more weight.Bevo bandwagon driverComment
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Swantastic, nobody is saying that it hasn't happened to white people. However, a white person calling a black person a "monkey", given the context in which it occurred, is significantly worse than a black person calling a white person "whitey". Why? Because racially abusing an aboriginal carries the weight of history and power. There is a history of racism, and associated with that racism are years of mistreatment, discrimination and wrongdoings. Also, white people are the majority, and have the most money and power. These factors give white-to-black racism more power, and as such, it does more damage. All things being equal, one would be just as bad as the other, but all things aren't equal, which is why more emphasis is placed on getting rid of racism against Aboriginals. I'm not saying that racism against white people isn't bad, just that due to the historical and political context we are in, racism against black people has more weight.Now this is a thread that i would expect on the ego -centric, wank session that is redandwhiteonline.com...
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All things being equal, it doesn't matter. But all things aren't equal. Racist comments don't just carry their own meaning. They carry connotations and implications, which are defined by the context. In Australia, the context means that on top of the racist comment by itself, anti-Aboriginal racism carries a @@@@load of extra weight, which anti-White racism simply doesn't have. Call me a Postmodernist, but you can't look at racist comments (or anything, for that matter) in isolation from their context.Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!Comment
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Your one of the lucky ones st if it hasn't effected you. I've seen it happen on the field far too much in junior and senior football in Sydney and I know how much of an impact it can have on young players, black or of any race. In the long term, sure maybe they learn to live with it, but on game day it has a huge impact and they shouldn't have to live with it. It needs to be stamped out from the top down and among the million odd complaints I have about the powers that be at the top in our game, they way they have lead the pack in handling racism on the field has been very good.Comment
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Goodes Article - A matter of choice
You MUST read this.
Official Website of the Australian Football League > News Article > The indigenous game: A matter of choice
There's nothing more I can add...........................Comment
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