View Full Version : Is it socially acceptable to swear at the footy ?
This is a dicey question but i still think that you should be able to vent your frustration at the footy and lay off a few 'magic' words providing there is little/no kids around. I'm sorta getting sick though of people getting ejected for simply saying the F word and nothing else but perhaps i am too liberal. On another similar theme i was at Optus this year to watch Carlton cream Freo, it got to a point in the first quarter where i thought Carlton were going to kick the highest score in afl history (they had something like 9 goals at the 10-12 minute mark) and i started to really bag the Freo players saying they were (not swearing) pretty ... average and i got told off for saying that i shouldn't kick a dog when's it down. But when you see professional footballers who can't kick more than 10 metres without coughing it up to the oppostition then i feel that you should say something (within reason).
but racial abuse and personal slandering is not on.
dee_girl9
22 Oct 2001, 16:13
I think, in a sense, it is part of the stereotype of the footballer. Or it has been perceived in that way... I only let those magic words fly when something really bad happens. And i dont swear when there r children around. Although i have heard some young kids let lose with some fancy words......
I know it is a rule with our cheersquad that u arent allowed to swear, because there is children around or when there is a club official down there. Thats coz we are representing the club tho. but yeah......thats how i see it. :)
Originally posted by Loz
. I'm sorta getting sick though of people getting ejected for simply saying the F word and nothing else but perhaps i am too liberal. .
Liberals swear:eek:
*** off....... Mr Howard greeating Megatwati at APEC .
Rusty Brookes
22 Oct 2001, 16:41
Agreed. After a week at work of being polite to people you'd rather flush down the toilet, swearing at the footy is incredibly carthatic. Please let us swear at the footy Mr Jackson;) .
The obvious solution is to section off the ground: non-swearers on one side and all of us foul mouths on the other.
There are areas where you can drink at the footy, why not have areas where you can swear?
(by the way, I'd strongly advocate that the swearing and drinking sessions be strongly linked. I don't imagine too many drinkers watching from the non-swearing section.)
Don't really see anything wrong with swearing unless it gets to the point where it is very crude and disgusting and aimed directly at a person (footballer's don't count of course:p ) or in front of very young children.
The Hitman
22 Oct 2001, 18:41
I swear (If only Aaron Lord had a tape of me yelling at him at a game), but I don't over do it. There is a limit, and there is nothing worse then someone who just continuously swearing.
I also look to see if there are lil' kiddies around...
The Hitman
How can the AFL allow a team to grace the field with Shane Clayton, Stuart Cochrane and Brady Rawlings playing (soon to be joined by David BLOODY Bourke :mad: ) and not allow its supporters to swear like wharfies. :confused:
dee_girl9
22 Oct 2001, 19:52
Originally posted by Darky
How can the AFL allow a team to grace the field with Shane Clayton, Stuart Cochrane and Brady Rawlings playing (soon to be joined by David BLOODY Bourke :mad: ) and not allow its supporters to swear like wharfies. :confused:
LOL u got it bad. And we were pissed we had Gerge LOL :D
WCE2000
22 Oct 2001, 22:00
i dont see occasional swearing as a problem, but when a person does it for the sake of it, it really annoys me.
I dont see how saying a word starting with f and ending in k repeatadly is proving your anything of a man.
Joe Mama
22 Oct 2001, 23:12
I try not to swear at the umpires, because I used to do a bit of umpireing myself and it's a thankless task let me tell you, unless they make a real bone headed decision or if it's Hayden Kennedy then I swear like a sailor provided there aren't any kids around.
But, I rarely swear when I speak and I usually get my fix in my dad's milking shed, anywhere else is forbidden
TheMase
23 Oct 2001, 11:29
What are you suppose to do hmm?
Player does a bad kick ...
That was a silly kick, buddy, dont do it again .. :rolleyes:
Or an umpire makes a bad call ...
That was a Jolly Bad call Sir .. Please dont do that again .. :rolleyes:
I tihnk it is part of the game, although I agree with everyone else here in saying that it shouldn't be 'over-done' and you shouldn't swear around kiddies!
Swearing sections would be good hehe ... and DEFINTELY in conjunction with drinking sections :D
sbagman
23 Oct 2001, 13:34
I think the footy would be one of the few places where it IS socially acceptable to swear.
I think one should be aware of people in the immediate vicinity, but in general.... f*** oath!
Well.....
I swear at the footy and swear at the players and I couldn't give a **** what anyone thinks coz Im Mags...... And I like to tell them what I think of them. And if it includes swearing so be it.
Also alot of chants *Not Official Cheersquad Ones* include swearing in them.
And in todays society apprantly we arent allowed to give the finger anymore either.
Mags
PiesPremiers
26 Oct 2001, 08:34
i get pretty fired up and emotional at the footy. Its footy, im passionate about it, i cant hold back.
As long as you dont go over the top, its fine. But you gotta take into consideration parents dont want their little kids hearing filth.
Swearing has becme more and more prevalent in society. Many people dislike it because they have been taught that it is offensive and wong but in reality most swear words spoken have no contextual meaning and therefore can be considered meaningless. (Eg "You Firking idiot, umpire" . When saying it the reference to the sexual act is is not intentional.)
Go to any game at most levels and the players will be swearing too. Go to any playground and you hear children swearing too as they mimic their elders. So not swearing for the sake of chidren is pretty meaningless in today's society, they learn it in the playground.
I have for many years believed that those who get upset at swearing are upsetting themselves. When seen in the light of meaningless adjectives there is nothing to be upset about. Having said that, I don't believe swearing contributes in any way to the English language and in facts wastes time by lengthening dialogue unneccessarily.
There is an argument for using swear words as a pressure relief valve. I must admit that advising an umpire that he is a 'firkin wonker' sure feels better that shouting 'you made an incorrect decision there, old chap'
Mobbenfuhrer
27 Oct 2001, 07:02
Originally posted by WCE2000
i dont see occasional swearing as a problem, but when a person does it for the sake of it, it really annoys me.
I dont see how saying a word starting with f and ending in k repeatadly is proving your anything of a man.
I agree with this stance.
carlton_95
27 Oct 2001, 12:54
DO I THINK ITS ******** OK TO SWEAR! NO I ****** DONT! ITS AGAINST MY ****** RELIGION!