Play Nice Eddie McGuire comments on holding Caro Wilson underwater

[YEMOC NAYR]

For mine I think the comments echo their dislike for caro, rather than being sexist. Toeing a fine line, and it's obviously stupid for club presidents to do, but that's how I see it. I don't see it as a malicious attack, and condoning violence against women. I'm sure a few touchy people do, though. As far as I'm concerned, if these comments were about a male then it wouldn't be a big deal at all.

 

[Skiparoo]

This is nothing more than a bunch of bullies ganging up on a work colleague they don't like. The sad part about all of this, is that there will be kids out there that idolise Eddie, JB and Spud Frawley and see them as role models for what they have achieved in their careers, and think that this behaviour is ok.

 

[citizen-erased]

For mine I think the comments echo their dislike for caro, rather than being sexist. Toeing a fine line, and it's obviously stupid for club presidents to do, but that's how I see it. I don't see it as a malicious attack, and condoning violence against women. I'm sure a few touchy people do, though. As far as I'm concerned, if these comments were about a male then it wouldn't be a big deal at all.

less about violence towards women, though toes the line very close to it, but more an issue of bullying.
Whether or not Caro can stand up for herself is not the question. Its the example it sets and this should really be jumped on by anti-bullying groups to make an example of Eddie, JB and Frawley.

 

[Bostonian]

You're being obtuse. For one, a good comedian encourages the crowd so he can feed off it. Answering hecklers is built into the act and the hecklers expect to cop it back.

Eddie takes plenty on the chin. I'd go with he's copped ten times more than he's dished out over the years and with a lot more vitriol.

However, if you had a heckler showing up every week to disrupt a show, then a comedian might ask security to remove that person. Bullying is all about establishing a pattern and something which a reasonable person might find humiliating.

If Caroline Wilson was made to make jokes about drowning others, but couldn't take the same back, then she has a problem. That's not what she does, so shouldn't be what she gets back. There is no expectation for it.

That happens all the time these days. Sheesh if you take the bolded text as a rule Andrew Dolt would have ground for claiming bullying given what's aimed at him by many people.

 

[NBates]

Well I will try to answer this, Caro said that she accepted what Tony Shaw said to her because he A: Said it to her face which actually does qualify as 'banter' B: When a women doesn't die every week due to domestic violence then I will be more forgiving and C: Carro never related this to domestic violence but suggested the language was viscous, which I agree with. If anyone talked about paying money to have me drowned when I was not there to represent myself I would consider such language viscous. When there are ZERO deaths from domestic violence towards women I might change my mind.

You're obviously affected directly and I'm sorry for that. Yes it may have been vicious, but not violent and not psychological torture in this case. A feigned threat and I'm sure carro can hold her own with these blokey blokes. If she really wanted to make a point, why didn't she absolutely go birko public when billy bozo brownless told a mother and daughter passing by that they were prostitutes. Now THAT was direct and pathetic.

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[Bostonian]

This is nothing more than a bunch of bullies ganging up on a work colleague they don't like. The sad part about all of this, is that there will be kids out there that idolise Eddie, JB and Spud Frawley and see them as role models for what they have achieved in their careers, and think that this behaviour is ok.

They don't work with her. Different employers.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

less about violence towards women, though toes the line very close to it, but more an issue of bullying.
Whether or not Caro can stand up for herself is not the question. Its the example it sets and this should really be jumped on by anti-bullying groups to make an example of Eddie, JB and Frawley.

Yeah I can agree with that. 100% bullying.

 

[Eshay187]

Looks like the neanderthals are up and about again - spit frothing out their mouths as they defend their undeserved privilege.

 

[HawkMongrel]

Obviously they only went after her because she was female.

It had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that as a journalist she's gone after all of them at different stages of her career.

That's just not possible.

 

[Armchair Critic]

Well I will try to answer this, Caro said that she accepted what Tony Shaw said to her because he said it to her face which actually does qualify as 'banter'. When a women doesn't die every week due to domestic violence then I will be more forgiving of less than political correctness. Remember Carro never related this to domestic violence but suggested the language was vicious, which I agree with. If anyone talked about paying money to have me drowned when I was not there to represent myself I would consider such language vicious, indeed I would be talking to the police. When there are ZERO deaths from domestic violence towards women I might change my mind.

If you do it face to face it is banter is it . SWEEEET,I am going to have an awesome day at work tomorrow with all me bitches and hoes

 

[Bostonian]

Well I will try to answer this, Caro said that she accepted what Tony Shaw said to her because he said it to her face which actually does qualify as 'banter'. When a women doesn't die every week due to domestic violence then I will be more forgiving of less than political correctness. Remember Carro never related this to domestic violence but suggested the language was vicious, which I agree with. If anyone talked about paying money to have me drowned when I was not there to represent myself I would consider such language vicious, indeed I would be talking to the police. When there are ZERO deaths from domestic violence towards women I might change my mind.

But you do. Caro's more clued in than you it seems.

You keep using the term Domestic Violence but I don't think you know what it means.

 

[Shane Hird]

Don't you ever get tired of how much damage Eddie does to your clubs legacy?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/eddie-mcguires-history-of-gaffes/7525802

Ed now makes Elliot look like a harmless Grand Pa Simpson.

Never in the history of our great game has there ever been a more embarrassing club leader than the Broady boy in Ed.


We have suffered through decades of putting up with outrageous, big mouthed personalities sprouting off crap all because their gigantic ego can't control what comes out of their usually fat mouth.

 

[Skiparoo]

They don't work with her. Different employers.

Still bullying in my opinion.

 

[Bostonian]

Looks like the neanderthals are up and about again - spit frothing out their mouths as they defend their undeserved privilege.

Caro is the most privileged football journo going around. True story.

 

[Saintt]

This has been blown out of proportion to the extreme!

The comments by McGuire and co were somewhat distasteful depending on how someone interpreted them but everyone just loves manufacturing faux outrage these days.

The vocal minority get up in arms when anyone doesn't tow the pc line.

 

[Bostonian]

Ed now makes Elliot look like a harmless Grand Pa Simpson.

Never in the history of our great game has there ever been a more embarrassing club leader than the Broady boy in Ed.

We have suffered through decades of putting up with outrageous, big mouthed personalities sprouting off crap all because their gigantic ego can't control what comes out of their usually fat mouth.

James Hird board.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...er-the-spotlight/story-e6frezz0-1226518743163

She is inhuman.

Perhaps, but if I were to attack her it would be for her politics, for her political beliefs, for her hypocrisy and anything relevant to her public role or professional role.

 

[docks]

I'll try again and see if this one is removed.

I am neither ageist, sexist, chauvinist, racist or homophobic. I offer my seat to older people and pregnant women on public transport and regard myself as a decent person however i don't like Caroline Wilson. I had the misfortune to email her to complain about a column she wrote and I surprisingly got a reply. Her reply was mean spirited and nasty...I guess I should have gone to ACA or something and made her apologise.

I was also at the game when Eddie went into the water and I heard a Melbourne supporter yell "Drown the %$#$" Everybody laughed, it was a funny remark, it was Australian humour. Political correctness has gone mad in this country, why do we have to attach a label to everything. Caroline has made many unflattering, sarcastic and nasty remarks about players and Presidents but we can't dislike her or say anything about her because we are sexist and support violence against women?

I've put up with discrimination my whole life, I know what it's like, but this was a larrikin type of humour and there are more important things for people to worry about.

 

[Bostonian]

Still bullying in my opinion.

A once off subjective comment meant in jest imo doesn't equate to bullying.

 

[ep2018]

Am I a bad person because I didn't batter an eye lid over it when I first heard the comment?

Do we really live in such a PC world that someone cant make a joking remark towards a woman who's been known to attack others in her articles?

 

[Shane Hird]

James Hird board.

At least Hirdy doesn't go around suggesting to drown someone..

 

[Chubberson]

63 pages big footy. Jeepers creekers big footy. Here's another for all the struggling clubs, coaches and players she's hacked on. Rucci and Wilson = team moron.

 

[Armchair Critic]

At least Hirdy doesn't go around suggesting to drown someone..

There is a joke there about injections and cancer drugs haha

 

[Bostonian]

Perhaps, but if I were to attack her it would be for her politics, for her political beliefs, for her hypocrisy and anything relevant to her public role or professional role.

Peta Credlin copped some nasty attacks along the way. The outrage just wasn't there for her copping a lot of vile diatribe. That's why many people can't take all of this seriously.

It actually seems as soon as a woman identifies herself as more conservative, she's far more fair game than the other side of the scale.

 

[KeSter]

You're obviously affected directly and I'm sorry for that. Yes it may have been vicious, but not violent and not psychological torture in this case. A feigned threat and I'm sure carro can hold her own with these blokey blokes. If she really wanted to make a point, why didn't she absolutely go birko public when billy bozo brownless told a mother and daughter passing by that they were prostitutes. Now THAT was direct and pathetic.

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Yes my father was a very violent man and having spent 15 odd years in such an environment makes this a bit personal for me. What I want you to understand is out side of your experience ONE WOMAN PER WEEK DIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Until that statistic diminishes into oblivion we need to be more than politically correct, we need to be the so called fun police.

Our mothers, daughters and sisters are dying out there like it's war time, but it isn't. People who have such an impact on our cultural beliefs such as Eddie and CO need to step up properly, leave the past behind. Make a stand, earn the massive money they receive by making our society a better place; rather than pandering to the lowest common denominator.