2017 Non Crows AFL Discussion Thread

[Drakescoffeecake]

Empathy is in short supply at the moment.

I have empathy for a lot of situations. Domestic violence, disability rights, indigenous rights, marriage equality just to name a few. I'm not interested in a WAG posting photos of her children and claiming that she is helping people.

 

[Pdub]

My thoughts on the Stringer article are

1. Abby Gilmore is a great name, I don't think you could have a name that is closer to Happy Gilmore but still a real name.

2. 2 kids for a 22 yr old? The kid needs a condom sponsor.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Pretty sure the words in your mouth already have you in the ignorant/fool catagory. You belittled her as a single person, a woman and a mother who sits at home blogging shit and said she was a goldigger. How about you transport yourself back to the 1800s where your opinions obviously belong.

Hahaha. No need for the ad hominem response, just because I disagree with you. Were you one of those people that changed their profile picture on Facebook to a flag of France after the terrorist attack and thought you were helping?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I have empathy for a lot of situations. Domestic violence, disability rights, indigenous rights, marriage equality just to name a few. I'm not interested in a WAG posting photos of her children and claiming that she is helping people.

.....WTF ! ......all i read was her being single and 23 with 2 childrens, and her fears around that .....plus a really positive outlook of still supporting her husband in the GF & wanting a positive relationship for her childrens sake

IMO i thought it was a really positive article

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

.....WTF ! ......all i read was her being single and 23 with 2 childrens, and her fears around that .....plus a really positive outlook of still supporting her husband in the GF & wanting a positive relationship for her childrens sake

IMO i thought it was a really positive article

And IMO I thought it was a nothing article about yet another WAG getting air time when there are far more pressing issues in the world at the moment such as domestic violence which is absolutely out of control.

 

[StonesThrow]

I have empathy for a lot of situations. Domestic violence, disability rights, indigenous rights, marriage equality just to name a few. I'm not interested in a WAG posting photos of her children and claiming that she is helping people.

What about shooting your mouth off without knowing the details of something that's happened? Making judgements based on prejudice?

 

[whitey_1975]

Hahaha. No need for the ad hominem response, just because I disagree with you. Were you one of those people that changed their profile picture on Facebook to a flag of France after the terrorist attack and thought you were helping?

I cant continue this conversation. And in answer to your question, no and I don't have Facebook. Hope everything in your world fits in its nice little box, sorry I couldn't comply with your assumptions about me. Bye bye ignorance.

 

[Scorpus]

I had a partner who, when we separated, tried to 'bill' me for things that he paid for and told me after the fact that this is what we had bought/were going to do. My salary was half of his and yet all my salary went onto the household bills which essentially left me with no spending money. He refused to have a joint account. There is another situation in my family regarding a partner who walked out on a pregnancy and has been trying to hide from the government so that they don't have to pay child support. I know so many people for whom these types of stories are so very real.

What a disgraceful human being

 

[WaynesWorld19]

And IMO I thought it was a nothing article about yet another WAG getting air time when there are far more pressing issues in the world at the moment such as domestic violence which is absolutely out of control.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

What about shooting your mouth off without knowing the details of something that's happened? Making judgements based on prejudice?

What's there to know? She's explained everything. Sucks about the postnatal depression and being a single mum would be tough, but I still fail to see how she's so concerned about others when the whole article was about her, promoting her blog and saying things like ""I feel like Beyoncé knew I was in the Herald Sun today so she decided to release her baby news"... For me, there are far more important things that deserve media coverage.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

I cant continue this conversation. And in answer to your question, no and I don't have Facebook. Hope everything in your world fits in its nice little box, sorry I couldn't comply with your assumptions about me. Bye bye ignorance.

Just because someone doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean you need to throw your toys out the cot. Bye bye

 

[baldandbroke]

I didn't call her pathetic. I said her faux concern was pathetic.

Really? I'd say the two were linked.

 

[whitey_1975]

Just because someone doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean you need to throw your toys out the cot. Bye bye

It's called I realise when I am wasting my breath. As Kane McGoodwins header says about arguing with a fool...............

 

[baldandbroke]

What's there to know? She's explained everything. Sucks about the postnatal depression and being a single mum would be tough, but I still fail to see how she's so concerned about others when the whole article was about her, promoting her blog and saying things like ""I feel like Beyoncé knew I was in the Herald Sun today so she decided to release her baby news"... For me, there are far more important things that deserve media coverage.

Drake, if you are trolling and looking for views ... your posting would make sense. This angle of yours regarding "there are more important things in the world" is hilarious coming from someone with 15,000 posts on a Footy forum !! Do you think Footy deserves any publicity? If you are actually saying what you believe - then you should switch off nearly all media, especially if it has sport playing. You'd better not have Foxtel or that would be really hypocritical, spend the $50 on something of worth.

Can you accept that maybe the people that this young lady is inspiring - are in a different world to you? Can you perhaps take yourself out of your little bubble and see that maybe some simple affirmations from a young lady who is living through something similar to what they are living through with a smile and a positive attitude - might be a flash of light in an otherwise dim world?

Your posts are reading like either a spurned ex-husband that sees a "single mum" and sees a leech OR a young fella that hasn't lived much.

Step back and maybe try and see what it is about all this that has you sooooo offended. Might be a good process for you to go through?

 

[NikkiNoo]

What a disgraceful human being

He's missing out on a very wonderful little boy (most of the time) growing up.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Just putting this here

 

[StonesThrow]

David Archibald?

 

[jenny61_99]

Requirements of a mummy blogger:
- Be a mum
- Have Instagram

She uploads photos of her kids. What else does she do?



Wow, I'm not sure how you could make comparisons between the two.

Stop digging the hole deeper.

 

[jenny61_99]

Just putting this here

I saw this yesterday. It's a brilliant ad. Something about Scandinavian countries leading the way on most things these days. Just wish our pollies would take note.

 

[earlsta]

I baby sit my niece & nephews once a week and am convinced that being a single mum is one of the hardest jobs going around.

It's just so mentally draining, the fact that some men try to get out of paying child support disgusts me. Our laws here are a joke anyway so I'm not surprised that people get away with things so often.

This happened a few days ago, things like this happen all the time in Australia.. magistrate lets husband have bail after a serious domestic violence assault, we all know what the end result is.
It just makes you shake your head.

http://www.news.com.au/national/que...d/news-story/746911add3ac89781771d9dbdd0b3103

 

[Elite Crow]

Carlton and Cripps manager stated the Kornes rumour is bullshit.

 

[Deaneus!]

And if it was financial what makes you think that he gave her any?

Visibility and lawyers.

If she doesn't have it now, she's doing it wrong.

 

[the universal]

2. 2 kids for a 22 yr old? The kid needs a condom sponsor.

He seemed like he was incredibly eager to start a family so early on in his career.

 

[Mego Red]

I have empathy for a lot of situations. Domestic violence, disability rights, indigenous rights, marriage equality just to name a few. I'm not interested in a WAG posting photos of her children and claiming that she is helping people.

Jesus. You're sounding like a dickhead in this thread, mate.

She's been with him since she was 13 and he left her with a three week old. I don't give a shit if she has a blog, she hardly seems to be the villain in this.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Drake, if you are trolling and looking for views ... your posting would make sense. This angle of yours regarding "there are more important things in the world" is hilarious coming from someone with 15,000 posts on a Footy forum

What's that got to do with the price of eggs?

Do you think Footy deserves any publicity? If you are actually saying what you believe - then you should switch off nearly all media, especially if it has sport playing. You'd better not have Foxtel or that would be really hypocritical, spend the $50 on something of worth.

Apples and oranges.

Can you accept that maybe the people that this young lady is inspiring

And she established her platform how.... ? Through years of hard work and dedication or because she's a WAG?

Can you perhaps take yourself out of your little bubble and see that maybe some simple affirmations from a young lady who is living through something similar to what they are living through with a smile and a positive attitude - might be a flash of light in an otherwise dim world?

Oh lord. If you knew me, you'd know I'm far from living in a bubble. As I have said, I stand for a number of other rights and am even an advocate for other issues I have mentioned on here. If she is helping others, then good on her. I don't agree with the media attention that WAG's receive though, it's pretty much as simple as that. Take a look at the WAG's you have seen today and over the years - have they put in years of dedication and commitment and worked their way up the food chain to be where they are? Or are they where they are now because they are, or were, the partner of a footballer? And before the feminists pipe in, yes I am aware of women who have built a successful career on their own terms, and good on them - that should be what is inspiring young women.