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Yeah I'm not raising it as I have a problem just that if there are no straight girls playing it can rightly or wrongly make straight girls feel uncomfortable.Probably 50-50 I'd say......and no problems at all with it. My problem is the media making such a big deal saying it isn't a big deal.
Thats not the issue here though Jason. Whether its right or wrong sonr girks wouldn't feel comfortable playing footy uf there are no other straight girls.who gives a s..t whether they are straight or gay. love is all you need.
she was sitting in the row in front of us for a large portion of the match and she was wearing a richmond jumper, there were a few jokes and banter going on about it. at one stage a lions guy (official looking) came up and was gesturing/pointing at the jumper having a laugh. not a good look but i as a long time lions supporter took no offense although once the league beds in and if the the girls are ever approaching full time professionalism it would not be a good look. no biggy to me.I saw a photo of Tayla Harris wearing a Richmond jumper appear on facebook after the game yesterday. Not a great look from the club's marquee player. I just hope it's old.
she is a stunning looking girl BTW.Tayla is a huge fan of Dusty , so wouldn't surprise me .
I wouldn't care if she wasn't one of the two players paid (as a marquee) to promote the club. I don't care that she supports Richmond, I'm sure plenty of the others support other clubs too. But maybe leave the jumper at homeshe was sitting in the row in front of us for a large portion of the match and she was wearing a richmond jumper, there were a few jokes and banter going on about it. at one stage a lions guy (official looking) came up and was gesturing/pointing at the jumper having a laugh. not a good look but i as a long time lions supporter took no offense although once the league beds in and if the the girls are ever approaching full time professionalism it would not be a good look. no biggy to me.
If it makes someone uncomfortable it just shows their ignorance. Homosexuals aren't sex crazed and ready to try to devour anyone who enters their den. No one's sexual preferences are anyone else's business and what they do in the bedroom has absolutely no bearing on someone's character. That's pretty much the simple answer.
I agree but basically this person was implying there was basically for what of a better term reverse homophobia going on. The attitude was like 'this is for lesbians we don't really want straight people here' so just wondering if that attitude still exists in womens footyIf it makes someone uncomfortable it just shows their ignorance. Homosexuals aren't sex crazed and ready to try to devour anyone who enters their den. No one's sexual preferences are anyone else's business and what they do in the bedroom has absolutely no bearing on someone's character. That's pretty much the simple answer.
It is possible though, that any minority can be made to feel on the outer. If you're one of half a dozen straight people in a group of 30 gay people, then that feeling of exclusion can easily exist, whether real or not. That's the premise of the original question; whether the tables are turned somewhat to what happens in general society.If it makes someone uncomfortable it just shows their ignorance. Homosexuals aren't sex crazed and ready to try to devour anyone who enters their den. No one's sexual preferences are anyone else's business and what they do in the bedroom has absolutely no bearing on someone's character. That's pretty much the simple answer.
This is 100% NOT the case in the women's football team I have a fair bit to do with. They're just young women having fun. No different to the guys team.I agree but basically this person was implying there was basically for what of a better term reverse homophobia going on. The attitude was like 'this is for lesbians we don't really want straight people here' so just wondering if that attitude still exists in womens footy
Yeah, I don't think it is because they are gay, anymore than homophobia exists because those who are bigoted are straight. In group situations, I think a herd mentality can easily exist. That said, there doesn't need to be a situation like the one I described either. It needn't be sexual orientation, and I wouldn't suggest it be "blamed" or considered a cause. But it may be a catalyst or defining difference.Yeah, but the idea that it's due to their sexuality is distasteful to me. My experience with sports teams in general is that they are insular, exclusionary of partners and difficult to be a newcomer to and it takes a level of bigotry to associate it with an involuntary sexual preference rather than dickheads liking to hang out with other dickheads.
It is possible though, that any minority can be made to feel on the outer. If you're one of half a dozen straight people in a group of 30 gay people, then that feeling of exclusion can easily exist, whether real or not. That's the premise of the original question; whether the tables are turned somewhat to what happens in general society.
My wife's niece used to play vigoro, with most of the team being gay. There was a level of misandry which meant partners of straight team members were also excluded.
I remember at her 40th birthday, there was a disproportionate number of women who were just unfriendly toward men. Many may have had reason for their attitudes, but for a bloke who was completely non-judgemental and totally accepting, it seemed unfair and uncomfortable. There was also a few who treated straight women differently, as they weren't "one of them".
Gay or straight, people have the ability to be discriminatory assholes, and more so when part of a majority.