Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 3

[Peter Doherty]

Shes spent enough time here to know better.

What does it have to do with being in Australia?

 

[AFC979810]

this is all really old and irrelevant news now anyway

Huh? It was 6 weeks ago.

Isa's great and everyone's moved on

Isa is great.

 

[jenny61_99]

What's it got to do with the Australian sporting landscape?

Was an English commentator offending Indians.

Commentating on Australian tv.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Commentating on Australian tv.

I am sure there was no intent to offend. Im sure though that someone pointed out the connotations within the Australian sporting landscape, hence why she apologised the next day.

This bolded part makes it seem that it was somehow more of an issue due to it being said in Australia.

 

[Mutineer]

Commentating on Australian tv.

High Commission of India, Canberra, Australia : Indian Community in Australia

hcicanberra.gov.in

 

[dogs105]

Lol, that seems incredibly unlikely.

I think she just means that we're all primates, ultimately. And he's the greatest walking amongst us.

Just clumsy.

She actually said that she meant it in the sense of "of the first rank".

one first in authority or rank : leader.

You don't have to believe her, but that's what she said she meant.



edit: That meaning is actually where the name of the taxonomic order comes from, so they're not unrelated terms

 

[Gtowncrow]

Really?
Not too sure about that.

Agree.
Tex is still sadly remembered by many for his poor comment. Not on our board but the oppo fans won't let it slide away.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Agree.
Tex is still sadly remembered by many for his poor comment. Not on our board but the oppo fans won't let it slide away.

Why would you expect them to?

 

[Cromulant]

Why would you expect them to?

People make mistakes, people need to stop acting like the bloke is the worst racist of all time

 

[Mostyn]

People make mistakes, people need to stop acting like the bloke is the worst racist of all time

The only people that do are those doing it from their own position of self interest.

 

[1970crow]

Show me someone who uses the word 'primate' in that context and I will show you a weirdo.

In terms of football knowledge and general quality of posting, I am the primate around here.

Can all 3 things be true?

 

[1970crow]

Agree.
Tex is still sadly remembered by many for his poor comment. Not on our board but the oppo fans won't let it slide away.

Well, you know you only have to furck that one goat.

 

[1970crow]

People make mistakes, people need to stop acting like the bloke is the worst racist of all time

But are they really saying he's the worst racist of all time? Or could you perhaps be a little sensitive to criticism of him?

 

[Cromulant]

But are they really saying he's the worst racist of all time? Or could you perhaps be a little sensitive to criticism of him?

Bit of an exaggeration of course, but i do think people hang him out to dry for a stupid comment.

 

[1970crow]

Bit of an exaggeration of course, but i do think people hang him out to dry for a stupid comment.

I think it was an act of racism, but also he received his fair punishment and did what he had to do and hopefully casual references like that have been removed from his vocabulary. But brain dead oppo supporters love bringing stuff like that and power stances up. Their intelligence doesn’t allow them to remember anything else.

 

[GrommoT]

Agree.
Tex is still sadly remembered by many for his poor comment. Not on our board but the oppo fans won't let it slide away.

Yeah, those dirty Geelong supporters...

 

[Carn The Texan]

But brain dead oppo supporters love bringing stuff like that and power stances up. Their intelligence doesn’t allow them to remember anything else.

Observe the way English cricket fans treat Steve Smith. English keyboard warriors do it because if you had a choice between Smith and Joe Root you'd take Smith every day of the week, and they all know it. I see any "but, but, sandpaper!" comments as an admission of the same. They've run out of substantive things to say because they can't admit our cricketers are better.

 

[tinman]

this is all really old and irrelevant news now anyway

Isa's great and everyone's moved on

Give it time. There’s people here still smarting about selecting Kenny McGregor over Pav and the Dangerfield trade

 

[Peter Doherty]

Heard this evening that it is rumoured Hugh Bond dislocated his shoulder at a music festival down south. A number of players in attendance.

If it is the case, not a smart move to be in a mosh pit.

Was this bullshit?

 

[Cromulant]

Was this bullshit?

Appears so

 

[spenze]

Anytime Kirky talks about music festivals you take the comment with a grain of salt. The last music festival he went to had Mozart headlining it.

 

[1990crow]

Anytime Kirky talks about music festivals you take the comment with a grain of salt. The last music festival he went to had Mozart headlining it.

That would have been some festival!

 

[Crow till I die]

Anytime Kirky talks about music festivals you take the comment with a grain of salt. The last music festival he went to had Mozart headlining it.

And all the attendees rolled up on horse and cart

 

[GreyCrow]

And all the attendees rolled up on horse and cart

 

[jenny61_99]

This bolded part makes it seem that it was somehow more of an issue due to it being said in Australia.

Not at all. All i meant was that she was commentating on Australian tv. As we’ve had issues in the footy in the past (supporters calling players apes or monkeys, Eddy referring to Goodes as King Kong - both of which got a lot of media attention) i would have expected someone as professional as Isa to be a bit more sensitive to the topic? I am sure it wasn’t intended as a slur, however. I’m also not sure if it is used as a derogatory term in other countries.