Society & Culture Fawad: VB or not VB?

[CLUBMEDhurst]

Cricket Australia have agreed to a request from Ashes prospect Fawad Ahmed not to wear the logo of a beer sponsor on his playing shirt due to his Muslim faith.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-03/ahmed-permitted-not-to-wear-beer-logo/4931620

Personally, I have no issue with this, think it's a storm in a pony glass.

I wouldn't wear it coz it's crap beer

 

[I bleed Blue]

Couldn't care less if he wears it or not.

It is a sponsorship logo. Not the Aussie coat of arms or anything.

The only people who could possibly care are VB. If they don't mind, why should the public?

 

[I bleed Blue]

Interestingly Usman Khawaja is also a muslim but he does wear the VB logo on his cricket shirts.

I guess it all comes down to how strictly they practice their religion.

Not all Catholics practice no sex before marraige, but I am sure some do.

 

[dales.girl38]

I'd say it's a win-win situation for both parties - he doesn't have to wear a logo that doesn't fit his religious views and VB have got more exposure from the story than they otherwise would have.

 

[Gough]

Michael Jones never played rugger on a Sunday even it meant missing an ABs Test. If Ahmed doesn't want to wear a sponsors logo because it clashes with his faith I doubt too many would complain. CUB have even come out and said it's cool by them.

 

[The Passenger]

Has happened quite a bit in sport over the years. It's just Australians have mastered the art of faux outrage.

My own personal opinion is i think anyone who gets offended by what they are wearing is being a bit stupid, but everyone has their own belief system and should be entitled to adhere to it.

 

[Cmarsh]

Couldn't care less if he wears it or not.

It is a sponsorship logo. Not the Aussie coat of arms or anything.

The only people who could possibly care are VB. If they don't mind, why should the public?

Some (ie Doug Walters) get so tied up in thinking drinking beer is so intertwined in Australian identity and culture that they say "All right then don't play if you don't want to wear the uniform". Personally I've been questioned about my Australianness because I don't drink.

But sponsorships come and go, therefore I don't think it can be reasonably argued a sponsors logo is part of the "uniform".

 

[Zach Package]

Interestingly Usman Khawaja is also a muslim but he does wear the VB logo on his cricket shirts.

Ussie clearly doesn't care for whatever reason, despite being a practicing muslim.

It's on all of Khawaja's state gear (XXXX Queensland Bulls) so he probably just doesn't care.

Ussie also been in australia for 20 odd years, probably much more acclimatized to alcohol advertising and having booze as a bigger part of aussie culture. as opposed to Fawad

 

[TheMcGrathMan]

Hilarious to read the twitter post from some old rugby player about Fawad "should go home" and "why did he come to Australia anyway".

Yeah, go home to join or be killed by the Taliban. Why even bother coming to Australia, life was much better over there!

The only notable aspect of this story is that the rugby guy is a moron. Not anything to do with a choice over advertising or sponsorship. VB (the only party who theoretically could be upset about Fawad's choice) agreed to it for crying out loud, so no one else should have a problem with it.

 

[TheMcGrathMan]

These are some of the comments I was referring to

well why did he come to Aussie for in the first place. A better life?

Well said doug. Tell him to go home

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/david-campese-tells-fawad-ahmed-to-go-home-over-vb-logo-ban-20130906-2t9yz.html#ixzz2e6IUmY5R

 

[CLUBMEDhurst]

^^ That bozo Campese, has a habit of puttin' his foot in his mouth.

No surprises that he was famous for his "goose-step"

 

[radiojake]

I've always wished more high profile athletes would refuse to wear sponsors on their uniforms -

I know I wouldn't be wearing any TABSPORTS shit on my jumper if I played for St Kilda

 

[rayven]

Good to see morals are still alive and kicking...

 

[JUBJUB]

Has happened quite a bit in sport over the years. It's just Australians have mastered the art of faux outrage.

Did any old fart South Africans [their version of Doug Walters & David Campese] sports people get outraged when Amla chose not to wear the Castle logos ?
I don't recall any and commentators never even bother mentioning it.

 

[The Passenger]

Did any old fart South Africans [their version of Doug Walters & David Campese] sports people get outraged when Amla chose not to wear the Castle logos ?
I don't recall any and commentators never even bother mentioning it.

to be honest i don't remember. they may have, but it would have never rated a mention in australia anyway.

it's a complete non issue. it's just hitting the press cause he's an easy target and as i've said many times this year, australian's are becoming very good at faux outrage.

 

[Plugger35]

Unstrayan

Send him back to Christmas Island so he can have a good hard think about it.

 

[Plugger35]

^^ That bozo Campese, has a habit of puttin' his foot in his mouth.

No surprises that he was famous for his "goose-step"

Campese might talk some shit in the media but the guy has cred as a rugby union player.

Arguably the greatest Wallaby of the last 30 odd years and stayed true to the Wallabies back in the old amateur days when he could have switched to rugby league for mega bucks.

The guy has runs on the board in terms of loyalty to an Australian national sports team.

 

[Natho]

Dont see an issue with it. Least its him in the side not that dud Doherty.

 

[Natho]

Dont see an issue with it. Least its him in the side not that dud Doherty.

 

[TassieEagle]

Dont see an issue with it. Least its him in the side not that dud Doherty.

1st part agree, second part is a long way off the mark. Doherty has been more than handy in the short forms.

 

[Selective Retention]

It's only people pushing an agenda that care at all about this really.

I know I wouldn't be wearing any TABSPORTS shit on my jumper if I played for St Kilda

That is the can of worms scenario in this situation though.

I think the majority accept (or don't loudly protest) about alcohol advertising as it so embedded.

With the Tom Waterhouse saturation of advertising it rubbed a hell of a lot more people up the wrong way.

It wouldn't be inconceivable that a handful of players on an AFL list of 44 have had someone in their family, or extended family, seriously affected by gambling. What would happen if they all refused to promote a gambling company on that basis, rather than on religious grounds?

 

[Gough]

Campese might talk some shit in the media but the guy has cred as a rugby union player.

Arguably the greatest Wallaby of the last 30 odd years and stayed true to the Wallabies back in the old amateur days when he could have switched to rugby league for mega bucks.

The guy has runs on the board in terms of loyalty to an Australian national sports team.

Yeah but he's a nong off the field and he lost the 89 Lions series for us. on it I think, not unlike Alan Jones, Campos credits have long since expired.

 

[The Passenger]

Yeah but he's a nong off the field and he lost the 89 Lions series for us. on it I think, not unlike Alan Jones, Campos credits have long since expired.

It's like he and Neil Harvey are having a long running contest for australia's biggest dickhead ex sportsmen.

 

[Scotland]

Political correctness gone mad.

As a sponsor, VB put money into the sport of cricket - money that goes towards salaries, tours etc. for players like Fawad Ahmed.

If you accept the trappings then wear the sponsor's logo.

 

[Plugger35]

Yeah but he's a nong off the field and he lost the 89 Lions series for us. on it I think, not unlike Alan Jones, Campos credits have long since expired.

Campo was as eccentric on the field as he is off it, had his brilliant moments along with his screw ups.

Who can forget his blind flick over the shoulder to Tim Horan in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, pure genius.



Gordon Bray loved him, he was to Gordon what Cyril Rioli is to Bruce McAvaney.

He might be a dickhead media whore now but you can't knock his credentials as a rugby player, I'd take him over Peter Fitzsimons but that's not saying much.