Rumour Jeremy Finlayson under investigation - 3 game suspension

[HirdsTheWord]

Same goes for most of the stuff that’s said on the field

most people aren't dumb enough to do it next to an umpire or say it to something they dont know.

just like most ppl talking shit at work don't do it earshot of other people.

 

[lysp]

‘Just unacceptable’: Calls for Jeremy Finlayson to be banned over slur amid NRL comparison

‘Just unacceptable’: Details of ugly slur revealed as NRL comparison sparks calls for ban

www.foxsports.com.au

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told 3AW on Monday night “it will be dealt with - it shouldn’t be any different to any kind of racial slur”.

In the words of Robinson, times have changed – and should be reflected in the punishment for Finlayson.

“People at home can say ‘it’s only words, it’s not 1974, it’s 2024’ - and the word he used is just unacceptable,” he said.

“I’ve written tonight Gerard, walk into any workplace and used that word to describe your colleague, and find out how long you’ll have a job for.

“There’s a lot of gay players playing AFL and AFLW, including the Port Adelaide AFLW coach who is gay - and you’ve got a Port Adelaide player using a gay slur.

“I’m not the moral police, I’m far from it - but the AFL can’t preach inclusiveness and preach all this stuff and say ‘Nah, we’ll just fine you $500’ - I just don’t think that’ll be good enough.”

Can't really argue with what he said.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Absolutely we did not use it in the way the Americans used it.

We had other far far more common words used towards the Aboriginal population in the way back when.

The N word was not one of them.

The N word was certainly used towards Aboriginal people and it was used a lot. Others such as c#%n or bo$&g were also used regularly in racist rants.

 

[ElectricG]

most people aren't dumb enough to do it next to an umpire or say it to something they dont know.

just like most ppl talking s**t at work don't do it earshot of other people.

Well you don’t really believe what you say if it’s all about just being smart enough to not get caught

 

[South of the Yarra]

No I mean the 1980s.

Anyone suggesting that it was a commonly used word are wrong.

We had our own local terms that were used in the majority of cases.

They are not wrong. They are 100 percent right. It was commonly used to degrade Aboriginals.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Well you don’t really believe what you say if it’s all about just being smart enough to not get caught

understanding reality and how things work in the real word is hard concept i know.

if the AFL was the real world Finlayson would be sacked on the spot. Like anyone else who did it in a workplace.

 

[South of the Yarra]

I'm old enough and travelled enough to know this wasn't a word being used by our local populations to describe the Aboriginals, even when being negative or racist towards them.

We had our own local words for that.

The original reply was to someone who suggested we used that word commonly to direct at Aboriginals. Simply not true.

Then you didn’t travel enough. It was used and it was common.

 

[ElectricG]

understanding reality and how things work in the real word is hard concept i know.

if the AFL was the real world Finlayson would be sacked on the spot. Like anyone else who did it in a workplace.

I have no idea then what you think oppo players are shouting at each other then. It’s a simply a different environment. Was Zorko even penalised for “I hope your mother dies”?

 

[South of the Yarra]

Not sure why you're so hung up on this. Maybe it wasn't common, but there's plenty of recorded instances of it being used to slur Aboriginals.

It was used and it was regular.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I have no idea then what you think oppo players are shouting at each other then. It’s a simply a different environment. Was Zorko even penalised for “I hope your mother dies”?

u don't don't see the difference between homophobic language and general sledging I'm not surprised you have the viewpoint that you do.

neither is OK but one is far more serious than the other.

 

[ElectricG]

u don't don't see the difference between homophobic language and general sledging I'm not surprised you have the viewpoint that you do.

neither is OK but one is far more serious than the other.

I mean, I see the difference (though I do think that difference is sometimes overstated). I’m just trying to get you to understand that what happened isn’t quite the same as saying it in a professional environment.

 

[Toump Ass]

Reckon the AFL is gonna make a big fat example of little finny.
You can't give TayTay Walker a six weeks for being racist and say to Jeremy "hating gay people isn't as bad".

+ Laura Kane is all about trying to look super modern and inclusive and all that shit too.

If it was a Carlton player it would be a stern warning, but I reckon Finlayson is having a really BIG holiday.
Which is fine for Port, Geogordiades(nfi his name? I think there's one less syllable) will slot right in.

 

[Hoops]

That was the resurgence of the term through music and as part of a particular subculture. I think the rest of us are talking more about its traditional use, in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

He obviously never played chasy/tiggy in the 80s
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe......"

 

[Andrew Mc]

The N word was certainly used towards Aboriginal people and it was used a lot. Others such as c#%n or bo$&g were also used regularly in racist rants.

I grew up in NSW (both out west in country towns with very high percentages of aboriginals, and then in Sydney) mid-70's onwards and while those latter two words were commonly used (along with others), the N word wasn't. Perhaps is a regional thing.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Conservative society is actually doing a pretty good job at making it taboo to be gay again. Labelling gay people as 'groomers' or 'pedos' or whatever.

The ultimate in projection.

Conservative politics is full of repressed homosexuality. Don’t know about here, but it’s one of the biggest problems in US public life.

People who don’t want their secrets to get out vote the way they are told. They make the perfect malleable candidate.

Then there is the self loathing…and on it goes.

 

[WillHayward]

Does anyone know what actual word used?

"******"?

 

[South of the Yarra]

I grew up in NSW (both out west in country towns with very high percentages of aboriginals, and then in Sydney) mid-70's onwards and while those latter two words were commonly used (along with others), the N word wasn't. Perhaps is a regional thing.

I heard it pretty much across the country especially on football fields and in pubs.

 

[3207]

Which is an easy thing to believe as long as you are in the majority power position and in the normie group.

Who is mocking a little kid by saying "Go home and bang your wife in the missionary position whitie"

Why is a little kid married in the first place?

 

[Maddo11]

Does anyone know what actual word used?

"******"?

My understanding is that it was the "bundle of sticks" or British slang for a cigarette. Could also have been the word BT used to describe (was it Josh Jenkins? Or Harry Taylor I can't recall) on air one night

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

I just hope Jeremy and his family are doing ok.

Slipped up in the heat of the moment. Owned it straight away. Apologised to the guy.

Just a question- was the slur directed at a guy who is in fact gay?

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Should be suspended for it tbh. Why the hell are people using these slurs on a football field in 2024? There’s no end of other insults you can use instead.

As for Clarkson, he should be deleted from the AFL permanently. Insane how much he has been allowed to get away with.

 

[South of the Yarra]

I just hope Jeremy and his family are doing ok.

Slipped up in the heat of the moment. Owned it straight away. Apologised to the guy.

Just a question- was the slur directed at a guy who is in fact gay?

Yes I hope Auber Neville was ok. The pain it must of brought his family. Seriously.

 

[Bostonian]

Then you didn’t travel enough. It was used and it was common.

I did travel plenty. My family was and still is prominent in Darwin and NT history.

I could rattle off a bunch of names that were used all the time by those generations though while never hearing the one you claim was common yet never heard by them.

We know what those names are, the ones that were actually commonly said.

 

[memoryofmchale]

I think if you read between the lines, the player in question is gay. Finlayson has had to apologise to a player who is remaining anonymous. For some players, it is very easy to nuke speculation. There aren’t many players who were in the team on the weekend without partners. I suppose the player could be bi but in a straight relationship.

Punishment is hard as someone will always say it’s too harsh/not harsh enough when compared to other incidents or in general. Why Finlayson thought it was a good idea is beyond me. AFL players surely would know anything homophobic won’t fly. There are so many other slurs to use or none at all.

 

[Engimal v3]

I think if you read between the lines, the player in question is gay. Finlayson has had to apologise to a player who is remaining anonymous. For some players, it is very easy to nuke speculation. There aren’t many players who were in the team on the weekend without partners. I suppose the player could be bi but in a straight relationship.

Punishment is hard as someone will always say it’s too harsh/not harsh enough when compared to other incidents or in general. Why Finlayson thought it was a good idea is beyond me. AFL players surely would know anything homophobic won’t fly. There are so many other slurs to use or none at all.

Yep, Finlayson is genuine scum.