Moved Thread Kevin Sheedy calls on football to embrace sexual equality

[Slats]

AFL coaching legend Kevin Sheedy wants the football world to embrace sexual equality with the same enthusiasm with which it has supported indigenous talent at the elite level of the game.

Sheedy, part of a discussion panel about the LGBTQ community and football on Wednesday night, praised the AFL for its progressive stance on social issues, but spoke about the conservatism of society at large inhibiting a change in attitudes.

"We are very slow in looking at different projects and the opportunity to actually look at life," he said. "Before Michael Long, 28 Aboriginals had played AFL football in the VFL. Since Michael Long, there's been 330. Why did it take that long? Because we're very careful and conservative.

"I have a nephew who's gay. He's a beautiful person. The great thing about gay people is they're beautiful human beings who don't do the crap that heterosexuals do. In the end, they're very caring people, and I think that's an important ingredient to have."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-embrace-sexual-equality-20170518-gw7hyh.html

 

[Donakebab]

Good. Don't see how any reasonably sane human being could object to this.


Also, in before locked thread due to mouth breathers.

 

[Nostradumbass]

"I have a nephew who's gay. He's a beautiful person. The great thing about gay people is they're beautiful human beings who don't do the crap that heterosexuals do. In the end, they're very caring people, and I think that's an important ingredient to have."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-embrace-sexual-equality-20170518-gw7hyh.html

 

[yodellinhank]

I wouldn't call heterosexual sex "crap", but good on sheeds.

 

[M Malice]

"I have a nephew who's gay. He's a beautiful person. The great thing about gay people is they're beautiful human beings who don't do the crap that heterosexuals do. In the end, they're very caring people, and I think that's an important ingredient to have."
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-embrace-sexual-equality-20170518-gw7hyh.html

Bit of a generalization there Sheeds. I think he is implying that gays don't commit crimes. Wipe out the bolded section and 100% agree with Sheeds. What consenting sound of mind adults do is no bodies business IMO.

 

[Moshie The Mook]

LGBTQ

When did they add the Q?

 

[Slats]

When did they add the Q?

LGBTQ has been recorded since 1996.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT

 

[TimmeT]

Afl should not be actively engaging in or implementing actions which are classed as social engineering. Particularly when they have issues within they need to manage.

 

[Chuckie357]

Whoever said that if it isn't nailed down Sheedy will pinch it was right!!! The Saints started this game so BACK OFF OLD MAN!!!

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Sheeds went senile years ago but even by his standards that's some ******* oddball statement

 

[Nostradumbass]

WTF was that?

No idea what he's on about.

 

[Franc de Borges]

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[quotemokc]

Will adopted children of a gay couple be eligible for father son recruitment

 

[simba_]

Sheedy has lost the plot

 

[PrideOf]

When did they add the Q?

When it became an AFL Queensland initiative.

 

[PrideOf]

Bit of a generalization there Sheeds. I think he is implying that gays don't commit crimes. Wipe out the bolded section and 100% agree with Sheeds. What consenting sound of mind adults do is no bodies business IMO.

Yeah, his heart might have been in the right place, but his brain was definitely in neutral.

 

[Sylvia Saint]

There wouldn't be that many gay AFL players I'd have thought. Lower than the 10% quoted in society. Although having said that, there was one openly gay player at my amateur club a few years back, and you'd never have picked him to be, so maybe there's a few more than you'd expect.

I don't really understand Sheeds' point either. Is he suggesting that there's a ton of gay players out there that haven't entered the AFL fray due to their sexuality? Seems a bit unlikely to me. Much more likely is that we already have closeted gays at AFL clubs.

Will be a great day when the first gay player comes out. I think he'll earn a ton of respect and the sledging etc will be virtually non-existant.

 

[Feerits Elf]

Are there people seriously objecting to marriage equality?

Yes, literally millions

 

[Moshie The Mook]

Didn't Akermanis write an article explaining all this?

 

[Big_Birdy]

So whats being suggested?

 

[LuckyBounce!]

St.Kilda already have the pride game. Go away Sheedy!

 

[Donakebab]

No surprise that people are getting bogged down on semantics rather than acknowledging the overall issue at hand.

 

[Feerits Elf]

It's a gross stereotype to say that all gay people are beautiful and caring people.

Using the word "gross" in reference to gay people is precisely the sort of prejudiced demonisation we're trying to avoid.

Check your privilege bro

 

[Snake_Baker]

Is that old tool still building monuments to himself?

I wish he would just dry up and blow away.

 

[raymond35]

This may be the most ridiculous statement Sheedy has ever made, and it's not as if he's short of competition either.