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University lecturers are not meant to have relationships with their students for exactly the same reasons. Now, the media reaction has been ludicrously over the top but I'm not sure how that's the AFL's fault.
The afl should take a leaf out of the Olympics charter that no demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in the Olympic areas.
Mods - why is this abusive and sexist poster still in here?Fair call, aside from the rampant hypocrisy - I deleted it (before seeing your reply) cos the more I thought about it, I agreed it was a poor response.
"The plight of men" is a ridiculous line. Yes, some men experience mental health issues, some men - but statistically very, very few - have false accusations made against them (and there's no suggestion that this is what happened here.) But I would suggest that a lot of the problems faced by many men are down to the notion of toxic masculinity and the individuals inability to understand the role of men in a society where women should be treated as equals.
Something that feminists say that perhaps some people in this thread should think about.
"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them."
The mere tacit suggestion that "the plight of men" is even a patch on what women have experienced for centuries is beyond ridiculous.
The answer to the notion of "toxic masculinity" certainly isn't to maintain women as an underclass because some men can't handle the prospect of women being seen as equal to them - it's to further redefine cultural gender roles which is what the aim of the feminist movement has been all along.
Dear Afl,
I have a hot 16yo girl working for me. Should I "work late" and give her a little "promotion", or do I risk divorce and a press conference?
Yours faithfully,
A. Nonymous
Mods - why is this abusive and sexist poster still in here?
What's the afls stance on climate change and Syria?AFL needs to be more than millionaires kicking a ball to one another.
There is - and should be - an expectation that players and employees of the game, which receives so much financial support from the public, should give back. Since they have such a wide-reaching public platform, one of the best things they can do is raise awareness for issues or programs for which there is little awareness.
Anyone here who thinks that promoting awareness about racism and homophobia is a moot point somehow, or if you honestly believe that straight white men are becoming an endangered species: I pity you.
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Mods - why is this abusive and sexist poster still in here?
The last few years It seems like the AFL has increasingly been sipping from the PC trough
There are rounds and campaigns that are AFL branded about things such as Multicultural ism, Indigenous round, Domestic violence etcetera.
Those are all worthwhile subjects, but the AFL seems incredibly selective in what it stands up for and when.
An example of this is Gambling. Gambling is a scourge of hundreds of thousands of families, with people's lives being changed for the worse on a daily basis by gambling addiction.
Yet I don't see the AFL standing up for this one, mainly because there is huge sponsorship money being made from betting companies.
Then we have this recent situation with a few managers being moved along from the AFL ranks.
A couple of managers have an affair. 50% of adults have an affair at some stage of their lives. No complaints were made by the women, yet the AFL has forced the men out..
If the AFL was sponsored by a dozen dating companies maybe they would have ignored this issue too
Gil McLachlan says the AFL managers should be kept to higher standards.
Higher standard than what??? They are bloody managers and have not broken any law.
The AFL is a football admin body, not an Australian Human Rights organisation.
It seems to me the AFL is cherry picking its issues, and it would be better off staying right out of being a moral judge.
The AFL should simplify things and keep it about footy.
Oh yes, you forgot some other intelligent questions like: "what's the world coming to?", "why can't footballers just play football?", "when did public organisations become the PC police?", and of course: "why do minorities need defending, but not me?".What's the afls stance on climate change and Syria?
Don't all businesses get financial support from the public? Isn't that the nature of business?AFL needs to be more than millionaires kicking a ball to one another.
There is - and should be - an expectation that players and employees of the game, which receives so much financial support from the public, should give back. Since they have such a wide-reaching public platform, one of the best things they can do is raise awareness for issues or programs for which there is little awareness.
Anyone here who thinks that promoting awareness about racism and homophobia is a moot point somehow, or if you honestly believe that straight white men are becoming an endangered species: I pity you.
No, the AFL acts under the auspices of the ministry of sport, so many of their initiatives, stadium deals, parades etc are partially or completely resourced by state and/or federal government.Don't all businesses get financial support from the public? Isn't that the nature of business?
The AFL are morons and either don't see issues or when they do, they see the wrong aspect of the issue.
ie being a senior manager, who is married, and banging junior staff isn't a good idea. In fact it is potentially a sack-able offence. Not because they are married, rather the potential for complaints relating to breaches of the sexual discrimination act, statutory rape, abuse of power and the potential for blackmail.
The gambling issue involves both the AFL and media. It will be resolved soon through legislation but it does highlight their inability to calculate what revenues to chase and which to avoid.
What's the afls stance on climate change and Syria?
The mere tacit suggestion that "the plight of men" is even a patch on what women have experienced for centuries is beyond ridiculous.
All the while 99% of the people who follow Aussie Rules are of European descent the AFL will not name a round after them.The last few years It seems like the AFL has increasingly been sipping from the PC trough
There are rounds and campaigns that are AFL branded about things such as Multicultural ism, Indigenous round, Domestic violence etcetera.
Those are all worthwhile subjects, but the AFL seems incredibly selective in what it stands up for and when.
An example of this is Gambling. Gambling is a scourge of hundreds of thousands of families, with people's lives being changed for the worse on a daily basis by gambling addiction.
Yet I don't see the AFL standing up for this one, mainly because there is huge sponsorship money being made from betting companies.
Then we have this recent situation with a few managers being moved along from the AFL ranks.
A couple of managers have an affair. 50% of adults have an affair at some stage of their lives. No complaints were made by the women, yet the AFL has forced the men out..
If the AFL was sponsored by a dozen dating companies maybe they would have ignored this issue too
Gil McLachlan says the AFL managers should be kept to higher standards.
Higher standard than what??? They are bloody managers and have not broken any law.
The AFL is a football admin body, not an Australian Human Rights organisation.
It seems to me the AFL is cherry picking its issues, and it would be better off staying right out of being a moral judge.
The AFL should simplify things and keep it about footy.
That's a decent article .This article is quite good:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...ut&utm_term=235292&subid=20825839&CMP=ema_632
All the while 99% of the people who follow Aussie Rules are of European descent the AFL will not name a round after them.