The booing of Gary Ablett jnr

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Booing a player who has just left your club is fine. This one doesn’t make much sense.

People like to bag Collingwood supporters for their behaviour, quite warranted sometimes.

But Hawks fans can be proud they started the booing of Adam Goodes, now this.
North fans booed Josh Gibson for four or five years.

Port fans booed Shaun Burgoyne for a couple of years.
 
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When you support or make a statement discriminating against a group of people who don't choose to be that way, its not really blown out of proportion if they cop bad media about it.

Religion and Homosexuality are two parts of the community. One you can only choose to be a part of , the other you are born into. Implying Homosexuals are lesser for being the way they are when they don't choose it is pretty bigoted stuff. Whether it is to be cast off to the make believe world of hell or heaven, its still stating you think nothing of them. Good on the people for voicing their opinion of Garys statement by liking the post.
IIRC Gary didn't state anything, seems you're speculating what he is thinking on the back of liking a post.

Why did he like the post? Was it because he believes Folau has a right to post his beliefs on twitter? Or is it because he believes drinking is a sin? Or is it because fornication is a sin?

Seems those that have made up their mind what Gary is thinking must think they can read minds.
 

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Crowd can boo whoever they please. Its hard to pin down why a bunch of people are booing in the first place. I always cursed Brent Harvey and Adam Goodes because they were dirty little snipers. I boo Cotchin. If any are involved in any issue i'd boo them extra. I suspect many boo Ablett (due to his greatness and perhaps his history), but just boo harder when he is in the headlines. Either way, who gives a sh*t. Our generation has a short attention span of only a few seconds, its unlikely the booing would continue week in week out.
 

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So you too are in agreement with pedophiles also apparently they dont choose it either. Your argument is lame.
I shouldn't take the bait but I will. As on no level should homosexuality be in comparison with pedofilia

Watch some footage of a pedo being caught in the act of meeting up with a kid. First thing they resort to, is denying what they were going to do.

You dont get the same with two guys meeting up at a bar for a drink on a date. Thats natural.

Simple as i can put it for you
 

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It was just the Hawthorn supporter base being a tad too sensitive and getting offended on behalf of homosexuals despite completely misinterpreting a facebook 'like'. They're well-renowned to have quite thin skins, and they've let it get the better of them yet again. The world will keep turning, and the poor darls will have to get over themselves. :thumbsu:
 

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IIRC Gary didn't state anything, seems you're speculating what he is thinking on the back of liking a post.

Why did he like the post? Was it because he believes Folau has a right to post his beliefs on twitter? Or is it because he believes drinking is a sin? Or is it because fornication is a sin?

Seems those that have made up their mind what Gary is thinking must think they can read minds.
Id say if you disagreed with any of those views you wouldn't like that post in the first place?
 

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I think booing should be reserved to what the player does in the AFL realm. Booing for other reasons is a bit weak imo.

For example, Beams was booed last Thursday. You can see why and I'm fine with it. Booing Gaz because he liked a picture that had nothing to do with AFL? Yeah, nah. (I'm not saying that is why he was booed either).

Can you regulate the latter? No. Should it be? No. Most normal and reasonable people wouldn't do such a thing anyway.
 
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I shouldn't take the bait but I will. As on no level should homosexuality be in comparison with pedofilia

Watch some footage of a pedo being caught in the act of meeting up with a kid. First thing they resort to, is denying what they were going to do.

You dont get the same with two guys meeting up at a bar for a drink on a date. Thats natural.

Simple as i can put it for you
Probably shouldn't have bothered biting your argument is lame child molestors love telling everyone they are effd in the head mate. In this day and age yes it normal for two guys or girls to hook up all im saying is its their choice too
 

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Probably shouldn't have bothered biting your argument is lame child molestors love telling everyone they are effd in the head mate. In this day and age yes it normal for two guys or girls to hook up all im saying is its their choice too
English would be appreciated next time. Cant wait until your kid is born gay and you think showing him some target lingerie catalogues of females will sway his "choice" . Actually , id be extremely surprised if you knew how to get a female pregnant and pity any kids you may have
 
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Id say if you disagreed with any of those views you wouldn't like that post in the first place?
Ok then why has everyone decided that he has a hatred for homosexuals? Is it possible he just disagrees with all the sins and liked the post because he likes that Folau expresses his beliefs?

The thing that everyone is forgetting is that we don't have ANY evidence of what he is thinking, purely speculative. Yet once again everyone is judge, jury and executioner on the like of a twitter post.

For mine that is rather petulant and reactionary.
 
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English would be appreciated next time. Cant wait until your kid is born gay and you think showing him some target lingerie catalogues of females will sway his "choice" . Actually , id be extremely surprised if you knew how to get a female pregnant and pity any kids you may have
Mate at no point have i ever said i was against people being gay thats your twisted mind doing this. I have no problem at all with any gay people. I simply said it was a life choice you have distorted the message being presented to you. I know plenty of people that have had both hetro and gay relationships. You've got some real mental issues happening here probs should head down the doctors tomorrow it could be some sort of tumor.
 
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A “boo ban”. Good luck with that.
Many years on from the Goodes saga and the AFL and AFL media still don't get it. :rolleyes:

I think booing should be reserved to what the player does in the AFL realm. Booing for other reasons is a bit weak imo.

For example, Beams was booed last Thursday. You can see why and I'm fine with it. Booing Gaz because he liked a picture that had nothing to do with AFL? Yeah, nah. (I'm not saying that is why he was booed either).

Can you regulate the latter? No. Should it be? No. Most normal and reasonable people wouldn't do such a thing anyway.
Who gets to decide what is boo-worthy though? Stephen Milne was booed quite significantly a few years ago (after being charged with a criminal offense), was that wrong? Would it also be wrong to boo Ablett Snr after he killed that girl?

It's a personal preference and if there isn't the desire amongst the crowd to boo, then it's unlikely to catch on. Though the surefire way to make it widespread is to lecture people on it. Without the fuss keeping it in the news, people will get bored eventually and it'll die off fairly quickly.

We don't have to like them as players, we don't have to like them as people, but how (or whether) that is acted on isn't the AFL or the media's business when it's something as universal and basic as booing.

Also are you in agreeance with petophiles then. That shit is in keeping with your dim witted views
So you too are in agreement with pedophiles also apparently they dont choose it either. Your argument is lame.
Are you a simpleton or just deliberately being an arsehole? :$
 
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Mate at no point have i ever said i was against people being gay thats your twisted mind doing this. I have no problem at all with any gay people. I simply said it was a life choice you have distorted the message being presented to you. I know plenty of people that have had both hetro and gay relationships. You've got some real mental issues happening here probs should head down the doctors tomorrow it could be some sort of tumor.
"life choice"

:rolleyes:
 

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen any group of supporters so defensive! This guy left your club chasing money! Your club could’ve been something great, possibly one of th best eras of all time but he chose to abandoned it all over money. Had enough of no spot light on him up at the Gold Coast so decided to come crawling back and you welcome him back in with open arms. That is seriously pathetic, he is the exact opposite of EVERYTHING a true football supporter is in terms of loyalty and honor, it’s comical. Might need to check the water supply up at Geelong, could be contaminated
 
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Many years on from the Goodes saga and the AFL and AFL media still don't get it. :rolleyes:



Who gets to decide what is boo-worthy though? Stephen Milne was booed quite significantly a few years ago (after being charged with a criminal offense), was that wrong?

It's a personal preference and if there isn't the desire amongst the crowd to boo, then it's unlikely to catch on. Though the surefire way to make it widespread is to lecture people on it. Without the fuss keeping it in the news, people will get bored eventually and it'll die off fairly quickly.

We don't have to like them as players, we don't have to like them as people, but how (or whether) that is acted on isn't the AFL or the media's business when it's something as universal and basic as booing.




Are you a simpleton or just deliberately being an arsehole? :$
Yeah good one read 2 quotes and you got the whole story well done
 
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Yeah good one read 2 quotes and you got the whole story well done
I could also have quoted your post about it being a choice and the question would be the same. It was just easier to highlight the incredible stupidity of comparing homosexuality to paedophilia.

So.....which one is it?
 
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