Lethality
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It's very amusing when AFLM commentators promote violence on the ground. 'You call the AFLM, I'll call the fight'. We are laughing.
However, just as with the public glorification of drinking and gambling, we are also seeing the effects of talking up on-field violence, with fights spilling over into the grandstands and bars. This violence is likely fuelled by the promoted alcohol and gambling components as well.
If AFLM fans are being told to gamble responsibly, and drink responsibly, and perhaps to fight responsibly, then I think we should all call on the AFL to commentate responsibly too. And perhaps advertise responsibly.
Like, idk, stop doing shows from a 'bar' and drinking on-air. Or incorporating SportsBet ads into your segments, or ripping off pensioners and families with your pokies, putting gambling ads at every break and in every AFLM show, plastering alcohol logos everywhere, associating it at all times as being part of the culture of AFLM, or of masculinity itself.
That might help with the endemic thug behaviour in AFLM crowds at the moment, and help to once again make it safe for families. Instead of putting the responsibility on the fans to simply stop fighting, the AFL should look at what the industry is doing to fuel the fire. It can't all be just because of the low-scoring AFLM (which I find quite pleasant to watch actually).
Advertise responsibly.
However, just as with the public glorification of drinking and gambling, we are also seeing the effects of talking up on-field violence, with fights spilling over into the grandstands and bars. This violence is likely fuelled by the promoted alcohol and gambling components as well.
If AFLM fans are being told to gamble responsibly, and drink responsibly, and perhaps to fight responsibly, then I think we should all call on the AFL to commentate responsibly too. And perhaps advertise responsibly.
Like, idk, stop doing shows from a 'bar' and drinking on-air. Or incorporating SportsBet ads into your segments, or ripping off pensioners and families with your pokies, putting gambling ads at every break and in every AFLM show, plastering alcohol logos everywhere, associating it at all times as being part of the culture of AFLM, or of masculinity itself.
That might help with the endemic thug behaviour in AFLM crowds at the moment, and help to once again make it safe for families. Instead of putting the responsibility on the fans to simply stop fighting, the AFL should look at what the industry is doing to fuel the fire. It can't all be just because of the low-scoring AFLM (which I find quite pleasant to watch actually).
Advertise responsibly.
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