MRP / Trib. Will Powell (GC Suns) Banned for 5 rounds for using a homophobic slur during their loss to Brisbane.

[Yesterday Dog]

All these 3 and 5 week bans for using ****** yet no ban for campaigner and Clarkson gets off Scott free for ***********

 

[Sassermon]

It’s a good insight into the easily outraged, oft insulted snowflakes who are so quick to be offended and to label someone a bigot.

And this is an interesting insight into the assumption that the people demanding people treat each other with respect are simply being hysterical.

 

[Tygrys]

Comparing the two is pathetic. Do better.

Yes a physical assault is far far worse.

 

[sherb]

what happens to the next bloke give him 10?

Sure.

5 for the slur, and 5 for being stupid enough to say it, given the stance the AFL has taken.

 

[Jeremias]

Yes a physical assault is far far worse.

It can be.

But there’s no real point debating with someone who thinks words can’t hurt people.

 

[sherb]

Yes a physical assault is far far worse.

And homophobia leads to increased suicide rates amongst the gay community. As in, you know, death by their own hand.

So homophobia has physical consequences too, they are just not as apparent as with assault.

 

[Tygrys]

All the bigots come out of the woodwork on this thread.

As has the punitive leftist woke mob

 

[mcgrath_truther]

As has the punitive leftist woke mob

woke left mob

you mean people who think saying homophobic slurs are bad. you must think your HR person is an evil wokie

 

[Tygrys]

And homophobia leads to increased suicide rates amongst the gay community. As in, you know, death by their own hand.

So homophobia has physical consequences too, they are just not as apparent as with assault.

It's not as apparent, because it is not the inevitable ultimate conclusion of someone calling you are bad name. Nor is it necessarily the only reason if God forbid you did self-harm.

There is however no ambiguity with a physical attack, the physical consequence are immediate, real and unambiguous (and lets not forget the emotion trauma and CTE down the road that comes with it. Ask any sane individual which they would prefer to be inflicted upon them. And what the respective penalties should be relative to each other. That's why so many are annoyed with the Will Powell penalty, it just doesn't pass the pub test.

 

[Romeoh1]

It’s a good insight into the easily outraged, oft insulted snowflakes who are so quick to be offended and to label someone a bigot.

lol. What century are you in dude?
Sounding like he quick to be outraged and offended, and yep, sounding like he is a bigot and he’s copped his right whack.
Next time it’ll be 10 weeks rightly so.

 

[Tygrys]

you mean people who think saying homophobic slurs are bad. you must think your HR person is an evil wokie

No I just think if I line someone up and flatten them, or punch them, or knee them etc that I should expect to get a worse penalty than calling them a bad name. Sorry if that is controversial to you.

 

[mumblingpie]

I’m just happy Maynard didn’t yell out a homophonic slur when he was air borne against the Dees last year

 

[Romeoh1]

No I just think if I line someone up and flatten them, or punch them, or knee them etc that I should expect to get a worse penalty than calling them a bad name. Sorry if that is controversial to you.

You do get weeks for flattening or punching someone.

 

[sherb]

It's not as apparent, because it is not the inevitable ultimate conclusion of someone calling you are bad name. Nor is it necessarily the only reason if God forbid you did self-harm.

There is however no ambiguity with a physical attack, the physical consequence are immediate, real and unambiguous (and lets not forget the emotion trauma and CTE down the road that comes with it. Ask any sane individual which they would prefer to be inflicted upon them. And what the respective penalties should be relative to each other. That's why so many are annoyed with the Will Powell penalty, it just doesn't pass the pub test.

Actually the penalty does pass the pub test, because homophobia can be extremely harmful to the people it is directed at, either emotionally or physically, or both. And for that reason it is unacceptable, which is why the AFL will not tolerate it. It needs to be eradicated from the game. And I agree with the AFL's stance.

Comparing homophobia to physical assault, as in arguing the latter as worse (rightly or wrongly), is simply deflecting from the issue, for reasons only known to the the person making the comparison.

 

[Captivating]

you mean people who think saying homophobic slurs are bad. you must think your HR person is an evil wokie

No it’s people who are quick to label someone a bigot. I hope none of these people work in HR.

 

[Captivating]

lol. What century are you in dude?
Sounding like he quick to be outraged and offended, and yep, sounding like he is a bigot and he’s copped his right whack.
Next time it’ll be 10 weeks rightly so.

I’m talking about the outraged who are calling him a bigot. One the basis of one event, they have been able to ascertain with certainty that Will Powell is a bigot.

Will has been alive for more than 12 million minutes, but based off this one fraction of a minute, they can deduce that he is a bigot.

 

[OniAu]

No it’s people who are quick to label someone a bigot. I hope none of these people work in HR.

Its hilarious you cant handle the bigot label being thrown around but you are ok for Homophobic slurs to be thrown around

 

[OniAu]

I’m talking about the outraged who are calling him a bigot. One the basis of one event, they have been able to ascertain with certainty that Will Powell is a bigot.

Will has been alive for more than 12 million minutes, but based off this one fraction of a minute, they can deduce that he is a bigot.

And you are basing someone's entire existence of who they are as irrelevant and they should put up with slurs. Cool

 

[Captivating]

Its hilarious you cant handle the bigot label being thrown around but you are ok for Homophobic slurs to be thrown around

All I’ve said is not to assume the homophobic slur was vitriolic. That’s hardly defending the slur. But you’ve made up your mind that Powell is a bigot. Good for you.

 

[Jeremias]

All I’ve said is not to assume the homophobic slur was vitriolic. That’s hardly defending the slur.

Unless you don’t know what either homophobic or vitriolic means - or both - then yes, actually it is.

 

[Captivating]

Unless you don’t know what either homophobic or vitriolic means - or both - then yes, actually it is.

If you really think that then good for you. But be great to only see the absolute worst in people

 

[Jeremias]

If you really think that then good for you. But be great to only see the absolute worst in people

Which of the two words are you struggling with?

 

[Hollow Knight]

Man, the only thing that pisses bigots off more than the existence of minorities is being called a bigot.

 

[sobrave]

Lol what a surprise, a bunch of old boomers getting upset that there are consequences for using homophobic slurs. It's 2024 you clowns.

 

[Bald]

No I just think if I line someone up and flatten them, or punch them, or knee them etc that I should expect to get a worse penalty than calling them a bad name. Sorry if that is controversial to you.

You realise that one action impacts an individual, where as the other impacts a community of people right?

Like by your logic Jaidyn Stephenson gets 2 weeks for gambling because surely just using an app isn't as bad as punching someone.