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[Willow]

They just try to stop you working if they don't like you.

lol. Tell me that's sarcasm.

 

[betcats]

They put up murals in Newtown, so why not?

Who is they?

 

[betcats]

No need to bash people. They just try to stop you making a living if they don't like you.

Are you drugs? That is a dumb comment for soooooo many reasons. Give yourself an uppercut or two.

 

[betcats]

Its hilarious seeing religious people rail at the injustice of just a tiny bit of the discrimination their bigoted beliefs have made others feel for centuries.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Welcome to the forum! It's always good to see someone from another country, and with English as a second language post here.

Finaly I found inclusive

 

[SBD82]

Its hilarious seeing religious people rail at the injustice of just a tiny bit of the discrimination their bigoted beliefs have made others feel for centuries.

Christians are the real victims in all of this.

 

[Perth Red]

Christians are the real victims in all of this.

No Folau is clearly the victim. Acted like a tw@t, got dumb people to give him a stack of money, got ARU to give him a stack of money, got Catalans to give him a stack of money. My sympathy for the guy is off the chart.

 

[Willow]

They put up murals in Newtown, so why not?

The murals of George Michael etc? Street art and sometimes satirical. Unfortunately they have been defaced with homophobic messages. Vandals and common bigots, sure. But also people who are unable to accept the gay marriage vote - at least one thing they have in common with Folau.

Teenager charged after Sydney mural of George Michael defaced again
By Nadia Daly
Updated 21 Nov 2017, 2:02pm

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with graffiti after a controversial mural in Newtown was defaced with homophobic messages and crucifixes in yellow paint.

A painting of George Michael and another of Tony Abbott and cardinal George Pell have been defaced several times in the past week, first being painted over and then amended with messages written over the top.

Police say a group of young men were spotted graffitiing the murals yesterday afternoon and one was arrested when he was caught by police defacing the George Michael mural on Bray Street in Erskineville.

The new graffiti shows crucifixes and homophobic messages in yellow spray paint on both of the murals.

The NSW Member for Newtown Jenny Leong slammed the new graffiti as "completely offensive homophobic messaging" and said they were "quite scary attempts to threaten people that are part of a community that want to celebrate difference and diversity and are celebrating a Yes vote".

The 16-year-old is the second person to be charged with graffitiing the mural this week.

The mural by street artist Scott Marsh depicted George Michael wearing religious robes with a halo was painted last year after the death of George Michael but was only graffitied in the past week, following the result of the same-sex marriage postal survey.

Resident Edmund Iffland said the George Michael work held significance for the gay community in the area and community groups had been holding vigils in front of the painting at night to stop it being defaced.

"This is clearly from a group that screams about freedom of speech but this is a blatant piece of censorship," he said about attempts to paint over the artwork.

More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11...mural-of-george-michael-defaced-again/9174662

 

[YoHadrian]

Perhaps Rugby Australia could invite him back in order to assist with their sh*tty financial & television quagmire. Piss funny.

 

[TheFrog]

The murals of George Michael etc?

Actually I was referring to the one of Israel Folou. Don't know about satirical, it was about what you'd expect in a mural of Folou in Gay Central, more along the lines of uncomplimentary. The artist was a talented dude. These things being frequently controversial, it is not surprising they get defaced.

 

[Willow]

Actually I was referring to the one of Israel Folou. Don't know about satirical, it was about what you'd expect in a mural of Folou in Gay Central, more along the lines of uncomplimentary. The artist was a talented dude. These things being frequently controversial, it is not surprising they get defaced.

There's nothing right about people taking the law into their own hands and vandalising stuff. Do you condone this?

 

[TheFrog]

There's nothing right about people taking the law into their own hands and vandalising stuff. Do you condone this?

Not at all, but unless you guard it 24/7 its likely to happen.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Can you try and write that again so it makes sense.

Does that actually happen at Mardi Gras? Floats denouncing groups or individuals? I’ve never been to it or watched it...

Well I’m sure it’s difficult when you’re one of the performers

 

[gordsy]

Given all the people we have in league at the moment and have let back in for horrible crimes I really don't think that Izzy saying he thinks gays will go to hell comes close to what other players have gotten away with.

 

[Mr Angry]

Not at all, but unless you guard it 24/7 its likely to happen.

f**king Trains, the steel look upsets me......

 

[newyboy]

Its hilarious seeing religious people rail at the injustice of just a tiny bit of the discrimination their bigoted beliefs have made others feel for centuries.

It's because of the Church that "They" even exist. Try and live how they like in any other country that is not a Western (therefore) Christian country. The West is built on Christianity and now that we are all doing good, it's OK to kick it when it's down.

 

[Willow]

Not at all, but unless you guard it 24/7 its likely to happen.

So what was your point about the murals? You implied they were some sort of attack on heterosexuality in an area you referred to as "gay central." And yet, it is the murals that are being attacked by bigots.

And apparently, according to you, gay people are trying to stop you working, because they don't like you. I asked if you were joking.

Have you thought this through?

 

[YoHadrian]

There is a mural of George Michael in Sydney? Only if it's wearing that leather jacket & boots from the Faith song will I go & check it out.

 

[Timmah]

So what was your point about the murals? You implied they were some sort of attack on heterosexuality in an area you referred to as "gay central." And yet, it is the murals that are being attacked by bigots.

And apparently, according to you, gay people are trying to stop you working, because they don't like you. I asked if you were joking.

Have you thought this through?

Is Gay Central like a separate station that Gay Sydney Trains use?

 

[Timmah]

There is a mural of George Michael in Sydney? Only if it's wearing that leather jacket & boots from the Faith song will I go & check it out.

There's one on the side of an apartment block in Melbourne's northern suburbs, dunno about Sydney.