Montoya suspended for four matches

[Rich102]

I think this has been blown out of all proportion.
I don't think it was a homophobic comment.
Young people come up with all sorts of language.
Not so long ago eveyone (under 20) was calling things "gay". Even inanimate objects.
Part of peoples use of language nowadays.
Strange times we live in.

 

[Leber]

I think this has been blown out of all proportion.
I don't think it was a homophobic comment.
Young people come up with all sorts of language.
Not so long ago eveyone (under 20) was calling things "gay". Even inanimate objects.
Part of peoples use of language nowadays.
Strange times we live in.

Your comment is pretty gay.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I think this has been blown out of all proportion.
I don't think it was a homophobic comment.
Young people come up with all sorts of language.
Not so long ago eveyone (under 20) was calling things "gay". Even inanimate objects.
Part of peoples use of language nowadays.
Strange times we live in.

It's not a targeted homophobic comment, but it is wildly homophobic. Incredibly damaging.

I'm a teacher, and kids use 'gay', 'twig' etc like it's an interchangeable word for anything bad. So yeah, don't worry about 'not so long ago' - it happens now. It's awful. I pull every single one up that I hear. Imagine growing up as a teenager and wrestling with your brain changing, your body changing and your sexuality, and seeing that the world thinks you are somehow less or what you do is disgusting in some people's eyes? I hate it. Why anyone should give a f**k what anyone else does legally in their own bedroom is beyond me.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I don't know what sort of office you work in, but I'd imagine it's very different to an NRL field. Probably best to compare apples to apples. Sledging someone would get you fired too, or at least disciplined.

I still disagree that they've got this right. You can send a message without making it four weeks. A fine and community service would hurt a lot more than missing weeks. Maybe one week, a hefty fine and requirement to do time in an LGBTQ+ chosen environment where he has to talk to them about the destruction that sort of casual homophobia can do.

I don't want it to seem like I'm being dismissive of the impact of it. It was a pathetic thing for a grown man to say. But I still think 4 weeks is harsh for what it amounted to. If Feldt was gay, absolutely - then it was targeted. But 4 weeks for a flippant, ignorant, dumb comment without targeted malice, I think my resolution above fits better. Yeah it does draw a line in the sand, and probably sends a clear message. But that could have been done in other ways.

Your point is well thought out and made, but I think we will just need to agree to disagree on this one Penrose.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

I know a Gaye Dye.
Should she be forced to change her name?
Should of kept her maiden name by law really!
Guess she doesn't introduce herself like James Bond.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Your comment is pretty gay.

How does gay get past the filters?

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Your point is well thought out and made, but I think we will just need to agree to disagree on this one Penrose.

Good man. Jeepers I wish everyone on the internet responded with this level of respect.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

I sort of agree it was a harsh punishment, but invoking cocaine or pingers? You’ve lost me, who gives a shit about that