Rumours and Stuff

[IFR33K]

Sorry, don't follow your logic here. Nothing that Manly are doing is requiring their players to engage in 'non-straight' behaviour. If the Eels management wanted the players to wear a shirt supporting the right of others to cross-dress, it would be rather weird, but I wouldn't see the problem with it.

so you’re asking a straight guy to wear colours supporting something he may or may not support. Where’s the players rights?

maybe we should ask atheist gays and lesbians to start going to churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship to show support to religious people around the world.

 

[The Predictor]

Does anyone know why he keeps doing those stupid gangbanger-wannabe hand signs?

Because he’s a dick

 

[84 Baby]

so you’re asking a straight guy to wear colours supporting something he may or may not support. Where’s the players rights?

This is perfectly acceptable. There’s always going to be outrage from hardcore components.

maybe we should ask atheist gays and lesbians to start going to churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship to show support to religious people around the world.

Which group, homos or religious, has been more marginalised?

 

[IFR33K]

You said cross dressing is ok, therefore supporters should also cross dress. You know you can support something without actually partaking in it?
I support indigenous rights. Should I put on black face to show my support?

Anyone who is pro-euthanasia is in for a shock

Did anyone make you support indigenous rights, or your own choice?

 

[84 Baby]

Did anyone make you support indigenous rights, or your own choice?

Which is the one where the only way I can show support is by putting on black face?

 

[Eelementary]

Cross dressers are a minority. Do we have to support every minority group there is? Where does it end?

I'm not sure we can really determine that; much like homosexuality was 50 years ago, cross-dressing has been marginalised to such an extent, that getting accurate numbers on who enjoys it is nigh on impossible.

The objective of event such as this is to embrace everyone (as long as they're not hurting anyone), and to celebrate diversity.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Where's this team list ffs

 

[Gronk]

Where's this team list ffs

FFS

 

[gaffer]

wholesale changes to the team lineup for friday night JA dropped so far and Cartwright in

 

[84 Baby]

wholesale changes to the team lineup for friday night JA dropped so far and Cartwright in

Get this shit out of the Gays Vs Prays Thread!

 

[Black Panther]

Those three horizontal stripes on the Panfers jersey aren't that far from a Pride flag (mixed with a licorice allsort)

Those stripes just mean we are going to f**k you up…

 

[oldmancraigy]

And then

Your analogy here would imply that Manly are forcing their players to have homosexual relations or get sex changes

Are you sure that isn't happening pre game after they hand out the special jerseys?!?!?

 

[Noise]

Does anyone know why he keeps doing those stupid gangbanger-wannabe hand signs?

I think there is a large contingent of Panthers who are wannabe gangsters.

 

[Eelementary]

I think there is a large contingent of Panthers who are wannabe gangsters.

Isn't it just so stupid?

 

[Eelementary]

Those stripes just mean we are going to f**k you up…

You could wear your pink strip, and demolish us.

Hell, you could play with 10 players, and no interchanges, and still smash us.

 

[84 Baby]

Are you sure that isn't happening pre game after they hand out the special jerseys?!?!?

When they say pre-game fireworks, it’s a euphemism

 

[84 Baby]

Those stripes just mean we are going to f**k you up…

Up the what?

Have you not been paying attention to this thread? What kind of f**ken Eels supporter are you?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Which group, homos or religious, has been more marginalised?

A better question is to focus on now rather than the past. You know there would be massive outrage if players were being forced to wear jerseys promoting a religion.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The objective of event such as this is to embrace everyone (as long as they're not hurting anyone)

Well this is the problem. The definition of harm. Plenty of influential people claim that celebrating Australia Day on 26-Jan is harmful (and nobody is being forced to celebrate).

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

so you’re asking a straight guy to wear colours supporting something he may or may not support. Where’s the players rights?

maybe we should ask atheist gays and lesbians to start going to churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship to show support to religious people around the world.

Your logic is all over the place. It depends what is being 'supported'. The issue here is acceptance or tolerance of difference (or 'inclusion' if you like). IT doesn't mean that you have to 'agree' with other people's lifestyle, or to advocate it. You are just acknowledging that you respect their right behave as they see fit given that they are not hurting anyone else.

Players have the right to not play. I wouldn't care if they were permitted to play, but not wear the top. That way they publicly demonstrate their disagreement with ideas of tolerance and acceptance.

Your example about asking atheists, gays and lesbians to go to church to show support to religious people is not in any way similar to what is going on with the jersey thing. The obvious equivalent of the current controversy would be to ask players to wear a jersey acknowledging people's freedom of religion and belief. And I'd have no problem with that. Nobody is suggesting that the players have to go on a Pride march.