Before I step down from my soapbox, I would like to say this.
Whilst I was heartened to see a couple of posters call out this hate speech last year (I can't recall everyone so I won't name names). The silence from most of you was deafening.
I was always taught that the standard you walk by is the standard you accept, and also that you should call out your friends when they are out of line, just as you would your enemies.
I am very lucky in my life, to have friends that call me out when I am wrong. It has happened many times in my life, and has enabled me to grow as a person. The end result of this is that they don't call me out as often as they used to. This is good as I believe I am becoming a better person. I would not want friends that ignore my transgressions.
I would love to think that this forum can be a place for all Rabbitoh's fans to come to and enjoy, regardless of gender, religion or sexual preference.
The fact that so many seemed to be OK with this hate speech surprised me. It is one of the reasons I have not been on here as much as I would have liked.
I can only imagine how confronting it would have been for a young homosexual Souths fan who was thinking of signing up. To see a blind eye turned to posts like this and then also see members sticking up for said posters when they perceived they were being bullied, would be extremely off-putting I imagine.
Once again, I will say as I realise there are many on here with religious views that all homosexuals will go to hell. Whilst I may disagree with this view, I respect your right to have it as part of your religious beliefs.
This is a whole different ballpark to claiming that all homosexuals are paedophiles. As far as I'm aware no religion teaches this.
Anyway, that's my two cents worth. Respond as you will.
Cheers Stan.