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Tina Turner

Do you want Tina Turner back?

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unforgiven

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Should parents be explaining homosexuality to a 9 year old? If not, should an ad or any tv show on during prime time be accepted, that provokes them inquiring?

I’d say no. It’s not the appropriate place for it. Hence it shouldn’t be in the ad. You can welcome lesbians without showing them making out on your ad.
By 9 the majority of kids know about same sex couples, my daughter does and she is 6 and has for a couple of years. Does not the fact that same sex couples are allowed to walk around the streets together provoke the same inquiring? or are you just uncomfortable with answering what is quite a simple question?
 

franklin2323

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*what makes YOU tune in every weekend. You don't have licence to assume everyone's the same. And as @Frailty has pointed out, if the ads showing big hits and great tries were such a hit why haven't attendances etc increased?

Go into the crowd watch thread and you will see why crowds are how they are. How are the ratings going? I would say RL is in a pretty good state

How does Macklemore, The SL stuff etc make a kid choose to play RL over soccer or something... or make a person decent to fight peak hour traffic in the middle of winter and attend a game?
 

AJB1102

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Should all kissing be banned on telly during prime time, or just the kind you find awkward?

Look I'll admit I'm not much chop on seeing blokes having a pash on telly but thats my problem and not a big one. I don't appreciate those hetro couples who suck face in public either.

Think of it this way if TV makes SS couples "normal" your kid will never think to differentiate the genders involved and you won't have be scared of questions you find awkward.
 

AJB1102

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This thread proves one thing RL is inclusive...unless you have a differing opinion

If people don't agree with your opinion they can say so. No one has insulted or attacked you for it. People are engaging with you so how have you been excluded?
 

franklin2323

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By 9 the majority of kids know about same sex couples, my daughter does and she is 6 and has for a couple of years. Does not the fact that same sex couples are allowed to walk around the streets together provoke the same inquiring? or are you just uncomfortable with answering what is quite a simple question?

She knows about same sex couples. Just not what makes them playing football so special.

I’d rather her treat everyone equal.. as such explaining why someone being gay doing something is different.
 

Twizzle

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How does Macklemore, The SL stuff etc make a kid choose to play RL over soccer or something... or make a person decent to fight peak hour traffic in the middle of winter and attend a game?

it doesn't but thats not the point, the obvious message is non discrimination and multiculturalism among other things are part of our sport
 

franklin2323

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Should all kissing be banned on telly during prime time, or just the kind you find awkward?

Look I'll admit I'm not much chop on seeing blokes having a pash on telly but thats my problem and not a big one. I don't appreciate those hetro couples who suck face in public either.

Think of it this way if TV makes SS couples "normal" your kid will never think to differentiate the genders involved and you won't have be scared of questions you find awkward.

In context no issue. In those shows like Neighbours go for it part of life and those should mirror life
 

unforgiven

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She knows about same sex couples. Just not what makes them playing football so special.

I’d rather her treat everyone equal.. as such explaining why someone being gay doing something is different.
But it is different because same sex couple were treated differently in this country until very recently. The actions of those girls would have been very much discouraged until very recently. That would be a good thing for your daughter to learn, that as a society we are at a point those actions can be celebrated in a television commercial for a national sporting organisation. The NRL was very public in its support of same sex couples, why should it now hide from that fact? Why shouldn't the NRL celebrate it's involvement in what was a nation defining moment?
 

mave

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The NRL is so gay inclusive, just look at all those gay male players coming out of the closet.
Unless of course, there are no gay players in this current crop.

Methinks the NRL as a whole is not as inclusive as it makes itself out to be.
 

franklin2323

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it doesn't but thats not the point, the obvious message is non discrimination and multiculturalism among other things are part of our sport

We currently have the women T20 world Cup ( As you would know being a cricket fan) there are numerous players in same sex relationships.
Sam Kerr from soccer is the same
No doubt several AFLW players are too

Yet those sports let the players not their personal lives sell the sport. The product alone is good enough
 

franklin2323

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But it is different because same sex couple were treated differently in this country until very recently. The actions of those girls would have been very much discouraged until very recently. That would be a good thing for your daughter to learn, that as a society we are at a point those actions can be celebrated in a television commercial for a national sporting organisation. The NRL was very public in its support of same sex couples, why should it now hide from that fact? Why shouldn't the NRL celebrate it's involvement in what was a nation defining moment?

Not hiding it but shouldn’t focus on that sort of stuff. It should be seen as normal so shouldn’t matter though
 
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