Cody Walker has refused to sing the Australian anthem
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HappilyManly
Journey Man
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Compromise...
"Australians all let us rejoice,
For welfare cheques are free,
But we cannot joke about faith or race,
Because we are P.C."
....sorry.... "It's the way I was raised"...lol...
...cue outrage....
"Australians all let us rejoice,
For welfare cheques are free,
But we cannot joke about faith or race,
Because we are P.C."
....sorry.... "It's the way I was raised"...lol...
...cue outrage....
HappilyManly
Journey Man
The '47ers
When Eagles are silent Parrots begin to chatter
He's more white than black, but whatever suits them on a particular day I guess.
We have to sit through that welcome to country rot so fair's fair. Can't be all take.
We have to sit through that welcome to country rot so fair's fair. Can't be all take.
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
If he doesn't want to sing the anthem that's his business. But he's making a statement here and I'm somewhat concerned with what it is he is trying to incite and protest against. Personal issues are personal. I also think Australia Day should be based on Federation, not the landing of the first fleet and I understand the Indigenous peoples feelings about this. But the anthem, though I've never been enamoured by it (prefer Waltzing Matilda but that's a personal issue), has nothing in it that disparages Indigenous people. It speaks of us as one nation. Imagine the anger if Hindus or Muslims or Mormons refused to acknowledge what the words of the song seek to achieve. Patriotism is of course over rated but I think I would want to know that the person next door shares the sense that we are all Australians
master blaster
Bencher
Thanks HM, now I cant get that bloody song out of my head lol
Narrabeen Laker
Reserve Grader
The saying don’t judge a man until you walk in his shoes is a valid point but is this the same Cody walker who was stood down for domestic violence against a woman in late 2014 ?
I wonder if he protests against that
I wonder if he protests against that
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
That's why the words ^young and free' have been picked out and deliberately taken out of context... because there is nothing else in the song to take umbrage at...
Change Australia day date because it's associated with invasion - sure, go for it...
Take Union Jack off flag due to association with Britain - ho hum
Not sing anthem because it doesn't represent everyone - gimme a break...
I got news for you, the word 'girt' doesn't represent ANYONE (except maybe a couple of academics somewhere'....
Outrage for the sake of outrage... welcome to Australia in 2019...
MuzztheEagle
Bencher
No outrage from Cody. He simply stated that he didn't want to sing the anthem when asked.
Given that no one is required to sing the anthem I find it hard see why anyone is outraged.
Ironic that those who continue to bring up political correctness and the culture of outrage are the ones who are the first to be offended and outraged when someone does something differently to what would.
I think the real issue here is the media producing obvious click-bait and then fueling this so called outrage when it really shouldn't matter.
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The '47ers
When Eagles are silent Parrots begin to chatter
StuBoot
Bencher
Respectfully disagree.
The main point I was raising is the double standards of the media and the sporting bodies in relation to these two examples especially as the NRL has
said Izzy and his divisiveness is not welcome but another player can make a divisive comment but nothing to see here.
Some might not see either as divisive comments either but some have been brought up that they are.
As far as I know Folau's posts on social media are quoting the Bible and he's spreading the word in his opinion - the fact that he has hundreds of thousands followers on insta and twitter is more an indictment on society rather than him - most of us would never have seen, known or cared if it wasn't brought to our attention by the media.
He's been excluded and condemned but that's the way he was brought up and they are his beliefs.
Obviously someone has interviewed Walker and raised the issue with him again.
If he doesn't want to sing our National Anthem that is his decision but a "quiet respectful protest" should be just that.
Once he raised the issue publicly ( ie in an interview in the build up to SOO1 ) it ceased being a quiet protest, it became a very public protest whether he likes it or not.
But that's okay because it's the way he was brought up and they are his beliefs.
Don't sing it, that's fine, I don't sing hymns on the rare occasion I step foot in a church ( funerals etc ) either but I don't walk in and say I'm not singing hymns today because
I don't believe in God and it's the way I was brought up.
I know I'll piss people off and upset them, so why do that?
QueefRichards
Bencher
Noone else sings it anyway because Its an objectively crap anthem with crap music and crap lyrics so just put in a low effort mumble like everyone else you mug
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