Poll added - Sea Eagles Everyone in League jersey

[SeaEagleRock8]

Saw a bunch of posts in the Club News thread but this deserves its own thread really.
It's quite clear there's a few who are terrified of their own latent homosexuality, hahaha.
Less funny is the idea that we must not support oppressed minorities lest that offend the bigots, whom we must appease because, well, actually I couldn't quite understand the end of that line of thought.
Then we have the no politics in sport slogan. That one is certainly humorous.
And even a few Izzie Folou fans, who seem to say we must stand up for the rights of religious bigots because they have feelings too. Gotta admit I've never really been swayed by that 'argument', lol.

Anyway carry on in either thread, i just thought a separate might be handy, if only for posterity

Oh yeah, nearly forgot - i actually saw posts wondering if there hadn't been any gay footy player since Ian Roberts, and saying there is so much tolerance noawadays that of course gays can come out whenever they like without repercussions. Uh uh. There are plenty but they are terrified of what would happen to them. And reading some of the views of our very own ST members i can't rally blame them!


“LGBTIQA people have always been a part of sport but haven’t always been allowed the visibility,” said former Manly forward Ian Roberts

 

[The '47ers]

😂 watching 34 men grope, sweat and pile on each other for 80mins is fine and manly. But a rainbow on a jersey 😲

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Today's report about an Islander players' boycott points to a possible reason why NRL players haven't been coming out, despite overall societal acceptance of LGBTQ. The NRL states that 45% of NRL players are of Maori or Pacific Islands ethnicity. If any of them are gay, cultural constrictions would prevent them coming out. If players from the other 55% are gay, they might be fearful of coming out and upsetting their Islander peers or even causing disharmony within their teams.

Yes heaven help any young Islander kids who are gay, I'm sure their lives are all roses and sunshine and we certainly shouldn't do anything to suggest they are legitimate people, lest it offends their parents or pastors or whatever!

 

[chuckee]

You know you can be inclusive without needing to bring in a rainbow jersey, right?
Everyone is welcome to play and support the maroon and white jersey.

 

[niccipops]

😂 watching 34 men grope, sweat and pile on each other for 80mins is fine and manly. But a rainbow on a jersey 😲

They also cuddle and kiss each other after tries...but watch out for those rainbows!

 

[Dan]

If as reported players are going to stand down because of the jersey or try to alter this in anyway, I honestly don't care who they are or how talented they are, as far as I'm concerned they can stay stood down for the remainder of their contracts.
I have quite a few devout Mormon friends through my time working for a salt lake business I can tell you that none of them would care about the pride jersey lots of them helped fight for a pride movement at work.

If Salt Lake City can have a massive pride celebration that closes much of the city down some remote LDS can handle wearing a jersey with some rainbows on it

 

[Nordburg]

I look at it from another angle,what if this show of support by the club,garners many new fans/members?The more fans/members,the better off the club will be.If they lose a few dinosaurs because of the support,so be it

 

[Volley]

You know you can be inclusive without needing to bring in a rainbow jersey, right?
Everyone is welcome to play and support the maroon and white jersey.

Are they though?

Why is this jersey the straw that broke the camels back when it comes to alternate jerseys?

 

[Dan]

Yes heaven help any young Islander kids who are gay, I'm sure their lives are all roses and sunshine and we certainly shouldn't do anything to suggest they are legitimate people, lest it offends their parents or pastors or whatever!

Let's not forget that fafafine is a thing too

 

[NewwyEagle]

I didn't think a bit of colour on the kit would offend anyone. And they call other people the snowflakes lol

 

[COMMANDER]

If as reported players are going to stand down because of the jersey or try to alter this in anyway, I honestly don't care who they are or how talented they are, as far as I'm concerned they can stay stood down for the remainder of their contracts.
I have quite a few devout Mormon friends through my time working for a salt lake business I can tell you that none of them would care about the pride jersey lots of them helped fight for a pride movement at work.

If Salt Lake City can have a massive pride celebration that closes much of the city down some remote LDS can handle wearing a jersey with some rainbows on it

This is more than a bit extreme. So if there's a group that has a belief or an opinion different to yours they should be hounded out of the game? That's not very inclusive. Doesn't "inclusive" apply to everyone? Clearly not.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Doesn't "inclusive" apply to everyone? Clearly not.

Of course not! You think we should include nazis and the Ku Klux Klan so as not to offend Jew-haters and Blacks? Come on!

 

[fLIP]

Perhaps club membership forms should have the option to exclude players you’d like your money going to due to differing of opinion.

 

[Dan]

This is more than a bit extreme. So if there's a group that has a belief or an opinion different to yours they should be hounded out of the game? That's not very inclusive. Doesn't "inclusive" apply to everyone? Clearly not.

Not even close to what I am saying or did say.

 

[Woodsie]

Of course not! You think we should include nazis and the Ku Klux Klan so as not to offend Jew-haters and Blacks? Come on!

so now ... any polynesian with strong convictions is being compared to Nazi's and the Ku Klux Kan ....

One of your best ...

 

[DSM5]

can someone name these homophobes.

 

[Red Pill]

Of course not! You think we should include nazis and the Ku Klux Klan so as not to offend Jew-haters and Blacks? Come on!

What about the Chinese government you know the uyghurs genocide and all that. Do we have room for Mr Jinping ? What about the Christian fundamentalists who lobbying against abortion?

 

[Dan]

so now ... any polynesian with strong convictions is being compared to Nazi's and the Ku Klux Kan ....

One of your best ...

That's what you got out of his post? Wow

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

What about the Chinese government you know the uyghurs genocide and all that. Do we have room for Mr Jinping ? What about the Christian fundamentalists who lobbying against abortion?

Mate there's not many atrocities around the world more shameful than Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, or the incarceration rate of our First Nations people. Talk about an embarrassment on the world stage. Aside from that though I don't really understand your point, sorry.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

That's what you got out of his post? Wow

No that's not what he got it's just what he thought he could twist for effect.