Simply a case of the broadcasters finally doing a thorough job of asking every player in the NRL for the proper pronunciation of their surnames, and then committing to pronouncing them correctly[st_table="45%"][st_tr][st_td_row="2"][/st_td_row][st_td]EOL now nesting on the GC - silvertails.net[/st_td][/st_tr][st_tr][st_td="0.7"]JOINED: .April 28, 2016
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So over the past few years we have seen gender fluid, preferred pronouns and ' if you believe you are something no one has the right to not to believe you' but what's going on with the pasifika players names???
I get that players want their names said correctly BUT what's doing with Marty Tapau? At the tigers he was Tapau. At Manly he was Tapau. But now he's at the Broncs he's something completely different apprently. ..... WTF is going on.
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So over the past few years we have seen gender fluid, preferred pronouns and ' if you believe you are something no one has the right to not to believe you' but what's going on with the pasifika players names???
I get that players want their names said correctly BUT what's doing with Marty Tapau? At the tigers he was Tapau. At Manly he was Tapau. But now he's at the Broncs he's something completely different apprently. ..... WTF is going on.
i get that completely, but Marty has had the chance to join the name bus for years and only now chooses to jump. Find it funny that's all re marty...... who was the first player to swap it up? Josh Papalii?[st_table="45%"][st_tr][st_td_row="2"][/st_td_row][st_td]Bull Shark - broncoshq.com[/st_td][/st_tr][st_tr][st_td="0.7"]JOINED: .June 4, 2008
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Simply a case of the broadcasters finally doing a thorough job of asking every player in the NRL for the proper pronunciation of their surnames, and then committing to pronouncing them correctly
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i get that completely, but Marty has had the chance to join the name bus for years and only now chooses to jump. Find it funny that's all re marty...... who was the first player to swap it up? Josh Papalii?
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i get that completely, but Marty has had the chance to join the name bus for years and only now chooses to jump. Find it funny that's all re marty...... who was the first player to swap it up? Josh Papalii?
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Australian commentators (and Daryl Halligan) have been cringey as **** forever over their pronunciation of Māori and Pasifika names. Not taking the time to get a person's name right borders on being offensive.
It is about time that they actually tried to get it right rather than virtue-signaling cultural initiatives.
I come across a bit strong there, but it really is the most basic form of respect and acknowledgment of a person. It is a commentators professional responsibility.
Many players would be backward in coming forward due to years of systemic racism and their natural deference. I think one of the big turning points was Erin Molan's Hooka, Looka, Mooka comment.
It might not be a big deal to you, but it would be a very big deal to some of the players and their connections with their identitiy, culture and ancestors.
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I agree with what you're saying, I think why people are questioning Marty is he's been playing for over a decade and built his whole brand around the Ta-pow pronunciation to only voice how it's supposed to be pronounced it once he came to Brisbane this year, so people are puzzled as to why it took so long for the correction
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