Re: Does the AFL discriminate?
Conan said:
Pretty harsh. How should he have responded to the constant booing? Apologise for offending people with his honesty? I find it sad you feel that way about him.
Mitchell Johnson made some pretty revealing comments recently about the impact of crowd abuse on your mental state. I'll see if I can find them.
What exactly was Adam's "honesty"? I for one second wouldn't guess how he should have responded. I can only discuss the way he did respond.
Don't feel sad for me :hihi We all risk facing consequences for our actions and have to deal with them as we see fit. Agree? I am sure crowd abuse can affect your mental state. Depends on the person I suppose. It would certainly affect me. Then again I'd never get in their faces with implied acts of violence meant to intimidate.
If it was a celebration of culture why aim it at the opposition in a way of saying "this is war come and get us"? To me a celebration is positive and embracing. Adam certainly wasn't that.
This is Adam's quote. "
It's a war cry, it's a battle. It's supposed to intimidate you, it's supposed to say, 'This is who we are. Come at us.' "
To me that is deliberately aimed at inciting the opposition. Do you disagree and if not why? Of all Aboriginal dances why pick that one rather than a more positive and general one? One that included his own team and/or supporters as well? Is Indigenous week meant to segregate?