Booing Adam Goodes.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Booing Adam Goodes.

Pardon? He pointed her out to security. In front of thousands present, and by virtue of the media present, countless others. She was 13 years old. What part of that isn't true?

This is just classic. The victim complained the wrong way about the wrong person. Is she allowed to call him an ape?

[AndrewP6]

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This is just classic. The victim complained the wrong way about the wrong person. Is she allowed to call him an ape?

Don't know what's classic about the public humiliation of a child by an adult, but anyway... No, she did the wrong thing. But (and I will say this until I'm blue in the face) SHE WAS 13. And yes, it matters.

[jeemak]

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I'm loving how conservatives (borderline neo-con) like Miranda Devine and Allan Jones are concerned about the well being of hard done by children all of a sudden.

I suppose as long as they don't come here by boat...............

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[azabob]

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It's all gone way over the top .. Who started this it's racist stuff? The media because they wanted to make a story and now they are saying it's wrong.
The media put it in goodes head it was racist, he jumped on it.
Now the public just boo because it makes headlines.
If the AFL, the media and Goodes ignored it , it would have disappeared by now, now they blow it up even bigger.
It's a game it's the way supporters vent, years ago you called players, umpires female and male anatomical parts.
Umpires get booed all the time Razor Ray has copped more than Goodes in a game than goodes has all his life.
Just play footy and let it be. Boo is not racist !

It did die down for a few weeks until this weekend. That's why it re-surfaced.

[bulldogtragic]

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There needs to be a line.

To the people who don't like him, they have booed. They wanted to let Goodes know they didn't like him. Well now Goodes has now come out and acknowledged the fact you don't like him. You made your point, your point has not only been received but impacted him. There is nothing left to achieve in booing now.

So now... To me it's like when you're arguing with a pissed moron when you concede they have made their point, but they still slur and argue like despite a clear acknowledgement their point was made. Even if you concede they're right, they still slur on. They make no sense, what they're going on about makes no sense and whatever invalid point they wanted to make gets lost. They look stupid, have a mental impairment (by intoxicant) and are annoying in the extreme and generally people don't want to be around them. Put down the grog, enjoy the party and focus on happiness.

[Topdog]

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Australians generally love to do something they are told not to do. I honestly can't believe this hasn't been thought about by Goodes and the AFL.

Every time fans were told not to boo it has gotten louder. It died down a bit when he was the sub and there was then no media coverage about it.

Now that fans know it is getting to him and affecting play I actually expect it will increase.

[Dry Rot]

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Things are getting whacky - now a call for Goodes to be deported

A former A-League keeper and soccer commentator has called for Adam Goodes to be "deported" over the booing controversy.
Griffin McMaster, a former Brisbane Roar and Wellington Phoenix keeper currently playing for Heidelberg United in the Victorian league, attacked the former Australian of the Year on Twitter – before promptly deleting the tweet.

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/griffin-mcmaster-calls-for-adam-goodes-to-be-deported-20150729-gin60a.html

[jeemak]

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Things are getting whacky - now a call for Goodes to be deported



http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/g...29-gin60a.html

I saw that, and had a great chuckle.

[bulldogtragic]

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Australians generally love to do something they are told not to do. I honestly can't believe this hasn't been thought about by Goodes and the AFL.

Every time fans were told not to boo it has gotten louder. It died down a bit when he was the sub and there was then no media coverage about it.

Now that fans know it is getting to him and affecting play I actually expect it will increase.

Robbo said this the other night on 360. I think he/you are right that some have used this as fuel to the fire. But the dude is tapping out which is why this just should be the end. I hope it ends, if even from a selfish reason of wanting to watch footy shows talk about footy and not crowd behaviour.

[Topdog]

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LOL thats fairly stupid. Similar to Dawns comments earlier about Tomic.

[Sedat]

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Complete with the Wayne Carey patented "if I have offended anybody" faux-apology.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Booing Adam Goodes.

Pardon? He pointed her out to security. In front of thousands present, and by virtue of the media present, countless others. She was 13 years old. What part of that isn't true?

So the group of people she was with wouldn't realise the ramifications of calling someone an ape?
I think you're underestimating what young people know and don't know.

[AndrewP6]

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Wow. That guy is all sorts of crazy. Actually, reminds me a bit of Brodie Moles, whose Twitter feed gives new meaning to "offensive".

[Remi Moses]

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I saw that, and had a great chuckle.

Sadly these are the sort of people who entered the debate .
Plus that vile Alan Jones .
Unfortunately whether some like it or not, the rabble have joined in the chorus

[Topdog]

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Robbo said this the other night on 360. I think he/you are right that some have used this as fuel to the fire. But the dude is tapping out which is why this just should be the end. I hope it ends, if even from a selfish reason of wanting to watch footy shows talk about footy and not crowd behaviour.

oh didn't know that. In that case I retract my statement and wish to not be associated with it anymore