diedpretty
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Hope they all boycott it - then there will be no tennis during summer - yeeha - the most boring game on earth.
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@ said:People really care what a Sporting Arena is named..well bugger me…
@ said:The arena should be renamed, Court is an embarrassment to modern Australian liberty and culture. **It's ok to have your views, but if you don't keep them to yourself, if you have a loud and public profile, you should expect repercussions.**
The arena was not solely named because she won lots of titles, I agree with Martina Navratilova, it has to do with her whole public position. Some indiscretions can be forgiven, but Court is unrelenting in her attacks, and that is an embarrassment to the Australian Tennis fraternity who have put her in an exulted place.
Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
@ said:@ said:People really care what a Sporting Arena is named..well bugger me…
Margaret wouldn't allow that.
@ said:Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
@ said:Soon Margaret Court and all her kind will die out, and the world will be a much kinder place.
@ said:Soon Margaret Court and all her kind will die out, and the world will be a much kinder place.
@ said:@ said:The arena should be renamed, Court is an embarrassment to modern Australian liberty and culture. **It's ok to have your views, but if you don't keep them to yourself, if you have a loud and public profile, you should expect repercussions.**
The arena was not solely named because she won lots of titles, I agree with Martina Navratilova, it has to do with her whole public position. Some indiscretions can be forgiven, but Court is unrelenting in her attacks, and that is an embarrassment to the Australian Tennis fraternity who have put her in an exulted place.
Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
So you agree the powerful LGBT lobby should keep their views to themselves?
For years this lobby has said its people had to hide in the shadows in fear because people would attack them based on their 'different' views.
Now they are doing exactly the same to people who dare to voice an opinion contrary to theirs.
@ said:@ said:Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
I 100% forgot about the Stig comments. I had to look them up.
To answer your Thurston question ill pose one to you. Did you think Joey Johns would become an immortal after he admitted he spent the majority of his career on drugs and racialy abused Greg Inglis, publicaly referring to him as a black c###? Do you think he should have kept his immortal status after his behaviour at Toowomba Airport?
@ said:@ said:@ said:The arena should be renamed, Court is an embarrassment to modern Australian liberty and culture. **It's ok to have your views, but if you don't keep them to yourself, if you have a loud and public profile, you should expect repercussions.**
The arena was not solely named because she won lots of titles, I agree with Martina Navratilova, it has to do with her whole public position. Some indiscretions can be forgiven, but Court is unrelenting in her attacks, and that is an embarrassment to the Australian Tennis fraternity who have put her in an exulted place.
Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
So you agree the powerful LGBT lobby should keep their views to themselves?
For years this lobby has said its people had to hide in the shadows in fear because people would attack them based on their 'different' views.
Now they are doing exactly the same to people who dare to voice an opinion contrary to theirs.
100% agree ck. I am not homophobic and do not support Court's comments but it is really ironic.
@ said:It's ironic how those in favour of gay marriage are able to express their views without much repercussion. Gay pride is literally forced down my throat through every avenue I turn to face, mostly from P-C Buzzfeed (scum of the earth). I am not homophobic by any means and will accept anyone from anywhere, but it's really hypocritical that we focus on the freedom of speech and views and have allowed gay pride into society, yet when someone expresses views against it action must be taken. I don't think many of you still realise gay marriage is illegal, why not go after the government?
@ said:@ said:It's ironic how those in favour of gay marriage are able to express their views without much repercussion. Gay pride is literally forced down my throat through every avenue I turn to face, mostly from P-C Buzzfeed (scum of the earth). I am not homophobic by any means and will accept anyone from anywhere, but it's really hypocritical that we focus on the freedom of speech and views and have allowed gay pride into society, yet when someone expresses views against it action must be taken. I don't think many of you still realise gay marriage is illegal, why not go after the government?
This is the thing. The tactics used by the left in issues such as this can and will turn neutral people against them. We saw it happen with Brexit and with the US election.
@ said:@ said:@ said:Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
I 100% forgot about the Stig comments. I had to look them up.
To answer your Thurston question ill pose one to you. Did you think Joey Johns would become an immortal after he admitted he spent the majority of his career on drugs and racialy abused Greg Inglis, publicaly referring to him as a black c###? Do you think he should have kept his immortal status after his behaviour at Toowomba Airport?
It's one thing to show contrition, another entirely to be steadfast in the wake of public backlash.
I haven't done the research but I'm fairly sure Johns was publicly apologetic for his racist slur. Same as Paul Gallen and no, people don't forget it. Does it cast a cloud over Johns' entire reputation? Absolutely! He's a tarnished Immortal, that's for sure. I would not have been surprised at all if they didn't install him.
But like his brother, he's done penance and rebranded himself, and not been a recidivist. Some people can accept that, some can't, but neither of the Johns boys are actively causing social outrage at this time.
@ said:@ said:@ said:@ said:Does anyone forget Newcastle's Ryan Stig, those comments he made in 2013, and the response? NRL didn't end up doing anything official, but the outrage was palpable.
Do you think Johnathan Thurston would be installed as a future immortal if he was to come out next year and crusade against LGBT rights?
I 100% forgot about the Stig comments. I had to look them up.
To answer your Thurston question ill pose one to you. Did you think Joey Johns would become an immortal after he admitted he spent the majority of his career on drugs and racialy abused Greg Inglis, publicaly referring to him as a black c###? Do you think he should have kept his immortal status after his behaviour at Toowomba Airport?
It's one thing to show contrition, another entirely to be steadfast in the wake of public backlash.
I haven't done the research but I'm fairly sure Johns was publicly apologetic for his racist slur. Same as Paul Gallen and no, people don't forget it. Does it cast a cloud over Johns' entire reputation? Absolutely! He's a tarnished Immortal, that's for sure. I would not have been surprised at all if they didn't install him.
But like his brother, he's done penance and rebranded himself, and not been a recidivist. Some people can accept that, some can't, but neither of the Johns boys are actively causing social outrage at this time.
Saying sorry changes everything lol, the more tears added the better….