Johnny Member wrote:meher baba wrote:.......and I also agree with the view that nasty personal sledging is not on......
Why isn't it on though?
Is it because it sets a bad example to kids?
Is it because she doesn't like people being mean to other people?
Is it because she's standing up for the little guy and giving the Marc Murphy's of the world a voice?
I don't really understand why 'we' are so worked up about two people saying mean things to each other in what is effectively a private conversation.
If we hear what they say, then we have a right to be aggrieved by it. As members of society, it's really none of our business - but as consumers of a product, we have a right to get upset about something we deem to be offensive.
But we don't, and in this case in particular, didn't hear what they said to each other.
Now if her issue is sexism and/or misogyny in the AFL, or in sport, or even in society - then I don't really have an issue with her taking up this issue. But I think she (and some other media flogs that are trying to paint themselves as moral crusaders when it suits them) are using this example in the wrong context.
This wasn't a whole team picking on one guy and constantly saying 'repulsive' things to him about his family for the entire game, as was suggested. If it was, then yes, there's cause for concern and further action. But it wasn't.
We know that it was "one player, possibly one or two others" that did it, and that it was an isolated sledge. It wasn't repetitive and wasn't for the entire match.
And on top of that, we don't even actually know what was said.
So I think to use this particular incident as the 'line in the sand moment' for sledging, is off the mark. And as usual, it dilutes what is actually a very legitimate cause.