Aussie wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:30pm:


Then it's a damn good thing you're not behind me hey Aussie. Now go and watch your favourite redneck scene from Deliverance.

oceanz wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:57pm:


?? Are you speaking of the cartoon of Charles Darwin? Why on earth would you imagine that to be racial?

It is political if anything, and while meant to be offensive, I believe Darwin (one of my favourite human beings of all time) would have actually found it both amusing and complimentary.

Like I said concerning the moral high ground, your sideline approval for violence as a solution as opposed to discussion was interesting. Ever heard of the term "losing the moral high ground" I was suggesting that that is what you experienced.

I still maintain that the intent was not racist but that the perception was. At least by some of the people that viewed the image but not all.

I assume it's OK for one member to try to correct and defend the actions/opinions of another member. I assume, as previously stated that Mozza based his comments on a familarity of a good portion of the history of 1000+ posts I have made on this forum. I am at a loss as to why that needs to be a matter of attack. I don't have the time or inclination but I am sure you have regularly come to other forum member's defence when you thought they have been misunderstood or misquoted.

He agreed with you about the appropriatness of my post in the same way that he seems to have agreed with me about the appropriatness of your Matty Johns post.

mantra wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 1:16pm:

My comment to Mozz was tongue-in-cheek.

My post depicted Carradine as Grasshopper from Kung Fu which I titled "That was Zen" and a second picture of a hanged man facing away from the camera titled 'This is Tao".

Loc, that photo of the pissed chimp was not offensive in the context it was delivered. This is a small forum not a national media site.

locutius wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 1:40pm:


If the photo had been up a couple of days I probably did see it. It must have been fairly innocuous if I didn't notice it. If you can PM it - that's fine although I'm not sure the PM's accept photos.

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True - and most of the stuff here is very inoffensive. My biggest whinge has always been about personal attacks and abuse - but the occasional "controversial" photo seems harmless enough. But this is a conservative forum and Mozzaok is doing what he thinks best. Unfortunately being a moderator - you can never get it right for everyone.

mantra wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 3:43pm:


Sorry Mantra, you are correct. PM will not accept photo's. It was of a chimpanzee wearing a little suit asleep at a bar room table with a bottle of spirits on the table. Just in case you are thinking of the still visible cartoon of Darwin.

I don't see what the big kuffuffle is about Aussie. I think you're just stirring the pot.
I found the photo funny because it's a topical reminder that an entire nation can be seen as being racist because the media wants a story that will cause some reaction ...and therefore sell adverts.
The truth is that Symonds wasn't insulted anymore than any other cricketer that gives and takes a bit of mud slinging, it's just gamesmanship and it means absolutely nothing when they're having a beer after the game.

The aussies have been masters at throwing their opponents off their game over the years, and the monkey comments by the Indians were more funny because they were so pathetic.
Symonds took it so hard that he smashed them all over the park, but now he'll leave the politically correct aussies behind and take his great talent elsewhere...that's the real disappointment.

And where will he earn his freedom to have a few drinks as well as having time to go fishing and do all the things he likes to do in the peak of his health and vitality? He'll be so insulted that he'll snub all of those with cellophane skin and he'll earn big money from the Indians.
I say good on him. If you want the greatness, then you need to accept a few warts.

I'd much prefer to watch Symonds' greatness in short burts than the constant flow of mediocraity that will become the left over, sodden and politically correct cricketing world.
Keeping in mind that Boony was revered for breaking the Australia to England record of 48 cans set by Rod Marsh with a staggering 52 cans of VB!!  Now that's a feat worth making some talking dolls out of him.

But as those those dolls were being traded on Ebay, the cricketing world suddenly said "NOW YOU HAVE TO BE THIS". You cannot associate drinking with cricket anymore....even though our major sponsor is none other then VB.

So to me, that photo highlighted the intricate hypocrisy of it all and what we are letting ourselves become, which therefore made it much more funny than the initial Indian take on it. And if you need to explain a joke, then it ain't funny.


But in typical ACA style, this is what we should not display:

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.

We'll see how we go in the ashes series without him. It's going to be that much more boring.