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Re: Grow some balls Adam
Reply #136 - May 30^th, 2013 at 5:02pm

... wrote on May 30^th, 2013 at 4:53pm:

See, anyone who understood evolution wouldn't speak in terms of more or less evolved. I'd much rather this sort of common misconception be cleared up, than tiptoe around a minefield of unjustified speech codes, each subject to the whims of the individual. Information over ignorance.

Wouldnt that be great.

But you know exactly what I mean (and what is meant by) "less evolved".

Less than human.

Sub human.

Inferior.

Less deserving of respect .

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Reply #137 - May 30^th, 2013 at 5:18pm

darkhall67 wrote on May 30^th, 2013 at 5:02pm:

... wrote on May 30^th, 2013 at 4:53pm:

See, anyone who understood evolution wouldn't speak in terms of more or less evolved. I'd much rather this sort of common misconception be cleared up, than tiptoe around a minefield of unjustified speech codes, each subject to the whims of the individual. Information over ignorance.

Wouldnt that be great.

But you know exactly what I mean (and what is meant by) "less evolved".

Less than human.

Sub human.

Inferior.

Less deserving of respect .

I know what you mean, but I think the answer is education. Real education that is, not 'sensitivity training" which just sweeps the ignorance under the rug.

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Reply #138 - May 30^th, 2013 at 5:20pm

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Because when used against blacks it's only purpose is to say that they are less evolved than we whities , that they are less than human, that they are sub human.

I think that's rubbish. The word is usually used to describe somebody who is large and "ape-like'.
It's not usually used to describe women, black or white.

What if I said, "I went to the casino the other night and there two big gorilla security guards standing at the door"?
Would it matter if they were both black, both white, or if one was black and one was white?
I'm sure you'd immediately assume that they were both male.

But Ok, if there is some desperate insecurity black people have in regards to the word, I'll add that one to the never ending list that I have stored on a dedicated 8GB usb drive. I may need to upgrade to a 16GB though.

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Reply #139 - May 31^st, 2013 at 5:08pm

Angry mother says AFL yet to contact teen in race row
May 28, 2013 12:00AM

THE AFL has not contacted the family of the 13-year-old girl in the middle of a national racism storm despite its public promise to provide her with counselling, education and support.

The girl's mother told The Australian she had not heard from anyone at the league, nor did she expect to.

The girl's mother said she was still angry that her daughter had been detained by police for almost two hours at the MCG last Friday night and questioned, albeit for a few minutes, without a legal guardian present.

Child and adolescent psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg expressed concerns for the girl's welfare after three days of intense media scrutiny and public commentary.

"At 13 she has the emotional judgment of a child," Mr Carr-Gregg said. "The concerning issue for me is how the news editors, particularly with the electronic media, failed to pixelate her face. She is, after all, a minor.
"I am fairly flabbergasted that the MCG security would have hauled her off without an adult present and secondly that the police questioned her without an accompanying adult. That is a violation of her rights."
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/indigenous/angry-mother-says-af...

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Reply #140 - May 31^st, 2013 at 5:15pm

Amadd wrote on May 31^st, 2013 at 5:08pm:

Angry mother says AFL yet to contact teen in race row
May 28, 2013 12:00AM

THE AFL has not contacted the family of the 13-year-old girl in the middle of a national racism storm despite its public promise to provide her with counselling, education and support.

The girl's mother told The Australian she had not heard from anyone at the league, nor did she expect to.

The girl's mother said she was still angry that her daughter had been detained by police for almost two hours at the MCG last Friday night and questioned, albeit for a few minutes, without a legal guardian present.

Child and adolescent psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg expressed concerns for the girl's welfare after three days of intense media scrutiny and public commentary.

"At 13 she has the emotional judgment of a child," Mr Carr-Gregg said. "The concerning issue for me is how the news editors, particularly with the electronic media, failed to pixelate her face. She is, after all, a minor.
"I am fairly flabbergasted that the MCG security would have hauled her off without an adult present and secondly that the police questioned her without an accompanying adult. That is a violation of her rights."
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/indigenous/angry-mother-says-af...

The whole incident was blown out of proportion.....Who really benefited from all this???

Angry

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Reply #141 - May 31^st, 2013 at 7:11pm

The media for one.

As for anybody else, I'd hope that some people are better educated to not take offense at the drop of a hat and to remember that kids come first.

That is not happening by a long shot.
These two baboons (Goodes and McGuire) have put their own interests before the welfare of a child Angry

I'm glad that the public will now have the chance (if they open their eyes) to see how conceited and self-centred these two bozos and many more like them really are.

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Reply #142 - May 31^st, 2013 at 11:45pm

At least the league this week is concentrating on toning down the abuse of players all-round and not just one specific group.

It's ugly enough to see opposition players being abused from supporters on the boundary, but when they abuse their own players like that DH Brisbane supporter was doing after the game, it makes it all the worse.

I wonder if that Brisbane supporter even knew enough about his team to realise that five of their best players were out.

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Reply #143 - Jun 1^st, 2013 at 1:47am

... wrote on May 30^th, 2013 at 4:53pm:

See, anyone who understood evolution wouldn't speak in terms of more or less evolved. I'd much rather this sort of common misconception be cleared up, than tiptoe around a minefield of unjustified speech codes, each subject to the whims of the individual. Information over ignorance.

I think the term should be "differently evolved", as we are all different in some manner for better or worse with respect to the direction democracy points us.

That's a big if we are allowed to respect the direction of democracy, which is owned by nobody.

Of course there can be no democracy without open and honest fact, commonly known as the truth, which again, nobody owns.

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