Adam Goodes Booing

[WilliamPowell]

the irony of all this is it seems that we are not able to form an opinion on Goodes based on how we view him as a person, but on the color of his skin.

because he is black, we cannot dislike him, without being labelled as racist, by some.

Yep

Sadly, so true.

[Smokey]

Smokey do you know for fact that he wasn't subjected to the so called prejudices you refer to?..if what you say is true then  his personal accounts ring hollow

If you read back through the litany of articles by or about him he mentions domestic violence for 2 or 3 years which his mother removed herself and her 3 boys from when Goodes was 14, citing how it was devastating to his family and his 'community' (allowing the indigenous perception of community to apply) but nothing about race-based prejudice or disadvantage.  He lived in Adelaide at the time, his natural father (a white Anglo-Saxon who the boys all still have contact with) had left when he was 4 and lived in Qld, and nothing is ever recorded that race was the cause of any Goodes family 'issues'.  He has never lived in a community, he has never lived off the land, he has never experienced race-based disadvantage but he speaks as someone who has been personally and deeply affected and never ever corrects the record when the perception is floated.  Google him and read the myriad of articles paying particular attention to how the scope, intent and content changes from when he is a young adult just making it in football to when he is an older person with an agenda to push.  I can't help but feel he has allowed an unfair and inaccurate impression to fester and grow over the years to suit some purpose he now feels important.  Which would be fine if he was honest and true to himself, nothing of which I see in the older more mature Adam Goodes.

[Francois Jackson]

the irony of all this is it seems that we are not able to form an opinion on Goodes based on how we view him as a person, but on the color of his skin.

because he is black, we cannot dislike him, without being labelled as racist, by some.

would agree 100% with this comment albert.

Goes the same with woman IMO.. Cant make a comment without being labelled a misogynist.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

the irony of all this is it seems that we are not able to form an opinion on Goodes based on how we view him as a person, but on the color of his skin.

because he is black, we cannot dislike him, without being labelled as racist, by some.

Yep

Sadly, so true.

The AFL seem preoccupied with the stigma of being "a brand" associated with racism that they jump at anything that would remotely link it - even if supporters are subtly viewed as being racist for booing someone on their basis of skin colour.
I'd maintain that there are a number of people out there booing who feel slighted at the insinuation - the booing seems to be getting louder?

[Penelope]

i for one, am insulted by it, and with some commentators it has not been an insinuation, it has been an accusation

[🏅Dooks]

i for one, am insulted by it, and with some commentators it has not been an insinuation, it has been an accusation

Based on an assumption.

[cub]

Goodes has created a divide based on his actions.
If the roles were reversed he would be drawn and quartered.

[Diocletian]

If Ruby Hamad's on your side, chances are high that you're a fool.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Goodes has created a divide based on his actions.
If the roles were reversed he would be drawn and quartered.

I'm thinking its a considered provocation.

[mightytiges]

I reckon the booing of Goodes is for a variety of reasons both legit (purely football) and non-legit (ugly/political by a minority) reasons depending on boo-er but here is an example tonight of a legit reason for why he gets booed.

[Loui Tufga]

Like a Balinese monkey, will pinch anything!!

[Diocletian]

If the rumours are true then Goodes no doubt enjoyed that.

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It's a Neanderthal thing....

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the irony of all this is it seems that we are not able to form an opinion on Goodes based on how we view him as a person, but on the color of his skin.

because he is black, we cannot dislike him, without being labelled as racist, by some.

Yep

Sadly, so true.

I can call him a black dog idiot and I do.

[Penelope]

Last night he actually increased my dislike for him, which is a pretty good effort considering how much i already did.

I refuse to not dislike him just because he is black and the do-gooder hardly prudes can go forth and multiply.