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  • Being a continual boofhead
     OP - June 03, 2015, 06:59 AM
    Sometimes Australian politics rocks. This is one of those times. bunny

    The background to this is that a sports commentator got huffy the other day when an Aboriginal football player did a spontaneous war dance at the opposing team's supporters in the stands. These supporters have a history of giving this particular player a hard time (dunno why) so he was basically giving them the finger after just scoring a goal. Commentator then got huffy about it.

    Anyway, the upshot of it is that today the New South Wales Upper House has passed a parliamentary motion, officially labeling said commentator "a continual boofhead". Cheesy

    Eddie McGuire labelled 'boofhead' by NSW Upper House

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    AFL identity Eddie McGuire has been condemned as a "continual boofhead" by the Upper House of the NSW Parliament for comments he made about an Indigenous dance performed by Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes.

    The Upper House passed a motion, moved by Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham, supporting Australian of the Year Goodes as a "role model to all" and condemning McGuire for "being a continual boofhead".

    Goodes performed the dance on-field during the Swans' match against Carlton on Friday, later saying it was an Indigenous "war dance" he was taught by underage Indigenous AFL team the Flying Boomerangs.

    During a Fox Footy broadcast, McGuire described the dance as "quite aggressive" and said: "I don't think we ever want to see it again, to be perfectly honest."

    He later said Goodes should have flagged his intention to perform the dance before the game so commentators such as himself "could have been able to educate and understand the situation".

    The Upper House motion said:

        This House condemns Mr Eddie Macguire [sic], the President of the Collingwood Football Club, for:

        (a) his comment that "This is a made-up dance, this is not something that has been going on for years.", and

        (b) being a continual boofhead.

     grin12
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #1 - June 03, 2015, 07:39 AM
    i find the Australian society quite strange, as far as i am concerned, i find the people here very open and tolerant to other cultures, but some subjects are really deeply taboo, you gave the example of the aboriginal player's war cry.

    i was intrigued by the media reaction to Russell crowe comments about gallipoli, all he said that it was an invasion, which is true !!!  it is interesting that every society has some sacred history that no one is allowed to criticize Smiley
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #2 - June 03, 2015, 07:47 AM
    I think most Australians have got pretty used to having a range of cultural backgrounds in the country, except for some die-hard idiots.

    The war dance thing isn't taboo at all. Most people, as far as I can tell, thought it fine for him to use it to wind the opposing team's supporters up. If you can get an Upper House motion passed in the guy's favour, that should show you how taboo it is.

    The whole Anzac thing is another matter. There's a lot of mythology and attitude about that. Frankly I think it gets overdone.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #3 - June 03, 2015, 08:30 AM
     Cheesy @op
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #4 - June 03, 2015, 08:58 AM
     Afro
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #5 - June 03, 2015, 01:10 PM
    Here's another one who should be called a continual boofhead......

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    An Australian political advisor has called the Irish “people who can’t grow potatoes” and said “they’ve got a mutant lawn weed as their national symbol” in a debate on same-sex marriage.


    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/irish-can-t-grow-potatoes-says-australian-political-advisor-1.2234430
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #6 - June 03, 2015, 01:23 PM
    Wtf… what a twat.
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #7 - June 03, 2015, 01:36 PM
    Its because we voted to legalise gay marriage, Hass.  Homophobes the world over have been spouting anti-Irish nonsense in response.  Funniest of all was the Westboro Baptist lot who uploaded a You Tube of themselves dancing what I think was supposed to be an Irish jig on top of the flag of the Ivory Coast.   wacko
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #8 - June 03, 2015, 03:07 PM
    HAHAHA link of the Ivory Coast flag video??
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #9 - June 03, 2015, 03:49 PM
    There's a link to it here.......

    http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/trending/westboro-baptist-church-accidentally-hates-the-ivory-coast-31251240.html

    The polar bear in your avatar must have seen it too, by the looks of him.   Cheesy
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #10 - June 03, 2015, 03:52 PM
    Quote from: Cheetah on June 03, 2015, 01:36 PM
    Its because we voted to legalise gay marriage, Hass.  Homophobes the world over have been spouting anti-Irish nonsense in response.  Funniest of all was the Westboro Baptist lot who uploaded a You Tube of themselves dancing what I think was supposed to be an Irish jig on top of the flag of the Ivory Coast.   wacko


     Cheesy  Cheesy  Cheesy
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #11 - June 03, 2015, 09:06 PM
    Hmm...

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    “Now I love the Irish, the parliament is full of Irish men but these are people who can’t grow potatoes, they’ve got a mutant lawn weed as their national symbol and they can’t verbalise the difference between tree and the number three.”

    You gotta admit, the bloke does have a point there.  whistling2
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #12 - June 03, 2015, 09:46 PM
    Which part?  The part where he thinks the harp is a weed, or the part where he thinks potato blight was caused by the Irish rather than a bacteria? 
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #13 - June 03, 2015, 09:51 PM
    Harp? What harp? Nobody thinks of harps.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #14 - June 03, 2015, 09:58 PM
    Anybody who's going to start spouting about Ireland's national symbol should know what it is first.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #15 - June 03, 2015, 09:59 PM
    Yep. Shamrock. yes
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #16 - June 03, 2015, 10:03 PM
    Quote from: Cheetah on June 03, 2015, 01:36 PM
    Its because we voted to legalise gay marriage, Hass.  Homophobes the world over have been spouting anti-Irish nonsense in response.  Funniest of all was the Westboro Baptist lot who uploaded a You Tube of themselves dancing what I think was supposed to be an Irish jig on top of the flag of the Ivory Coast.   wacko

    Umm, no. They had an Irish flag. In the picture you can see the reinforcing at the hoist side of the flag, which is clearly the green side. The Ivory Coast flag is the other way around.

    What the article you linked to actually says is that the fundies got it the wrong way around on their signs, but had the right flag for their crappy dancing stunt.
    Devious, treacherous, murderous, neanderthal, sub-human of the West. bunny
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #17 - June 03, 2015, 10:06 PM
    No, our national symbol is the harp.  That aside, this guy is a racist wanker, although boofhead would also be a good word for him.
    "Befriend them not, Oh murtads, and give them neither parrot nor bunny."  - happymurtad's advice on trolls.
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #18 - June 03, 2015, 10:09 PM
    Quote from: osmanthus on June 03, 2015, 10:03 PM
    Umm, no. They had an Irish flag. In the picture you can see the reinforcing at the hoist side of the flag, which is clearly the green side. The Ivory Coast flag is the other way around.

    What the article you linked to actually says is that the fundies got it the wrong way around on their signs, but had the right flag for their crappy dancing stunt.


    Oh right.  Still funny that they accidentally abused some random African country due to their stupidity though.   grin12
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #19 - June 03, 2015, 10:11 PM
    I'm sure God hates the Ivory Coast too. He seems to hate everyone.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #20 - June 03, 2015, 10:14 PM
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland#State_symbols

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    The shamrock, a type of clover, has been a national symbol of Ireland since the 17th century when it became customary to wear it as a symbol on St. Patrick's Day.

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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #21 - June 03, 2015, 10:25 PM
    A national symbol, maybe but not the national symbol.  Its the same as the Scottish have the thistle as a national symbol but their official symbol is the lion, Wales has the daffodil but their official symbol is the dragon, etc.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #22 - June 03, 2015, 10:35 PM
    So you agree that the shamrock is a national symbol of Ireland? Good.  dance Where was the word "the" used in the quote? Or the word "official"? Ireland does have a mutant lawn weed as its national symbol. It just happens to have another one as well, that nobody ever thinks about. parrot
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #23 - June 03, 2015, 10:51 PM
    I can't believe you're actually defending this guy.  He's a racist wanker, and his comments were neither justified nor funny.  It also hasn't escaped my notice that his comments were really motivated by opposition to marriage equality for Australia's gay community, so he's a homophobic wanker too.

    And he's an ugly bastard to boot.  I saw him on the BBC news earlier and he has a face on him that would turn milk.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #24 - June 03, 2015, 10:54 PM
    I thought the comments were funny, even if his motivation sucks.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #25 - June 03, 2015, 11:00 PM
    I'm disappointed in you Os.  I thought you had enough sense of humour to know the difference between something that's funny and witless racist abuse.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #26 - June 03, 2015, 11:08 PM
    Since the Irish aren't one race, particularly as there are many ethnicities who are Irish nowadays, xenophobic seems more appropriate than racist.
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #27 - June 03, 2015, 11:14 PM
    Racism is commonly used to denote bigotry against people on the grounds of their race, ethnicity or nationality, but whatever.  He's a bigot whatever word you use.
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  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #28 - June 03, 2015, 11:15 PM
    No argument.
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Being a continual boofhead
     Reply #29 - June 03, 2015, 11:15 PM
    I don't know if the bloke actually is racist or xenophobic. It's pretty clear he's probably homophobic, but taking the piss out of anything is a national tradition over here, and isn't necessarily malicious as such. FFS, I'm one quarter Irish and I thought his comments were funny. Being on the wrong side of history re same sex marriage =/= racism or xenophobia. I'd find it equally funny if an Irish person (not mentioning any names) took the piss out of Australia. Oh wait, that has happened.
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