05-31-2015, 07:48 PM
Don't like commenting too much on the Goodes nonsense as it is mostly trivial. But he is just a bit of a knob really. The public does not often warm to overly earnest self important types, so it is hardly surprising his antics provoke such a reaction.
Fine footballer but a bit of a knob. If he wants to make a contribution to society in the form he seems to desire then grandstanding on the footy field is an undignified way to do it.
Changing social norms and customs requires changing minds and attitudes, and carrying on like a bit of a dill after kicking a goal in a 10 goal plus win against the league easybeats is not a sensible way to go about it.
Howsabout Goodes publishes something about new ways to address the dreadful mortality rates among indigenous Australians or that life expectancy for the indigenous NT population is in the low 60s? Discussing actual substantive issues that require complex policy responses will garner respect and change minds. Shrill claims about discrimination when you are a millionaire footy player will not, as the current ferment demonstrates.
Fine footballer but a bit of a knob. If he wants to make a contribution to society in the form he seems to desire then grandstanding on the footy field is an undignified way to do it.
Changing social norms and customs requires changing minds and attitudes, and carrying on like a bit of a dill after kicking a goal in a 10 goal plus win against the league easybeats is not a sensible way to go about it.
Howsabout Goodes publishes something about new ways to address the dreadful mortality rates among indigenous Australians or that life expectancy for the indigenous NT population is in the low 60s? Discussing actual substantive issues that require complex policy responses will garner respect and change minds. Shrill claims about discrimination when you are a millionaire footy player will not, as the current ferment demonstrates.