Hall of fame - Goodes

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Reverting back to Goodes for a moment, his celebration where he threw a spear at the cheer squad met derision from our fans.  Why?  Because he kicked a goal against us.  He threw a spear at us afterwards to ram that point home.  Of course our fans didn't like it.  They booed.

Is that racist?

I dont think so.  It was more than just a goal once he threw the spear its a psychological message.  Oh I was just celebrating my heritage.

To simply state the reaction was racist and the action a celebration ignores the psychological message that goal scoring in sports sends. 

Yes I agree.

I appreciate those taking a purely anti-racism stance do not want to see it that way, but I feel that stance will only slow progress rather than assist, in this debate we should not use tactics that polarise, we should deliberately look for and use tactics that unite.

I see it as an opportunity missed, some may suggest it has been derailed.