Russian Ukraine War

[Macca37]

Yes to most of that MIO.

The Australian Open has been used in the past by some folk to promote particular nationalistic, ethnic, religious, political, and/or cultural statements and enmities.  That should be discouraged and it takes banning national flags to do so, well and good.

Other tennis competitions, as I mentioned previously, are national team competitions and I think it's fair enough to allow flags or other symbols at those event, provided that they won't cause offense/distress.

"Aussie Aussie Aussie ... Oi Oi Oi" should definitely be banned at all events.  Surely we can come up with something better :

I take your point about allowing flags at national team competitions, and the Olympic Games is one example

Flag waving in support of individuals has caused problems for the AO in the past, and I recall some years ago trouble between supporters of individual Croatian and Serbian  players spilling out of the stadium into surrounding areas.

As for "Aussie Aussie Aussie...Oi Oi Oi" don't get me started.  It seems to me that the limited intelligence of the person who coined the saying caused him to run out of ideas after the third "Aussie" .

  I wince every time I hear it.  We present to the world as a nation of bogans.







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