strangley enough evoluntionist are unable to explain how calling someone an ape is racist. It is part of their fantasy.

runner,

Are you saying that a crowd of people shouting "ape" to a footballer going about his business of providing skill, entertainment and dedication for the public's benefit, is somehow acceptable...because "most" people accept evolutionary theory?

poirot: and now you wield the "they were all doing it" as some sort of mitigating factor.

I didn't not suggest it was a mitigating factor & you know it. You little word twister you. ;-) You are really great at pushing s#!t uphill, aren't you.

I did suggest that he was an AFL playing, Victorian girl. I'm a Queenslander. :-p

With all the people in the Stadium shouting taunts of all descriptions, as they do at any footy match. He, picks on a little girl, who is just going along with the excitement of the game, as was everybody who was there. I believe "Ape" would have been one of the least offensive taunts he'd heard that day.

Come on Poirot, you have a game designed to be played by gentlemen, now being played by a bunch of mostly thugs. The only reason they don't half kill the opposition is they get penalized particularly for off the ball thumping from behind, & you want to attack a kid who calls one of them an ape.

Modern football, of all codes is now played as something approaching a gladiatorial fight, designed to raise the blood pressure of the fans, & bring in more money. A display of high skill is followed an attempt to put the skillful in hospital, & you worry about a little name calling.

I'm only surprised that it is so mild.

"It has now been shown that the entire stadium was screaming Politically incorrect taunts& Goode picks on a little girl."

My apologies, Jayb.

Could you enlighten me as to why you posted the above, if it wasn't meant to mitigate the "little girl's" actions. and I note that you state "Goode picks on a little girl".

So now he's not only a cry-baby, but also a bully?

What I'd love is for the likes of you to walk around for a while in an indigenous skin - and experience the thrill of being called an "ape", amongst other things.

I'm sure you'd shrug it off, even if it came from young teenagers echoing the bigoted garbage they've been fed from their mentors.

Do you recommend we allow this sort of stuff at junior levels, after all, indigenous kids should learn that it's their lot - even if the whole stadium is taunting politically incorrect diatribe, they shouldn't bat an eyelid.

You blokes are unbelievable!

And another thing.

If any of those arguing in defence of racially targeted abuse as just being part of "the way things are" had an ounce of the graciousness that Goodes displayed in trying to understand this girl's actions, it would be a fine thing.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/goodes-gutted-but-places-no-blame/4712772

However, it's a certain mindset.....keeps happening.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-29/eddie-mcguire-apologises-for-king-kong-comment-regarding-adam-g/4720152