God AthCliath,
Reading some of the comments on here of late it would appear we are living in Mississippi:(

juniorbsub (Wexford) - Posts: 646 - 08/01/2013 20:12:38    1315565

juniorbsub
County: Wexford
Posts: 325

1315565 God AthCliath,
Reading some of the comments on here of late it would appear we are living in Mississippi:(

ye
some lads are seriously removed from reality.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 08/01/2013 20:42:01    1315586

I am personally really disappointed that the Sarsfields' motion, at least, is not going to be debated at congress because of some technical jargon.

We need to be progressive on this issue.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 27/02/2013 10:45:31    1339719

Racial abuse is not 'banter'! No more than is slagging someone over a recently dead relative. Players who engage in either are dirt bags and should be suspended. It is ironic that the GAA's insistence that it is going to tackle 'sledging' (as reported in Examiner) coincides with the refusal to take the motion.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 27/02/2013 13:02:58    1339782

wise_guy
County: Tyrone
Posts: 1488

1286801
Yeah.. only last week I was called a white so and so!!

During the championship I think ye are all white so and so's

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 27/02/2013 13:33:49    1339800

Yawn.....boo hoo. Liberalism is the real disease. Stamp that out and everyone will be better off. They are very "selective" in what they see as racist. They have rendered the words "racist" and "racism" as hollow, useless words. Yawn....

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 13:48:00    1339807

WoodlawnPat
County: Galway
Posts: 137

1339807
Yawn.....boo hoo. Liberalism is the real disease. Stamp that out and everyone will be better off. They are very "selective" in what they see as racist. They have rendered the words "racist" and "racism" as hollow, useless words. Yawn....

Explain what you mean by 'they are very "selective" in what they see as racist'.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13795 - 27/02/2013 13:55:26    1339812

If it was black on white or Asian on white "racist" stuff you probably wouldn't even hear about it. Liberals can only "see" racism when whites are the perceived wrongdoers.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 14:18:55    1339824

WoodlawnPat
County: Galway
Posts: 138

1339824 If it was black on white or Asian on white "racist" stuff you probably wouldn't even hear about it. Liberals can only "see" racism when whites are the perceived wrongdoers.

Complete garbage.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6177 - 27/02/2013 14:38:59    1339846

Fair enough. I wasn't expecting you to agree or admit it.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 14:44:50    1339849

WoodlawnPat
County: Galway
Posts: 138

1339824
If it was black on white or Asian on white "racist" stuff you probably wouldn't even hear about it. Liberals can only "see" racism when whites are the perceived wrongdoers.

How do you know?

You can't just through out accusatory remarks without backing them up.

Who are these fabled "Liberals"? Non-racists?

Would you prefer a world where people can discriminate based on racial prejudices?

The reason why you haven't heard of a white player being racial abused in the GAA should be self-evident to you. It isn't part of the Irish Liberal media's anti-white agenda I can assure you of that.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13795 - 27/02/2013 14:47:42    1339853

I wish the crying would stop. We're going from the "Fighting Irish" to the "Crying Irish". If it bothers you that bad when someone calls you a name you punch his mouth and move on not cry like a two year old.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 15:41:38    1339897

WoodlawnPat
County: Galway
Posts: 140

1339897
I wish the crying would stop. We're going from the "Fighting Irish" to the "Crying Irish". If it bothers you that bad when someone calls you a name you punch his mouth and move on not cry like a two year old.

So complaining about racist abuse is akin to "crying like a 2 year old" in your book?

And you advocate violence as the solution to someone verbally abusing you.

2 very interesting incites into how you think bud.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13795 - 27/02/2013 15:46:53    1339903

F it bothers you that bad a punch in the mouth usually ends it not the prolonged crying you seem to want. Whatever happened to "Sticks and stones"?

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 15:56:01    1339911

Use your MIND if you don't want to use your FIST. What I mean is just laugh at the person and turn the joke on them. Embarrass them.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 16:02:29    1339916

The comment "the Irish are one of the most racist people in the world" is both stupid and untrue. The same sort of people are probably saying the same sort of thing in England (substitute "Irish" for "English"), Germany and any of the other European countries that take your fancy. Why this craving to be always thought the worst of in everything? Or is it egotistical? "Look how I'm brave enough to admit how we Irish are racist, dirty, lazy" (fill in your word of choice).

Racism is a problem in the world at large, not just in Ireland. It's probably being going on for thousands of years. It's wrong to discriminate against a person because of their colour or nationality, but generalizations and misrepresentations not only do not help, but make the problem worse. Some people who are included in the criticism because of generalizations, even though they're not racist may feel there's no point in being non-racist if everyone thinks they are.

I've seen no evidence of racism around my area, but then I can't be everywhere at the same time.

Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 644 - 27/02/2013 16:33:58    1339936

I agree. 99% of the Irish are nice people not "racist" like the alarmists would have you believe. Such a non issue.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 27/02/2013 18:45:53    1340028

WoodlawnPat
County: Galway
I agree. 99% of the Irish are nice people not "racist" like the alarmists would have you believe. Such a non issue.
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Of course it's an issue, and a very serious one that needs to be addressed now before any lasting damage is done. Its got nothing to do with being liberal, and of course 99% of Irish people aren't racist. And if you want to react to that kind of guff, go right ahead. But don't dismiss a really serious issue because you don't like the people who bring it up. If the GAA wants to remain a strong and positive force in Irish life, it needs to be open to everyone, regardless of origin. And racisit abuse, which should not even be an issue in this day and age, cannot be tolerated if we want people from all backgrounds on the island to get involved with our games, and through them maybe, our Gaelic culture.

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 27/02/2013 19:39:32    1340052

Can anyone clear something up for me? If the motion from Wexford was ruled out of order because it was dealing with a playing rule and these can only be amended in years divisible by five, how come all these FRC motions and the Hawkeye stuff is going forward to Congress? Are these not specifically dealing with playing rules?

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 27/02/2013 19:40:05    1340053

We havea kid playing for us under 15 , hes actually part Portuguese , hes had two incidents occur , problem being ref did not hear either insult , like everything their is a Presumption of innocence for the accused party . Unless a player slips up and openly uses racist language in front of ref or large crowd hes most likely to get way it , but as for punishment should someone or clubs be found guilty , they should inforce highest sanctions available .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 27/02/2013 20:04:56    1340068