What if you lived in Australia? - Page 292

**countjimmoriarty** · January 6th, 2016, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

Huh? What's with this attitude? You're a member on a porn site!!!

There's a time and a place. That wasn't it.

**andw** · January 6th, 2016, 12:03 PM

I thought Chris Gayle would be discussed in the Cricket thread but seeing as we are here...

Unfortunately it's happened before, to the point of almost predictability. So it's no longer, even being most generous, a "one off joke".
I take my reference from those previously on the receiving end...
http://anonym.to?http://www.abc.net....arrell/7068652
...and I'm not laughing.

**effCup** · January 6th, 2016, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by andw

I take my reference from those previously on the receiving end...
http://anonym.to?http://www.abc.net....arrell/7068652
...and I'm not laughing.

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Neroli Meadows: I'm a cricket fan.... I love watching Chris Gayle play. I love the fact that he's an entertaining person, and he is entertaining in press conferences.

Guess what: you can still be entertaining without humiliating somebody else.

He does that to humiliate, and he does it to get a reaction from the boys. He doesn't do it for any other reason.

**andw** · January 6th, 2016, 12:28 PM

...those in the UK will know that Piers Morgan is supporting Chris Gayle.
Enough said.

**Motorboater** · January 6th, 2016, 07:42 PM

Neroli meadows went all pit bull on Chris. But the mud slinging has no substance because it was done after the fact, with the intention of further demonising him..

Belatedly. I have found a point which mean I don't have to write an essay to counter others point of view.

If you took it to court, to prove a case of sexual harassment. It'd get thrown out straightaway.

Phew!

**SanteeFats** · January 6th, 2016, 08:40 PM

Hey what does siss boom baa mean in OZ??

A sheep exploded.

**andw** · January 7th, 2016, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

...the mud slinging has no substance because it was done after the fact, with the intention of further demonising him...

I suspect you're right Motorboater, there are any number of commentators lining up to jump on the band-wagon (myself included

), who will demonstrate just the right amount of psuedo indignation to be considered an "expert" to push their own angle.

Somewhere in the middle is the real debate that will get lost because "it's time for the latest news at two past the hour" and something else has just "gone viral".

Well at least we have VEF for constructive conversations, with just the right smattering of boobs.

Classy ones of course.

Estreeter · January 7th, 2016, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

I assume from your comment, you think a non pathetically politically correct place, would be one where women accept that it's their lot in life to put up with asinine comments from knuckle dragging troglodytes. Maybe, she should have given a twirl and told him about her outfit.
And no he wasn't joking. He only claimed to be after the event to try and divert some of the flack.

You should assume from my comment with how short it was is how much care I have for the incident.

So, I'll take a minute and expand on it. These are just my thoughts which makes them neither right or wrong.

Do I think Chris was making a joke.. Yes
Do I think it was tasteless.... Yes.

But here's what the disgusting thing is, The media knew they'll milk it and they did, all day on the news and news previews, back of newspapers and crap. The public love sleaze stories and it makes money for the media and the public lap it up

She will benefit from that incident long term, Chris won't and shouldn't. Neither should Neroli IMO.

The only benefit that came from it was where the fine money went, The McGrath foundation which is great, but that was hardly worth a mention for most

. To me it is

Sorry if ya misunderstood my initial post as I only gave it the time I think the incident is worth, barely nothing IMO.

**effCup** · January 7th, 2016, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

Here's my view of porn.

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=538

I agree. Even Australian-produced porn is largely dumb.

We were discussing respecting the performers and you responded with a view on porn. Synecdoche can be a powerful literary device but I think it would be a mistake here to confuse/conflate the production and its performers. Porn is largely dumb but not all its stars are... except in the figurative sense that they are constrained by the "script"-writer(s) and so may seem to be so.

**andw** · January 7th, 2016, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by effCup

...Synecdoche...

Gee, I feel like a cynic-douche 'cos I had to look that one up.

At this rate effcup you'll be raising the tone of this place

, something I didn't think possible.

January 6th, 2016, 12:03 PM	#2912
andw Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,871 Thanks: 1,043,134 Thanked 52,367 Times in 3,828 Posts	I thought Chris Gayle would be discussed in the Cricket thread but seeing as we are here... Unfortunately it's happened before, to the point of almost predictability. So it's no longer, even being most generous, a "one off joke". I take my reference from those previously on the receiving end... http://anonym.to?http://www.abc.net....arrell/7068652 ...and I'm not laughing.

January 6th, 2016, 12:28 PM	#2914
andw Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,871 Thanks: 1,043,134 Thanked 52,367 Times in 3,828 Posts	...those in the UK will know that Piers Morgan is supporting Chris Gayle. Enough said.

January 6th, 2016, 07:42 PM	#2915
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,335 Thanks: 41,570 Thanked 38,544 Times in 4,309 Posts	Neroli meadows went all pit bull on Chris. But the mud slinging has no substance because it was done after the fact, with the intention of further demonising him.. Belatedly. I have found a point which mean I don't have to write an essay to counter others point of view. If you took it to court, to prove a case of sexual harassment. It'd get thrown out straightaway. Phew!

January 6th, 2016, 08:40 PM	#2916
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,942 Thanks: 282,146 Thanked 815,719 Times in 60,990 Posts	Hey what does siss boom baa mean in OZ?? A sheep exploded.