That's my point as well, there's a long line of racism everywhere. But as people said when I raised Richmond examples, that's in the past, it's how you approach things now that counts.
And I agree. So tell me where is this Collingwood racism in the past 12 months? 2 years? 3, 4 or 5 years? What have they done in that time that makes them a racist club?
You and I have very similar views on issues of race, I know that from reading your posts over a long period of time. So it is with respect I say on this one I think your club allegiances are clouding your view.
Allegiance to Richmond cannot fail to cloud my view.
Ive made sense of the world my whole life through football, broadly with Richmond as a model of right and collingwood as wrong.
So yes. The good thing about the last 10 years, is everything finally makes sense.
Im not privy to incidents or evidence, but as you know i absorb and understand the nuance of racism in australia, particularly in relation to black fellas ( and i get Heretiers perspectives and articulations)
And by taking into account 1. The reactions and accounts of winmar, muir, goodes, lumumba (and other) 2. My personal experience of collingwood as a spectator 3. The analysis of smart people and 4. Listening and watching mcguire operate,
Its pretty clear to me he repeatedly perpetuates racism unknowingly at best, or is A Racist at worst. Repeatedly is a key word in that paragraph.
I am not for a minute suggesting racism didnt and doesnt happen at richmond, on the field, in the boardroom, in the seats.
It happens everywhere, every moment, every place in australia
But i think 1. it happens more, worse and longer at collingwood 2. Our organisation (us) are tackling it honestly and with intelligence.
And importantly, i think Eddie is only one small bit of insight, some humility and honesty with himself, us and black people,
Away from redemption.
Probably not with Goodesy or Heretier and Co, but broadly with us.
Interestingly, ive been canvassing reactions from my collingwood enemies (n=6) and its pretty unanimous, eddies racist, glad hes gone, hope bucks isnt far behind.
Finally, i took special umbrance at the jack dyer analogy because Ive listened to alot of stories and read alot about our jack, and yes, he said and did something horribly racist to doug nicholls, but then he did everything McGuire didnt. He thought about it, he understood it, he attempted to right it, he changed, it ate at him. As it should. His reaction was a model of redemption.
And whn jack apologised years later, im actually glad doug nicholls told him to get *smile*.
Because that was in a time before reconciliation was a thing.
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