-
@Victor-Meldrew said in The Folau Factor:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in The Folau Factor:
Instead we have a remarkable level of consensus.
.....Except on how to spell his bloody name, apparently.
All we know is that it is definitely not spelt: F.O.L.A.U.
-
@MajorRage said in The Folau Factor:
I don’t disagree. Although I’m certainly not insulted.
The gay people I've spoken to (admittedly only 3, but which is probably 3 more than most) couldn't give a stiff shit either.
-
Was thinking about how the ARU handled this earlier today. Seems to me they've created a rod for their own back with jumping to wanting to tear up the contract, and saying he won't be picked for the Wallabies. If the tribunal doesn't sack him, where the hell do they go from here?
A more measured approach would leave room for discussion and negotiation -- and still allow him to be managed out of the Wallabies if that's what they really wanted. Now it's a high stakes brawl to the death; if he doesn't get sacked, it's straight into a payout -- or watching him collect $100k a game for the Waratahs for the next three years.
For the sake of rugby, it woudl be good to have a reconciliation, but I"m really not sure it's going to happen
-
Good commentary in Sydney Morning Herald this morning written by lesbian activist Dawn Grace-Cohen decrying “queer fascism” that is trampling speech.
Silencing Folau with queer fascism betrays our gay marriage victory
I think Israel Folau's views make him a Neanderthal; he thinks I am a sinner. I should be able to say so and keep my job. So should he.
Marriage equality activists won over Australians not by silencing the opposition but by winning the argument. I was one of them, and last year I married my fiancee, Robyn Grace, after a 34-year engagement.
Resorting to bully tactics now against people who oppose us betrays that victory. We have asked the country to celebrate our diversity, but that means we must also celebrate diversity of opinion.
[...]
-
Dumbasses who can’t find their own zippers didn’t see this a mile away...
Rugby Australia reportedly face financial ruin in Israel Folau case
[...]
AMATEUR BLUNDER COULD SAVE FOLAU MILLIONS
Israel Folau has reportedly been armed with a legal loophole that could see his legal team tear down Rugby Australia's argument that he breached the terms of his contract significantly.
Preliminary, widespread reports initially claimed Folau's contract was terminated on the grounds that his Instagram post breached the terms of his individual playing contract and the players' code of conduct.
It was reported that Folau's 2018 contract extension included a personalised social media clause that held Folau to a certain standard of acceptable public comments after he last year caused uproar across Australian rugby with social media commentary ahead of the marriage equality vote.
It was reported at the time that major sponsor Qantas had threatened to walk away from its multi-million dollar deal with Rugby Australia unless action was taken to discipline the 30-year-old star.
Fresh reports, however, claim Rugby Australia failed to get Folau to sign off on the social media clause in his playing contract, weakening the governing body's claim that Folau's social media post constitutes a high-level breach of his contract.
[...]
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12227817
-
@Salacious-Crumb Surely even RA aren't that incompetent?
-
Does NZRU have social media and/or morality clauses for all players under contract to the degree that Folau was expected to sign; and if so, is it all the same clause for everybody or are they customized to the individual?
-
I think we already know where he stands, but here’s Alan Jones’ commentary in yesterday’s The Australian:
Israel Folau’s religious freedom the defining issue of our time
(EDit. Sorry, just saw it was behind a paywall. I’ll copy & paste it later from my PC....)
-
Jamie Padaharam from the Telegraph on Radio sport this morning who reported the ARU offered a 1+ million settlement which was turned down. With a better part of $4 million on the line Ezrail Fawlaow will roll the dice.
He also said there are further appeals to go so the first result is unlikely the end of the story.
-
@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:
Thing is, with the way Facebook is now all the ARU had to do was give him a slap on the wrist wait a week and he would have been booted off for hate speech. No more social media problems!
A snarky reply from the official ARU account in the commments section would have sufficed.
-
@rotated said in The Folau Factor:
@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:
Thing is, with the way Facebook is now all the ARU had to do was give him a slap on the wrist wait a week and he would have been booted off for hate speech. No more social media problems!
A snarky reply from the official ARU account in the commments section would have sufficed.
Yep, a simple statement distancing themselves from Farlauwes views would have easily sufficed, the majority of people would not have cared. This is turning into a real mess for RA, it's very difficult to see them coming out in top especially if it goes to court.
-
@No-Quarter said in The Folau Factor:
@rotated said in The Folau Factor:
@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:
Thing is, with the way Facebook is now all the ARU had to do was give him a slap on the wrist wait a week and he would have been booted off for hate speech. No more social media problems!
A snarky reply from the official ARU account in the commments section would have sufficed.
Yep, a simple statement distancing themselves from Farlauwes views would have easily sufficed, the majority of people would not have cared. This is turning into a real mess for RA, it's very difficult to see them coming out in top especially if it goes to court.
After the last time, perhaps they didn't want to look weak? Either way, Folau seems to be quite happy to drag this into court
-
@rotated said in The Folau Factor:
With a better part of $4 million on the line Ezrail Fawlaow will roll the dice.
Well I hope Fillo gives it all away - it being harder for a rich man to enter a camel than for a needle to enter the kingdom of god (or biblical words something like that).
-
@antipodean said in The Folau Factor:
@Salacious-Crumb Surely even RA aren't that incompetent?
Ha, ha, ha. Hee, hee. Hee. Haha, haha, ha, ha, hahahaha, hahahahahaha! Bwah, ha, ha, ha, bwah, ha, ha, ha, bwah, ha, ha, ha, bork, bork, sniffle, snort, gasp (canna breathe) gulp, gasp, ha, ha, ha ... awww gees now me guts are hurting ...
Sports requiring athletes to support cultural positions