Sadly, it appears that we may have missed the explosive nature of the comment here given the context and extra sensitivity regards the event being attended, and the player concerned.

However, I believe that you are correct regards the current politically correct environment and potential for anyone to light a match under a bonfire with a a single thought, throwaway comment.

What irks me is the way the media jumps on these things like an underfed p a r a s i t e and spins it out to the rest of the world with relish i.e. another big story building. It is these kind of snapshots of us that the rest of the World sees - polarised cliches which help to confirm somewhat cliched versions of who the World thinks we are. I have been privvy to conversations overseas on just this and I can tell you that rightly or wrongly, the story can often become the truth.

We are all bigger than this, as is the 13 year old girl who had the guts to call up the man and offer him an apology. In fact, this is the best example I can see of real progress on this topic. a one to one dialogue which probably contained a fair dose of respect, honesty, understanding etc

I went to the Dreamtime match last night and I can tell you unlike the packaged media drenched versions of the event you get from watching a telly or reading a newspaper, it is some of these things that bring home the really big message here...
- 85,000 people rocked up
- the burning torches in the darkness of the MCG
- a centre square badged in red, black and yellow
- lots of happy smiling faces in the large group of indigenous boys sitting in front of me who had participated on the ground earlier
- the sights, sounds and smells of something a bit special.
- the happy, well mannered mass of fans who left the game in droves (ok, not necessarily the sorry lot in yellow and black!)

That's all from me on this - no idea how the topic makes it's way into an online forum such as this, or why I am commenting for that matter!

Enough said, Mr Ed.

Cheers LG

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