Racism, drink driving and speeding

I@n S · Joined: 09 Sep 1999 Location: Pakenham

Racism
It makes me sick to think that we still have racist Collingwood supporters out there. Hello we are BLACK & White. I hear all the time so called fans being racist towards anyone that is black. Saying Leon will go walk about etc soon. And rubbish like all black players are no good.
Can't people see that we are all the same? We are all human. It is only skin. When i heard about the famours insident between Saints and Collingwood at victoria park I was shocked.
I've never understood racisum and never will

drink driving and speeding
Just to bring up the Chad Morison think again. You would think that just thinking about Collingwood would bring up the name Darren Milane. Who was killed drink driving. This should be used as education. I call people who enjoy being racist. drink driving and speeding yobbos. Scum of the earth. I except that we all make mistakes but people who think these things are funny should be shot on site.

I bring these things up because of what i heard so called collingwood fans talking about.

I know first hand what its like to lose someone to dirnk driving. I lost my sister when I was only 8.

Now that i've got this anger off my chest.

Stay safe...

And GO MIGHTY MAGPIES!

The Prototype · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:02 pm

It's a real shame that most clubs have a few that want to racially vilify players and even some supporters.

Drink driving I thought that would have been gotten rid of with all the people who have died on the roads and the sad death of Darren Millane, players and other people should realise that if they are going to get drunk they should do so without driving home.

Best thing to do is get some cans from a bottleshop and take them home, if you really want to get plastered, or have someone who doesn't drink on standy to drive you home.

I@n S · Joined: 09 Sep 1999 Location: Pakenham

The Prototype · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:09 pm

Magpie Since 1986 · Traitor Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Location: Collingwood

I was at the Vic Park in 1993 sitting right in front of where Winmar lifted his jumper up. I was 7 years old and I would say that was my first exposure to the whole issue. But from what day forward I would say Collingwood supporters have gotten progressively less racist. I would say today there are very few of us who are racist. I think you are making a generalization about Pies fans that is not really fair. I haven't heard any racist remarks at the football from Collingwood fans for a long time and I am there every week. It might still go on but it would be a very small minority of people.

drfranger · Joined: 11 Mar 2004

Magpie Since 1986 · Traitor Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Location: Collingwood

I would say these days you would get kicked out of the ground if you were yelling things that were blatantly racist. The more subtle stuff probably not but clear racism and the ground staff would remove you.

Captain_MyCaptain · Joined: 25 May 2006 Location: home

[quote="Magpie Since 1986"]I was at the Vic Park in 1993 sitting right in front of where Winmar lifted his jumper up. I was 7 years old and I would say that was my first exposure to the whole issue....etc

Yeh I was there too. In the Social Club...totally disgusted with some of the comments that were made. Glad we lost.

makkawakka · Penguin Tamer Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Location: Antarctica

KYPREO · Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne

It's illegal to drink on public transport or at any tram or train station.

makkawakka · Penguin Tamer Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Location: Antarctica

KYPREO · Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne

tell me about it. Rolling Eyes

This morning there was a sixer of empty wild turkey cans and a couple of vb bottles - on a weekday morning! It stank.

warrnambool magpie · Joined: 03 Sep 2003 Location: the wilderness of warrnambool

[quote="I@n S"]Racist
It makes me sick to think that we still have racist Collingwood supporters out there. Hello we are BLACK & White. I hear all the time so called fans being racist towards anyone that is black. Saying Leon will go walk about etc soon. And rubbish like all black players are no good.
Can't people see that we are all the same? We are all human. It is only skin. When i heard about the famours insident between Saints and Collingwood at victoria park I was shocked.
I've never understood racisum and never will

regardless of who they support, its a shame there are any racists. i too will never understand racism and am disgusted when i hear anyone speak down of another just because of where they are from or who they are associated with.
stereotyping anyone is a recipe for trouble.

all the comments about drink drivin and drinking on trains and at footy etc. i'm happy to read that others share my views!
you aint a bloody idiot if you drink drive, you're a f***ing moron.
as to people who HAVE to be drunk at the footy, i feel sorry for you that you can't enjoy a social event without booze in your system.
i'm one that loves to have a social drink aswell, but if you have to hide it, can't ya see that it may be wiser to wait or find a more appropriate time?
rules are in place for a reason. for those who follow them and still have a ball, thumbs up to ya!!!!

Wink

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

I@ in s, I couldn't agree with you more. Well said mate. Take care.

Lazza · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

This issue is a very sensitive one for me. As a dark skinned Collingwood fan in the years gone by especially at Vic Park, I had to almost hide my face in embarrassment at some of the utterly racist comments towards the Kraquers, Les Bamblet, Maurice Rioli and Umpire James etc from FERAL magpie fans. On one occasion, I had a go back at one of these wankers and got physically threatened by about 4 or 5 bloody racist dickheads. No one at all supported my stance or had the guts to do so.

However I agree that these days, it still happens but it is very rare. Also these days I would be extremely confident at having a good go at them because of the support I would get from other fans. This happened once last year when a bigot racially abused Leon and I fired right up. He shut up like a clamp after that because a few others around me too had a go at him. Times have changed a lot and now its much better I must say.