Eddie Betts emotionally confronts Tex Walker's racial slur | AFL 360 | FOX Footy
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2021
- Former teammate of Taylor Walker, and indigenous footballer Eddie Betts issues an emotional plea to all of Australia after the most-recent racial saga to hit the AFL.
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As a one eyed Hawthorn supporter Eddie Betts is top of the list of my favorite AFL players. It was heart wrenching to watch Eddie in this interview. You are a champion Eddie in more way than one. Respect.
And as a Carlton supporter, I hated Cyril, because he was so good! But...hey you gotta love him! What a champ!
It's one eyed collingwood supporter not one eyed Hawthorn supporter
Eddie is a great bloke. He seems to be carrying a large burden. Feel sorry for him. It’s not his responsibility to stop racism. Just be kind to one another.
He’s providing a great message and education, and we thank him. You can see how painful, frustrating and hurtful it is for him.
he's just another whinging sook trying to get his name in the news !!
what a disgrace !!!
@@dave5506 He's not!
@@dave5506 hahahaha
baby girls maybe ..
you big sook !!!
@@thethinkingman- are you serious?
Eddie’s making me emotional. You can feel his pain.
The Flog is a grub 🤣 stay black brother.. Fkk off . If that were a white commentator saying this he'd be Slammed as racist. 🙄
Reading some of these comments as an American lets me know just how differently racism is viewed in other countries. Previously when anything like this has happened in America, people have come out of the woodwork to defend the person who made the racist comment, either by saying the person didn't say it, or by saying the comment wasn't actually racist. You have some people in America who spend more time accusing black people of making racist (sexist, homophobic, antisemitic) comments than they do admitting the racist words and actions of white Americans (and other non black Americans) towards black people. So I'm glad to see so many comments taking the right side of this issue, and hope that one day we get to the same point in America.
What part of America are you from dude? North? Central? Or south? The first thing is to come out of the woodwork and stop calling yourself an American. Because America is a whole continent. Containing different regions. I’m not being racist. Just picking on a point that you people should stop calling your self American. Specially when you are commenting on a racist subject. Eddie is an awesome player, but more than a player. He is an awesome guy… if u happen to be commenting on being from the US then you should refer as that. Not an American. Ignorance also plays a part of confusion when expressing a thought. Just saying. Good day partner. :)
@@jaxjax1733 people in North America are definitely racist as well. Is that really what you're going to focus on here lol
People defending racists happens here too. There's people in these comments doing it. This time, the white person who made the racist comment admitted it straight away and the person who reported it was white. That's the only reason this response is being seen.
@@Alien-Porridge he did NOT admit it straight away. In fact he denied it and only admitted it after the complaint was made.
It's ironic. When I was on deployment in 2002, there were so many highly educated Black USAF personnel. Yet some aspects of the US portray Black people as criminals, without question. One Tech SGT my mate (black Mauritian/Australian) and I got to know was a degree computer specialist. I was amazed how many non-commissioned US pers were so highly educated. The computer specialist guy, who'd incidently failed me in an elec comms exam (which is how I got to know him) was super. A great ambassador for your country, not in a patriotic way, but diplomatic. I learned so much from him about humanity in general. I had such a positive experience from that deployment, that when I later heard about all the shootings and violence, I was shocked. I thought that had all but disappeared with the 1960s. In reality, I have come to not accept, but see how the world really is. Nazism was scary. Bolshevism a disaster. Colonialism mass murder. And everyone turns a blind eye to their own backyard, whilst pointing the bone everywhere else.
It’s time to respect all Australians whatever their background. I was bullied at school and it hurts.
Mate Ik it happened to me but Stand up for u you are 👍
Yep also gotta stamp out sexism and homophobia
It's hard to believe this still goes on, especially after reading Robert Muir's story! Much Respect & Many Blessings to Eddie & all the Incredible Aboriginal players💜
We’re with you Eddie 💙
Indicator arrow says no to racist comments.
The problem with these trolls is that if you show hurt and vulnerability it feeds them. All thinking and feeling people are with you Betts and Goodes and every indigionous person who has experienced racism
With you 100% Eddie. As AFL spectators, we head to the footy to watch amazing players like you do your thing on the field. You don't deserve racial slurs. Ignorance is not an excuse. Everyone needs to work together to end racism in Australia.
Yes racism it ends with me
I've been to Australia a couple of times but never (yet) seen a match IRL. I still have had so many great moments watching Eddie play on TV when Down Under and watching streaming here in Sweden.
Thank you Eddie for all the great sporting and human moments you gave us!
Love from Sweden❤
Come with Eddie !! I'm guilty of it. I make generalisations, I know it's wrong. And when I meet and engage with indigenous Australians and see people like Eddie I feel ashamed and I should be. Let's get around Eddie and our indigenous brothers and sisters and let's get around everyone in general. Love you Eddie , absolute champ.
Why do you feel ashamed? You sound like a good person.
50 lashings and 20 hail marys
Well said mate. We all should remember, that according to the science of anthropology we are ALL mates having originated from Sub-Saharan Africa over 100,000 years ago. Our ancestors have ALL arrived in different countries at different times throughout our human history but we are none the less Australian, American, Canadian & Kiwi...etc so we need to drop the racism we are all simply humans and we need to have a unity of vision for our future, this means the ability to objectively determine what is in our collective self interest for the optimal flourishing of our well being, that of animals & the environment. To date the best methodology at our disposal for arriving at any objectivity is *'SCIENCE'*
*_"I feel ashamed and I should be."_* we all make mistakes!!! If anything is true today we ALL have some degree of mental illness, Taylor is an example of this as are we all to some degree. We have a pandemic today worse than the virus and that is a growing lack of *_immunity to offense taking_* & the reason for this proclivity to offense taking is a lack of nurturing of values in our society such as love, compassion, empathy & kindness. I'll attempt to explain myself, I did volunteer work at a mental health institute(I highly recommend it & no I wasn't institutionalized although the wife thinks I should be...lol....joke;) and sometimes the residents would curse me out call me a bastard, my mother a prostitute...etc all kinds of things, you get the idea, did I get upset feel offended NO, of course not, why, *_because these people were mentally ill what they needed from me was compassion, empathy, kindness & love, so this is how we should see all the world's people, knowing that the kind of mind they have to live with 24/7 must be so intolerable, I really felt sorry for these people, and especially Taylor._* In short I am unoffendable thanks to having a community where values such as love, compassion, empathy & kindness were nurtured.
@@BenJamin-jc4jm LOL. Another deranged, nihilistic Leftist cleansing himself of white guilt.
In this day and age, Eddie shouldn't have to fight over this.
I'm sorry and embarrassed that our indigenous people are subjected to this abuse. Absolutely unacceptable! Enough is enough folks. This has to stop.
It will never stop, hopefully it will stop with professional sportsmen dishing out the racism, but it will never go away. You can only mitigate it.
We can still send rockets to the international space centre, but we still have racism in sport. Not good enough.
It'll never be over. Even if you're as good as Eddie Betts, you'll still get a banana thrown at you at your 250th cuz you're brown
yes betts and goodies is a big embarrasment to real men!
they should grow up and get a brian !!!!!!!
@@thethinkingman- you’re an embarrassment
Really can't believe Tex said what he did. Truly disgusting words regardless of whether he was drunk or not. That said, what more can Tex do? People saying "that's not enough", I ask what more should Tex do. Criticism for only making a written apology, then makes a public apology and it's not enough. He apologised to the man he abused and was given forgiveness. He's made a mistake. We all make mistakes. Everyone. Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, male and female. All people make mistakes. Tex needs to learn and grow but should we hang him? Look in the mirror before you throw stones
He should have confronted the media and answered questions genuinely, without a script.
I agree though, we shouldn't be too hard on him.
That sounds all well and good. All rainbows and lollypops.
Till it happens again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
"Sorry" don't mean Jack if there's no action behind it.
Tell you the truth. I'm all for free speech. If Australia wants to be racist, knock yourselves out.
But why invade a land half way around the world to be around a people you hate?
Silly me. Stupid question.
Natural Resources.
At the end of the day, Indigenous people can't stop racism.
I don't know how many people heard what this Tex bloke said but I can guarantee you, the majority were silent and said nothing about the incident.
GUARANTEED!
There's your problem right there.
@@shane5692 Racist words are going to be said again many times and we will and should forgive the next person and the one after that if that person is genuinely contrite and shows a want to learn from their stupidity. I know how offensive they are but hanging every person who says an offensive word would obviously be a bad idea because we all say offensive things. We say them. We say sorry. We learn. We try to be better. No sunshine or rainbows here, just reality. You are not perfect Shane. You have said offensive things Shane. Look in a mirror before throwing stones.
@@_..Justin-Case.._ Fair point. In all honesty though, he looks a shattered man. He looks genuinely contrite.
good on ya eddie xx
I love Eddie Betts! I have heaps of respect for Eddie, and Charlie Cameron, and Adam Goodes, and all indigenous players!
I hope this incident with Taylor Walker is a huge turning point for the game and the broader community. Thanks for you words, Eddie. We can feel how tough it is.
Will always be uneducated fools unfortunately!
Good words. I might happen if more think like this..
I hope that the other side of the incident is met with an equal amount of compassion, i.e. compassion for Taylor for the obvious mental illness/affliction he has to live with 24/7
@@veganath poor poor Tex. having to live a White Privileged life. Gores up with mum and dad. Never had to worry about money, food or shelter. Never having to grow up with constant racism and discrimination because of his skin colour and cultural background.
Poor poor Tex.
Who probably finished school, got his own car and moved put with the support of his family. His poor dad was a prominent football player, Tex got a scholarship at the age of 16. Poor poor Tex, let’s take a moment to remember all the hardships he grew up with..
@@Escekar *_" poor poor Tex. having to live a White Privileged life."_* I don't know you would need to ask him. All I stated is that he clearly has a mental health issue, as do we all to some degree, even you, and so the position we should take isn't one of making a bad situation worse, but recognizing suffering is the common heritage of all living beings humans & non-humans, we should not want to harm others.
Eddie thank you for all the highlights you have given us over the years and how you carry yourself as a human being.
Beautifully said Eddie. We will all keep fighting.
Keep your head up Eddie
I love you, Eddie Betts, you're a bloody legend
I don't even know what happened but can feel and empathise with your pain Eddie. Keep strong brother.
This hurts to watch. I stand with you Eddie! Absolute legend of the game. An inspirational human being. Packed with skill & wisdom.
I'm an indigenous man living in Australia my entire life, All this publicity just makes things worse, Honestly even i am sick of it!
Tex made a mistake and it's about how he grows from it, We have all made racist remarks we are not proud of, Myself included, Let's give it a rest.
Wish you the best Tex, Mistakes occur and all you can do now is do better. Would be outrageous not seeing you on the football field in 2022!
I hear your mate. As Morgan Freeman said when he was asked how can we get rid of racism and his reply was "Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man and I am going to ask you to stop calling me a black man"
@@frankmat This!
No disrespect but I think I will stand with Eddie. Even those subjected to racism can often misunderstand the issues. I think Eddie 100% gets it.
This post seems suspicious 🧐
@@imalwaysright agree but prepared to give the benefit of doubt
Only when we recognise that Australia is jam packed full of racists, racist ideologies and systemic racism imbedded in our laws and ways of being can things improve. If you think this statement is wrong then take a look at yourself and understand you are part of the problem. When the victims of racism are continuously asked and expected to educate and "fix" the problems. We simply must do better.
Good on you eddie
I copped heaps at school for being a 'Wog' , my parents copped worse when they arrived as new Australians in the 1950's. Aboriginals copped even worse. I don't think it will ever end, no matter how hard people try.
Do you still cop heaps? If you’re not, then we are heading in the right direction. Nothing permanent happens overnight.
I feel sorry for him as he was the victim of racism in Adelaide and I applaud him in the way he handled it..hated him as he destroyed port Adelaide many times on the field but he was an absolute champ and a pleasure to watch. The crows are a dog of a club especially Tex in how they treated a champion of the game. Australia is a racist country, Tex walker is a prime example of a an Anglo that thinks he’s above everyone else.
Love ya Eddie Betts. Champion
Education required in our community to accept who and what we represent.
I am a die hard Crows supporter and an even more die hard Taylor Walker supporter.
I am sure Taylor will indeed go on his journey and come out a better man, but I can not see Taylor returning to AFL
Well said Eddie, we love you mate.
He will return, If he doesn't it will be an even bigger mess
@@helvijssaukants3479 Agreed that it is a mess and he should return, but I doubt that the media will ever let him return
When Tex's exact comments come out, and eventually it will, noone will be able to defend him.
Just bought you’re book Eddie, looking forward to a great read and hearing your story
We love u Eddie!
Eddie... I heard you... you have changed me... Since 8/21, I have started the journey to make myself better... Sincerely, thank you
Exactly what I said would happen the Media putting pressure on the indigenous players.
You doing us proud in Kalgoorlie.
Man regardless what team you support, how can you hate Eddie. Especially me a collingwood supporter I should hate his guts since he plays for carlton. Seeing him so upset actually makes me so sad
Eddie is possibly the best human ever
This was a bloody tough watch last night, let's be better
Just wanted to let Eddie know I support him and admire him as a great man of our country Australia , we are one
Eddie you are a true champion!
Here’s an idea: no more “white”, no more “black” , no more “indigenous” etc. As soon as it has a name, it becomes a thing. It becomes a thing that can be hated or loved and face discrimination and judgement from the other sides - because we’re categorising race by giving them a team name.
Instead of looking at someone like an “indigenous footy player” look at him only as a “footy player”. Don’t look at him as a “black man”, just a “man”.
It will go a long way in helping stamp out the foundations of racism for all racist people - racist “white” people, and racist “black” people, and racist “indigenous” people.
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So Eddie, I hope that when you say “educate”, I hope you mean “educating” ALL people that racism against anyone is not alright and must be called out. Not just against indigenous people. That would be pretty racist in and of itself and pretty self serving and promotes a race divide that further separates the races. All races must been seen as equal and educated as equal.
Absolutely gut-wrenching to watch. Well done to anyone who managed to watch the entire video to the end
We need to celebrate our first nationals people. Amazing culture and people. They were here first, let's threat them with the respect and dignity they deserve!
All our love and support to your beautiful peopleEdfie
The focus needs to stop being on who they are and what they said, and instead on why and how they got to the point of saying it. There is no education on Indigenous history or the modern issues we face. This is the point that has to improve, instead of putting all the effort into punishing people for making stupid mistakes, take the steps to prevent those mistakes from ever happening through education and experience.
Well Aboriginal people have been saying this for years. Education and recognition. Governments aren't listening especially the Liberals.
Keep saying this to others and be a role model of your words. This is how change will come about..
As a kid playing junior footy up the scrub and playing against aboriginal players there was never this us them culture,we played against the Lake Tyres fellas and even then back in the day there was none of THIS ,if someone said something the other fellas didnt like you copped a fresh one on and off the ground and you remembered it for next time so you wouldnt get another but it went both ways and we were 13 14 15 year old boys ,i feel deeply for Eddie and also for Tex as maybe if he was younger and he said something out of line ,if had then copped a god whack he wouldnt do it again ,its not rocket science its not that damm hard to work out is it? the colour of your skin has no bearing on an individual ,its whats inside that counts
Tex shouldn't need re-education.. He stuck up for Eddie numerous times in the past, so already knows what racism is. The four words he used against Robbie are unforgivable and abhorrent. Bullshit crocodile tear apology, only journey he should be on is out of our football club.
This is honestly the worst part about it. He knows exactly how offensive and insulting it is which means he intended to be exactly that level of offensive and insulting. He sees racism as something to be used against people he doesn't like but abhors its use against people he does like.
Bless you Eddy brother! 😎😎😎
A few people on here bemoaning him playing the victim. FFS, go listen to him and his stories. Chad Wingard & others too. How would you feel about constantly being abused & mistreated because of the colour of your skin? Stop being ignorant and listen to him, put yourself in their shoes, it's not that hard.
They’re trolls
They lack empathy. Some people have never had to develop it and have never experienced hardship.
Stand strong Eddie, we all love ya. Walkers journey needs to continue back to Suburban football. He's Finished!!!
I agree what he did was intolerable, but he deserves forgiveness, he's going to make this right.
@@bede705 Agree totally, but he must pay the price. His AFL Career has to be over as you & i would be sacked if we did this at our work place. If we're fair dinkum about this then he has to be sacked!!!
When is this going to end.
It's not an Australian problem, it's not an education problem... it's a human problem... if it's not the colour of a person's skin it'll be something else i.e their gender, age, social class, religion etc... it's human nature and it'll never change... it'll get better but never change :(
Exactly.
** If someone's different, be wary. They may have bad intentions and be out to get you. Trust only in your kind **
It's always been been like this, and always will be. It's all about survival.
%100 we are with you
Gotta feel bad for Eddie
Eddie’s the best.
When a woman made a racist comment to Eddie Betts Taylor Walker said she should of gotten a 1 year ban. He was right then. Taylor Walker needs to be banned for life.
Maybe it should have been kept inside the club to minimise the hurt the comment caused. The more it was publicised the worse the impact on our indigenous citizens.
Mate keep smiling you have a great family and friends plus 99.9% of AFL Fans from all Clubs and the rest of the haters can only Dream to play football like you. 👍 PS iam a Lions supporter 🏉🏉
Can see why he wanted out of the Adelaide Crows.
sorry eddie ... fight the good fight forever !
I love Cozzie picket couldn’t care if he was purple
But it’s also important to see his colour and that he is part of a group that has experienced so much abuse and pain. Understanding his identity actually helps more than “i don’t see colour”. I’m not directing that at you. I’m just speaking generally. Black people will tell you it’s actually important to see their colour, so that you can understand everything that comes with that and the history they’ve been though.
@@imalwaysright Are you serious??? Do you actually thing they the only people that are abused. You're then saying only black people are abused???
@undeadkid101 101 I never mentioned Caucasian, you did. My family was abused simply for being white and not giving money or cigarettes but people don't want to hear things like that. My comment was! They are not the only ones that are racially abused.
@undeadkid101 101 Surely you're not saying white players don't get called derogatory names from the crowd or are you hearing impaired. Perhaps you need to tell all those Gods on the field where to buy one of those violins
@undeadkid101 101 🤣🤣What a tosser you are! You don't even know what was said do you??😂😂
Anyone who mmakes rascist remarks or gestures to an Indigenous player the player and or spectator should be banned for life maybe this is the only way it can be stamped out. This rascism has gone on for far too long haven't we learnt anything yet . So sad
i am starting to get sick of this subject
People needs to be educated for what everyone knows what racism is it didn’t just popped up it’s been around forever
Yes. It is wrong for nasty slurs that do not suit certain people. Especially when an Abboriginal got off his Ass to do something constructive with his life, unlike many other Abboriginals out there who simply feed off the white people.
But no one wants to talk about that part.
But lets not confuse individuals views and beliefs with racism. Too often i hear the term racism being used and pickybacked on unfairly.
Everyone has a right to have a view point
as well as preferences towards certain races. Racism only comes into it when treating a person indifferently to others.
I have racial preferences and rather mix and be around with certain races over others. No one will dictate that to me that i should not.
It sucks Eddies situation and people really should know better. The sad fact is in places like Darwin the indigenous youth are running amok and stealing peoples hard earned possessions and it’s currently out of control with young street gangs. It’s likely the people are affected by this are the ones who are the problem. I don’t know what the answer is I’m just saying I think this is part of the problem. I have huge respect for Eddie and I’m disgusted with how Goodes was treated and I’m also a big fan of Adam.
So much advancement in the world yet most mindsets are stuck in kindergarten
On the surface, Once a bogan , always a bogan. If i had a dollar for everytime i was abused both verbally and physically growing up as an immigrant hmm.If anything it motivated me to never forget where i came from and treasure my family immediate and extended . To the young man in question , i hope it spurs him to greater heights. As for Eddie Betts, congrats on a stellar AFL career,your legacy is assured . Taylor Walker ,i u wish well on your journey, your now part of narrative that no spin docter will ever undo. P.S. Eddie , sometimes silence is golden ask Adam Goodes.Actions can speak louder than words .
Adam Goodes has never been silent when it comes to racism and we are better for it.
@@Alien-Porridge For all his good works, the best thing he has done is abstain and distance himself from the media circus and co=opted narratives that continue to date. His actions are far more meaningful than any spin doctored press release that were designed to raise awareness. Good luck to him .
We can do so much better than this!
Sanctimonious much
cool
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Did anyone get taught as a kid, that sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words will.never hurt me.
Is this really the biggest issue in the world at the moment. Are we not in the best country in the world.
tex
I feel for the player racially slurred.... but in saying that there are 2 sides to every coin in general society.
I have the pleasure of living extremely close to a street that is indigenously heavily populated and I'm sorry they are terrible and they have every possible opportunity my kid gets and even more.
Both side of racism need to pull the heads out of there arises and see there are issues on both sides.
Me and my wife constantly get abused by residents on that street.... they live with garbage everywhere.
So how about we call out the racist like Taylor Walker has done but also hold the indigenous people accountable as well.
That is equal opportunity.
I respect anyone in society who contributes to society....What Taylor did was a 100% wrong.... as are the indigenous that live near me.... same standards for all.... simple as that.... this goes all the way to sexism as well but that's a whole other topic.
I agree with you and you probably know you are not allowed to say such things🤨😏
You do know your grandparents grew up in the most racist time in Australia. They benefited from the racism? How??
Well they got to have jobs, earn money, buy a house and land. Your parent were allowed to go all the way through school if they wanted. Your parents got to stay with their parents. The women in your family were less likely to be raped because they were white. Multiple people in your family were able to get jobs, earn money and buy homes and land.
Aboriginal families did not have this advantage. If a Aboriginal man had a job “if”. He was paid less or with tobacco and flour or sugar. He was not allowed to buy a house, not able to buy land. Families split up from Stolen Generation policies. Little Aboriginal boys and girls were raped till they got too old. Aboriginal women were used by any white man for their pleasure. About 54 years ago Aboriginal People were recognised as human and not flora and fauna. Counselling services was never available to Aboriginal people back then. So alcohol was the only thing to numb the pain.
There is so much more than just a few mean Aboriginal on the street, there are reasons why we are all in this predicament..
@@Escekar First of all I noticed you never mentioned the word "WHITE" so you have put me in the "White privilege" column which is racist on it's own. Very little of what you said fits into general history. My grandparents NEVER benefited from Racism and never had their own house and we have just worked and worked. Most people Never went all the way through school as they had to get a Job to support the family. If children from ANY family were abused they were taken from their family. Plenty of "WHITE" children were beaten by parents and at school including myself. White girls were less likely to get raped because men were taught it's the wrong thing and had more respect for them. Even today, there are many Aboriginal rapes perpetrated by their own family. Any white person that lives in a filthy home will make news but NEVER is there any video or news of Aborigines that choose to live like animals. There are "BILLIONS" spent on them every year and it is never enough. The only way to stop this is to STOP blaming todays generations for the actions of people in the past as that is promoting segregation. The country said sorry and has been paying for it ever money and the truth of that consequence will never be made public. No one will ever hear a "THANKYOU" from any of them for what they get now. They HATE white people and that's a fact because of the constant bombardment of the media including bullshit channels like this that only keeps it all going. Eddie Betts is one person who should be saying thankyou like ALL the other players that earn huge money for playing a game. He is one of the elite and privileged but wants everyone to think he's hard done by.
@@lkytdsvc For Starters Colin, my comment was for Rory. No one was talking to you…
Next is the 30 billion. I’ve seen how the money is spent and it never gets handed down to the Aboriginal people. It’s mainly absorbed into private companies who make a profit and don’t pay Tax’s to the Australian Gov. it’s paid the government department to create gov jobs for white people, it’s paid the government schemes, many of them are for the wider community. And it get spent before ever reaching Aboriginal people.
My grandparents were born 125 years ago, their parents were here when the shooting started. That’s not long ago at all. Especially when you talk about economics. Aboriginal people have only had about 54 years of being able to start to rebuild themselves. That’s your lifetime. To go from slaves to Psychiatric practitioners. At the end of this year there will be over 300 Aboriginal Psychiatrists graduating from University all over Australia. There are 1000’s of Aboriginal healthcare workers, childcare workers and justice system workers. You called yourself a White Privileged person, and I agree. As for Aboriginal History, do some learning. Every aboriginal had a similar story about history. Are you saying they are All liars? Let’s see how bigger hole you dig for yourself?
Racism is real. It come from a historic background. And most of the surnames of Aboriginal People came from the white people who were the rapers and abusers. But you educated yourself. It’s not my job to teach you. But I can comment on you because we are in a public forum..
Good luck and I hope you educate yourself.
@@Escekar Yes I know, but because he made the comments about the street of aborigines near him and he gets abused and then you responded by basically defending them because of history. You just can't keep using history as an excuse for bad behaviour. There is NOT ONE Aboriginal or Indigenous person today that does not have the same or even more opportunities than any AUSTRALIAN as it is up to the individual to plan and make it happen. You are also saying that ALL the money is spent before ever reaching Aboriginal people. You know that is not true. How many people in England were taken from their families for stealing a piece of bread to survive and brought here as prisoners to work and die. That is a lot of white history that is not recognised as not important and irrelevant in todays stories. You just can't keep justifying bad actions by a minority and keep hating all white people that had history here. Racism is a two way street but seems to be only recognised as one way. I too have Aboriginal in my family by the way and it was not from ANY rape or abuse!
Eddie my brother how many times have you heard the words coming out of your mouth being spoken before over and over again nothing is going to happen everyone is going to be there for Taylor the racist where was Adam Goodes support
When I was moving to Darwin, I heard so much negative cheap talk about Aboriginals in the NT. Whilst traveling from Adelaide through the NT, I saw nothing but positive behavior and friendliness. Even in Alice, whilst some of the people in the street were loud, If you meet them with a smile and say hello, there is a good response. If you're negative, avoiding and approaching/passing with a scowl on your face, you'll get the same back and let's face it, most whities have had next to nothing to do with their indigenous brothers, so what right do they have to look down on Aboriginal people? Whilst living in Rosebery (near Palmerston) I used to cycle to work at Robertson Barracks. Along the cycle paths were many indigenous people. Sometimes they slept on the cycle way and at first I thought it a bit of a pain, but after some time, I used to high 5 them and have a bit of a chat/laugh as I passed either am or pm. I umpired AFL in the NTFL as well. The culture there is magic. To be surrounded by so many Riolies...Sorry Eddie (just kidding You're the best) is just fantastic! I wish everyone could experience the Territory and all it's beauty.
There is one sickening trait among some humans. They are too lazy or too scared to become involved in anything positive. It seems easier for some to grab hold of negative aspects to make other people look bad to make themselves look good. I see it as an umpire reasonably often. People ask.."Why would anyone want to be an umpire?" "You cop abuse all the time." That's as maybe, but it's from pathetic minorities among supporters. Most players and officials are positive about all aspects of footy. So, why would I want to umpire? I'm too old to play, never was much good at it, but to have a positive contribution to a sport I love. To be out on the field involved in the game, rain sleet and scorching sun. Involved with development of kids and women. To be among the game and not just a lost sole on the sidelines. Maybe if some of those people put on some boots and stepped over the sideline with a whistle or flags, toughing out the freezing wind or the scorching sun, building character, they would become better people.
Eddie is a legend
people say mean things, he called a indigenous player a black person not the end of the world eddie
how do you know what he said?
@@samuelcoulson4048 its out go on bigfooty
@undeadkid101 101 there is no problem
Enough about this , it's not free speech anymore , everytime someone as an opinion about things they labor that person as racism , Enough Eddie ! .
Free speech is great but it does not give you the right to racially abuse someone.
Stop being racist, simple isnt it?
The guy literally said something racist and admitted it. And you think it's wrong to label that racism? Good god 😂
Tex: says a racist thing
White person: I'm reporting this racist thing he said
AFL: this is a sign we should stand against racism
Tex: I'm sorry for being a racist
You: STOP LABELLING EVERYTHING RACISM 😭😭😭😭
Perhaps we should all live in Afghanistan at the moment and see what a hard life is really like. These football players are not Gods but get so much money, privilege's that we can only dream of. They get dispensation to travel interstate when others are turned away from seeing dying loved ones and no one here would not even know what was said. This should never have been given to the media. Why don't they name the person or persons who heard what he was supposed to have said and name the person who notified the media.
Stop making excuses for racism.
@@oceanbreeze6812 Then stop making it ALL about one person because it's not.
There's always someone worse so what you're saying is supremely unhelpful. Are you really saying we can't try to improve our society if someone else has it worse? In that case, the people in Afghanistan should look at the children with bloated bellies from starvation in Africa if they want to complain. When we solve starvation in Africa, then we can prevent human rights abuses in Afghanistan and then we can resolve racism in Australia. You're useless, get out of the way.
@@Alien-Porridge "useless" is the correct word for him
@@oceanbreeze6812 I am offended by your comment and want a public apology as it is directed specifically at me.
Would I white man be able to emotionally confront the aboriginals constantly breaking into his business in Alice Springs?
Betts his dole money.
I have to Admit it , I am a Mcdonalds Racist. I just hate people who eat those Big Macs. Yuuuuk !
all the money eddie has made he cant do what, stop crying eddie get on with life,get a job and see how hard life is
The most racism I’ve ever seen is from Indigenous people toward whites. Yet we just let it go
Racist bot!
@@sg5587 don’t like the truth ay…
@@brj83 the rumour is he said
“I hate that bl**k c**t
@undeadkid101 101 you should look up the word “ironic”…
@undeadkid101 101 yeah, Walker should retire without a doubt. His apology was rubbish.
I was simply talking about my own experience with being racially abused and the victim of hate crimes when I was attacked by Aboriginals constantly.
Oh ffs
Much Ado About Nothing.
All bullshit. Racism is a small percentage of Aussie citizens and it's mostly verbal racism. It's an insult to people in other countries that genuinely experience racism. #EddieTheSellout
Well said from a White Privileged perspective.. well done…!!!
@@Escekar bro to say that im privileged because im white is racist. your comment speaks for itself
@@aussie7137 your ignorance is astounding. Go educate yourself. Me calling you names won’t stop you from getting jobs, won’t stop you from getting housing. Nothing I do will effect you other than you little ego.
You calling me names can and will stop me from receiving a service. Your racism is of a systematic attack. Police use it to question any Aboriginal person because your white privileged racist stereotypes are supported amongst you white people. Next your gonna say Aboriginal people get 30 billion from the gov. Well where is it all going? No one on the ground ever sees a cent.
Oooh I called you white privileged… stop crying around like a little boy. I’ve dealt with racism since the age of 7. Now days I help write policies which are embedded in the organisations I work for. This means people like you Will be educated and will have to comply, or you can lose your job. So I don’t care what you think. But try it in a work situation. Your white privileged attitude will be challenged and you will either conform or be let go..
go educate yourself before blurting out recycled BS that was taught to you. That’s all I’m hearing is recycled BS. Whateve’s….!
The stats actually show that more than 50% of Australians are racist.
@@Escekar those billions of dollars go to white people
🤡🙄🥱...... nice acting though
Is it me or a all AFL players becoming wimps
AFL or player or not. its still not good enough
Nothing wimpy about it.. Live with constant abuse and hatred and see how it effects you.
@@ajhpower1972 Like what Taylor Walker is copping right now? Everyone is a total hypocrite, Wasn't long ago we were discussing how important mental health is
@@helvijssaukants3479 we are not talking about hypocrites, we are talking about verbal abuse of someone else. Sadly people have been known to suicide over verbal abuse... Does that make them whimps? , or should more people seriously think about what comes out there mouth in the first instance.
@@epektasis242 how does speaking about experiences to raise awareness have anything to do with lacking resilience to deal with adversity?
Hey Ed I’m in my 60s and when I was young we got called all sorts of names who cares mate we all say things but one guy says the wrong thing and the media just have a field day. Get on with life
People need to get an fn life
So a few individuals say the wrong thing and all of us get a lecture from people who think they are better than the rest of us sitting up on their moral high ground
It’s sad to still see racism in AFL we should celebrate aboriginal Australians they play the game how it should be played technically, spiritually just all round pure talent, so sad see racism in football especially against the first Australians , imagine the game without the first Australians they derserve so much respect ❤❤
Betts his dole money.