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Sharing the responsibility
01. Eddie McGuire in hot water
On May 29, 2013 AFL Collingwood club president and radio host Eddie McGuire made comments on air, wondering if it would be a good idea to use Aboriginal footballer Adam Goodes to promote a King Kong musical. McGuire's comment came just days after Goodes was called an 'ape' by a spectator during one of his AFL matches.
Click here to read an article published by the The Australian.
According to newspaper reports on the day, McGuire apologised to Goodes but said he wouldn't resign over the "two-second slip of the tongue" and denied "racially vilifying anybody".
Our friendship is over
"I would have liked to have called Eddie a friend before that incident," Goodes said at a Corporate Club Australia breakfast.
"Friends don't make jokes about their friends like that."
What do you think?
Do you agree or disagree with radio host Eddie McGuire that his action was not racial vilification?
I agree with McGuire - I don't think his comment was racial vilification.
There are others that felt the same way, and the debate continued for many weeks as people argued the point; however some, including many Aboriginal people, felt that Eddie's commentary was racial vilification.
I disagree with McGuire - I think his comment was racial vilification.
There are others, including many Aboriginal people, that interpreted Eddie's commentary as racial vilification. The debate continued for many weeks as people argued the point.
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