Footy szn is well and truly underway and, unsurprisingly, we have a lot to say about it. We break down AFL through the lenses of race, class, and gender and ponder whether teammates smacking each other on the bum is the best thing to ever happen to masculinity. Also: Clea defends her thesis against allegations of 'pick me-ism' and if being a WAG is wrong, we don't want to be right.
CW: DV, intimate partner violence, violence against women - please skip 36:00-41:50 if needed
Family and domestic violence support services:
1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811
Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491
Mensline: 1300 789 978
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Required Reading:
https://meanjin.com.au/essays/marngrook-tom-wills-and-the-continuing-denial-of-indigenous-history/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3jXyKQg88&ab_channel=BanLiveExport (sorry the video of this is so weird but I couldn’t find the Armstrong comments without it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0nnmPYZu8&ab_channel=WOS
https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms20163
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/01/eddie-mcguire-call-for-collingwood-president-to-resign-after-report-finds-structural-racism-at-club
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-14/afl-latest-stance-proves-history-of-aussie-rules-is-in-debate/11202802#:~:text=It%20is%20Australia's%20only%20Indigenous,others%20in%20Melbourne%20in%201859
Clea also has access to heaps of paywalled resources about the role and representation of Indigenous persons in sport - slide into the DMs if you're keen to read more!
Music Credit:
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/the-lowdown
License code: PPH9FBEMASHOI7PB
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now
License code: 5WQG1LQRLH7QMYPC
NB: All opinions are our own and this podcast is for humorous and fun analytical discourse only!