Racism, sexism and drugs have found their way onto our sporting fields, but can we run fair events in the modern sporting world?
Joel Bowden talks about how most AFL players use illicit drugs under the influence of alcohol while Gerard Whateley believes recent racist comments are “of a generation” and how this could be a “a moment of enlightenment” for the NRL.
Commissioning bad manuscripts can be almost as much fun as good ones. Over at Slush Pile Hell they’re letting loose with a few snarky responses dodgey manuscript submissions.
When an author is told that the Lord himself impelled them to write a book, Slush Pile Hell retorts with “I talked to God. He said he was just messing with you.” And when an author tells them “No one can put this manuscript down and not finish reading it”, Slush Pile Hell feels obliged to succinctly answer: “Just did.” Writers may wince but it’s a great insight into the time-poor wit at the end of the red pen.
For the same sex couples, Julia Gillard has already disappointed according to gay and lesbian street newspaper, MCV.
Along with most other media outlets, MCV reported yesterday that “Prime Minister Julia Gillard has revealed it is her belief and Labor policy, that marriage is between a man and a woman”. Labor policy has held that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman though Gillard was at pains to say Rudd’s “government [had] taken steps to equalise treatment for gay couples”.
Sydney Star Observer reported yesterday that gay rights groups had “reacted with cautious optimism to Julia Gillard becoming Australia’s 27th prime minister.” The article quotes Australian Coalition for Equality’s Corey Irlam who had said “We understand that Ms Gillard has a history of quiet support for GLBT issues.” Clearly there is a difference between “quiet support” and the denial Gillard issued yesterday.
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