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10/03/24

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Originally posted by Andyrooo: ↑

"Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me" my mother told me when I was a little kid.

"When someone calls you names, take possession of it and run with it. It diminishes any impact and everyone laughs it off" - Anon.

"Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, intelligent people ignore" - Einstein.

When the NRL used Parramatta Captain, Junior Paulo in advertising 3 years ago and caricatured him as a rampaging Gorilla, the Christian Samoan laughed and said he did not take any offence and in fact admitted he does look a bit like that.

Junior Paulo, not just a champion footballer but also a champion Human being and Father.https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/31073947/nrl-apologises-junior-paulo-gorilla-emoji

So it is with great disappointment I find that Ezra Mam has rejected Spencer Liu's apology for calling him a monkey.

A little man in stature AND character, who just wants revenge ... acting exactly as a m..... would.

On Thursday, Leniu admitted he did use the word “monkey” on-field during the historic fixture and entered a guilty plea to the charge, with speculation the suspension could be between six and 10 weeks.

“I want to apologise to Ezra and his family for using the word I did and I am sincerely sorry to cause him such distress,” Leniu said.

“I’ve put my hand up and want to take ownership of this. I said the word but I didn’t mean it in a racist way. Anyone who knows me knows that’s not who I am.”
https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/ezra-mam-rejects-spencer-leniu-facetoface-apology-over-monkey-saga/news-story/47af99e8388c19af7284a68d9fe1d90e

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So what you're promoting is for people of colour to suck it up and allow racism to go unchecked? Is that your view?
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