OK, so I read that in Australia the AFL has produced a DVD for their players to ‘improve athletes’ respect for, and attitudes towards, women
There are some multi choice questions for the player to answer. For example
a mate’s girlfriend calls a player into her room under the mistaken impression he is her boyfriend.
“Do you:
(a) Go and hop into bed and pretend to be him; or
(b) Walk away,”
Now that’s a good question to ask a player, but what about the women? She needs to show some responsibility for mistaking another player for her boyfriend, because that is a dumb thing to do.
Imagine being a leading footballer and finding yourself in a nightclub one evening with a girl who is intoxicated.
Should you fetch her a glass of water?
Call her a taxi?
Or take her back to your place and have sex with her?
Hang on, what about the girl??? Why is she not looking after herself better - where are her mates? What level of responsibility is she taking in this situation? Sounds like dumb behaviour to me.
I think this DVD is good idea, as there are regular instances of football players disrespecting women.
However, what about the dumb women that engage with football players in bars and functions and end up getting in trouble? This despite the fact that history shows football players have a propensity to disrespect women.
Who is making them a DVD?
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All of the above on the second question.
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