Check out the cartoon on Nonu, featured in today’s Dominion post here in Nu Zolland.
This cartoonist has hit the nail squarely on the head, I think. Gordon Ramsay-that self-inflated foul mouth cook- is using the F-word daily on prime time TV to abuse people.
Nonu was not abusing anyone he was absorbed by intense after match emotions.
How is it that when Ramsay use the F-word to abuse people on prime time TV it is acceptable but when Nonu uses it on radio, an outdated form of media coverage, it is suddenly something that is taboo and terribly wrong. For goodness sakes if it wasn’t so blown-up (because of its supposed wrongness) how many people would actually have heard it let alone know about it.
“I guess there were some words after a tough game and there was a bit of emotions flying around,” a repentant Nonu said.
“I guess being professional sportsmen you have to be responsible for what you say. At the end of the day, it hurts a lot of people. I just want to apologise to all the fans out there and all the listeners.”
“It wasn’t meant to be like that but it was a bit of intense emotions coming out. I was just trying to speak the truth – it’s a shame it happened like that. “It was a tough game and that’s the way it came out.”
It’s questionable how offensive an expletive is straight after an emotion-packed sports match, but there is no doubt Nonu overstepped the mark in saying: “After they got a lead of I think it was 24-8 or something, f… we were on our tryline and f… everyone’s just, what was hitting us. And 60 minutes later we come on top and we scored a f…ing last-minute try to get a f…ing bonus point.”
Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport are both the subject of a formal complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
Nonu has been sanctioned by the Hurricanes and the New Zealand Rugby Union will call him into its offices this week to discuss his comments.
The 27-year-old’s mischievous streak is well known and he could still afford a laugh at his situation.
“I’ve got a few scars in the bottom, but I’m fine,” he said when asked if he’d been disciplined.
I suppose athletes should be made aware that they need to watch their language and luckily most people here in NZ sees it for what it was namely and exuberant overflow of emotions.
However, when is foul mouth self-inflated abusers like Gordon Ramsay going to be sanctioned to explain their abusive behaviour or is it OK if they do it? When is it actaully OK to use the F-word and when is it not? I’ll like to know maybe the key is money. If you can make money by using the F-word than do so in abundance but if you can cause some hypocritical institution on high moral ground to loose money by using it then it is wrong.
‘Money doesn’t talk, it swears.’ – Bob Dylan from It’s alright Ma I’m only bleeding
Look,we all swear,but there is a time and place for it. These guys are supposed to be role models and there are alot of young kids that look up to these players so what do you think they will emulate. All I am saying there is a time and a place for these things..
Winston, aren’t we all role models….?
Yes Fender but we are not in the public eye,they have a responsibility to conduct themselves in a professional manner.
Question is why does some get nailed for swearing while other get paid to do it? If it’s wrong then it’s wrong; if we are going to be obtuse about it then we need to be consistent. Nailing a young athlete whose emotions got the better of him after he just won a game in incredible tense circumstances while a foul-mouth cook abuse people on prime TV and getting payed to be abusive that’s just absurd.
Two wrongs do not make a right..
Who decide it’s wrong and on what grounds. Once we have agreed something is wrong then we need to be consistent. I would say using the F-word to abuse people who does not meet “your personal set standards of preparing food” is more wrong that letting the word slip as a adjective.
Who F$%&*ing cares?:)
Pam
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Verstaan nie hoekom mense moet vloek om snaaks te probeer wees nie ?
Daarom stem ek saam, wees konsekwent, as dit verkeerd is om in die openbaar te vloek, moet dan ook nie in privaatheid vloek nie.
Ekself gebruik so nou en dan ‘n lelike vloekwoord of twee, soos “wp” “stormers” “kapenaars” ens, maar verder probeer ‘n mens dit maar skoon hou.
@10… Hahahaha!
Did he even knew he was on live Radio?
These sport stars get interviewed so much, maybe they loose touch when it is a radio or a newspaper reporter.
What is worse to me is that you can see a womans private parts on some free and open TV channels 1 ‘oclock on a Sunday morning, but you may not say fu$%?
No what would I not want my 9 your old son to see or hear… a guy saying an expletive on radio or a couple huffing and puffing away on open TV?
12: Hokaai, hokaai nou. Sien #6
ek kannitie fokken gloe dat daar fokkers in die fokken klein wereldjie van ons is wat soe fokken baie kan vloekie!!
fok man, het hulle dannie fokken opvoeding gehad nie?
is mos nou om ñ mens fokken bedonnerd te maak as jy net daar fokken aan dink!! fok!! 😆
#4 Winston, I find that I’m in the public eye everytime I step out of my house like when I’m driving in the traffic, when I’m at a game supporting my team, when I’m out grocery shopping, when I’m at work……
15 – fender………youre not exactly a famous or known rugby player…..so if you swear at a guy in traffic or whatsoever he is not to the media and tell them that he was swore at by fender.
14 – dankie tog ek weet ook nie wat die fokken probleem is nie, want eintlik kan elke persoon ouer as 6 jaar lippe lees en dan elke naweek sit ek kyk hoe al die spelers van elke span ‘n vloekwoord of twee inwerk wanneer hulle knock of mis skop of mis takel ens. Maar siende dat ons nou oop met mekaar op die site is wil ek net sê
fok die bulle.
#16 Timmy, the point I’m making here is that we are all accountable for our actions and also for for our society’s values or lack thereof. “Famous” people are not more or less accountable than you or I.
OK, I’m off the soap box now..
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