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Mundine calls for game anthem boycott
Sep 30^th, 2016 at 10:56am

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Published: 6:59 am, Friday, 30 September 2016

Anthony Mundine has called on all players at this weekend's NRL and AFL grand finals to boycott the Australian national anthem.

The former rugby league star turned boxer shared a video via social media urging people to make a stand at ANZ Stadium and the MCG in support of the Indigenous community.

The campaign, driven by Australian pop culture website Junkee, follows the lead of San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players who have knelt during the US anthem to protest against racial inequality and injustice.

'Been saying this for years!' Mundine posted on Facebook on Thursday.

'The anthem was written in late 1700s where blackfullas (sic) were considered fauna (animals) advance Australia fair as in white not fair as in fair go ...

'All players aboriginal non aboriginal should boycott the anthem start changing Australia's ignorant mentality...lets move forward together yo.'

Last week, former league players Larry Corowa and Joe Williams also called on Indigenous players in Sunday's NRL decider to not stand for the anthem.

'Imagine if a couple of guys did it on grand final day - what a powerful message it would send to white Australia,' Williams told Rugby League Week.

'It would bring all the racism that's in the closet to the surface - the racism we have to put up with every day. The way we are treated in shops, the way people look at us on the street and the way the government treats us.

'It's time it stopped. And our footballers are role models and the ideal ones to bring about change.'

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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #1 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 10:58am Goomblar reading Master Ananda's words and playing the didge for the Those-Who-Know
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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #2 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:01am http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3814820/Karl-Stefanovic-slams-Anthony-Mu... 'It's ridiculous': Karl Stefanovic slams Anthony Mundine's call for Aboriginal AFL and NRL players to boycott the Australian national anthem
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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #3 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:02am " The Man" Anthony " The Man" Mundine
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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #4 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:05am Street Warriors Feat Anthony Mundine "I Rep For My Mob" OFFICIAL
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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #5 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:07am Mundine's a "has been" who never actually made it. So now he feels the need to make a controversial comment to get some attention. I wonder what his white mother feels about his comments.
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Reply #6 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:08am

Mr Hammer wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:07am:

Mundine's a "has been" who never actually made it. So now he feels the need to make a controversial comment to get some attention. I wonder what his white mother feels about his comments.

Anthony Mundine (born 21 May 1975) is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league player. In boxing he has held the WBA super-middleweight title twice, the IBO middleweight title, as well as the WBA interim, International and WBC Silver light-middleweight titles. Before his move to boxing he was the highest paid player in the NRL.
[2] He considers himself to be Australia's best all-round athlete.[3] He is the son of former boxer Tony Mundine and hails from the Bundjalung people of northern coastal areas of New South Wales.[4]

Mundine was named the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Person of the Year in 2000. He is the first boxer in history to have had every one of his professional fights broadcast for television and has generated more pay-per-views than any other Australian boxer since he turned professional.[5] Steve Bunce has described him as "arguably the greatest crossover athlete in boxing history".[6] Mundine has had a stormy relationship with the media:[7] his conversion to Islam in 1999, self-promotion and outspoken opinions have created a love–hate relationship with the Australian public.[8] Mundine has been described as "the most polarising athlete in Australian sports history".[9]

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BigOl64 Gold Member Offline Posts: 14438 Townsville QLD Gender:	Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott Reply #7 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:34am Mundine is a funny pr1ck, irrelevant and stupid, but funny at the same time. The Murri players did not boycott the NA during the semis I doubt they will in the finals
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Reply #8 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:57am

it_is_the_light wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 10:56am:

'It would bring all the racism that's in the closet to the surface - the racism we have to put up with every day. The way we are treated in shops, the way people look at us on the street and the way the government treats us.

Shops : Anybody who knows our jails are packed full with Abos would 'keep an eye on them fellas' while they are 'browsing' in your shop.

Streets : They're looked at in the streets because of the racket they make - which is nearly all the time.

The Government = The Dole Office.

Any protest will do nothing but further drive ordinary Australians against them.

Sydney is flooded with Indians now, and so the 'racism' card has lost its potency. I've had bosses and medical specialists who are darker than Mundine.

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Reply #9 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 12:00pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:08am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:07am:

Mundine's a "has been" who never actually made it. So now he feels the need to make a controversial comment to get some attention. I wonder what his white mother feels about his comments.

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/49697337.jpg
Anthony Mundine (born 21 May 1975) is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league player. In boxing he has held the WBA super-middleweight title twice, the IBO middleweight title, as well as the WBA interim, International and WBC Silver light-middleweight titles. Before his move to boxing he was the highest paid player in the NRL.
[2] He considers himself to be Australia's best all-round athlete.[3] He is the son of former boxer Tony Mundine and hails from the Bundjalung people of northern coastal areas of New South Wales.[4]

Mundine was named the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Person of the Year in 2000. He is the first boxer in history to have had every one of his professional fights broadcast for television and has generated more pay-per-views than any other Australian boxer since he turned professional.[5] Steve Bunce has described him as "arguably the greatest crossover athlete in boxing history".[6] Mundine has had a stormy relationship with the media:[7] his conversion to Islam in 1999, self-promotion and outspoken opinions have created a love–hate relationship with the Australian public.[8] Mundine has been described as "the most polarising athlete in Australian sports history".[9]

Wonder what he would have been able to acheive without European "invasion" of this country. First in spear throwing contest in the local tribe with an 8 year old girl being the winners prize.?

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Re: Mundine calls for game anthem boycott
Reply #10 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 12:01pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:57am:

it_is_the_light wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 10:56am:

'It would bring all the racism that's in the closet to the surface - the racism we have to put up with every day. The way we are treated in shops, the way people look at us on the street and the way the government treats us.

Shops : Anybody who knows our jails are packed full with Abos would 'keep an eye on them fellas' while they are 'browsing' in your shop.

Streets : They're looked at in the streets because of the racket they make - which is nearly all the time.

The Government = The Dole Office.

Sadly its the truth but the delusionals call it racism.

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Reply #11 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 12:20pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:08am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Sep 30^th, 2016 at 11:07am:

Mundine's a "has been" who never actually made it. So now he feels the need to make a controversial comment to get some attention. I wonder what his white mother feels about his comments.

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/49697337.jpg
Anthony Mundine (born 21 May 1975) is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league player. In boxing he has held the WBA super-middleweight title twice, the IBO middleweight title, as well as the WBA interim, International and WBC Silver light-middleweight titles. Before his move to boxing he was the highest paid player in the NRL.
[2] He considers himself to be Australia's best all-round athlete.[3] He is the son of former boxer Tony Mundine and hails from the Bundjalung people of northern coastal areas of New South Wales.[4]

Mundine was named the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Person of the Year in 2000. He is the first boxer in history to have had every one of his professional fights broadcast for television and has generated more pay-per-views than any other Australian boxer since he turned professional.[5] Steve Bunce has described him as "arguably the greatest crossover athlete in boxing history".[6] Mundine has had a stormy relationship with the media:[7] his conversion to Islam in 1999, self-promotion and outspoken opinions have created a love–hate relationship with the Australian public.[8] Mundine has been described as "the most polarising athlete in Australian sports history".[9]

Reckon he's donated any of his millions to his downtrodden aboriginal brothers and sisters??

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Reply #12 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 12:30pm

Do you notice how all these people who go on about racism and the poor treatment white people mete out to Aborigines, never have the courage of their convictions and leave Australia for good - after handing back all their material possessions to the natives of course. No, they are quite happy to live here and enjoy all the fruits of the white exploitation while criticising those who made their lifestyle possible.

But then, logic is hardly the SJW strongpoint. Roll Eyes

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Reply #14 - Sep 30^th, 2016 at 2:41pm

WHAT CHANGE does he want???... is it different to the SORRY change

or the MABO LAND change.

or the WE WANT EVERYTHING FREE change?

seems to me Anthony hasnt got all that much to whinge about...let him put his money where his mouth is....

as we fix one thing they come up with another...

whine whine whine..

first the flag now the anthem..

they stoop to all levels dont they?...yes you whingeing aborigines I am talking about...

if you think the govt or anyone can stop a few hooligans calling people bad names...

then you must live in a different country to the one I do...

get over it get on with it.. stop looking for handouts and do your share

most of all stop whinging....

guess what a lot of the anti aboriginal will eventually go away...because you act the same as most decent Australians..

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