Mundine on canvas after jabbing at gays

Mundine on canvas after jabbing at gays

AnthonyMundineBoxer and former rugby league star Anthony Mundine has received a torrent of criticism for coming out punching against gay storylines on television shows, after the bruiser turned to social media last night to launch a tirade against the latest season of indigenous drama Redfern Now for “promoting homosexuality”.

However openly-gay Triple J broadcaster Tom Ballard’s fingers gave the weakened boxer a virtual slap back, tweeting, “Anthony Mundine is right! TV shows should only promote grown men punching each other in the head until they’re unconscious”.

The first episode of the new season, which is a series of vignettes about life for indigenous people in modern-day Australia, centred around a local family, including a gay indigenous man involved in a court battle with his deceased partner’s mother for custody of his daughter following a deadly accident.

“Watching redfern now & they promoting homosexuality! (Like it’s ok in our culture) that ain’t in our culture & our ancestors would have there (sic) head for it! Like my dad told me GOD made ADAM & EVE not Adam & Steve,” Mundine posted on Facebook.

Mundine’s invective comes on the heels of current Newcastle Knights NRL footballer Ryan Stig’s online rant against homosexuality and marriage equality, where Stig railed against “demonic” gay people and compared them to alcoholics.

The 38-year-old sportsman and former Dragons footballer, who converted to Islam over a decade ago, was then involved in a Faceboook debate with indigenous actor, Luke Carroll, who pointed out that Judeo-Christian beliefs in a creator-God and the myth of Adam and Eve were also not part of Aboriginal culture until very recently.Mundine Anti-Gay Comments Facebook

“I got nothing against it [homosexuality] cause I got friends family that are but promoting it to the youth & masses isn’t right… but each to there own,” Mundine replied.

The post has been shared at least 80 times since Thursday night. Since reports of Mundine’s views spread early on Friday, social media users have been quick to swing back.

“@NITVNews so disappointing We don’t empower people by putting them down. In my culture we accept, acknowledge and embrace everyone,” Twitter user Johanna Kerin said.

“I am an Aboriginal and a Lesbian, I must say it’s really sad to see such a comment from an Aboriginal Sporting star who might I add is a narrow minded, uneducated human being,” Facebook user Steph Broome wrote on Mundine’s wall.

Those involved with the indigenous production house behind the series – Blackfella Films – have also called the comments deeply worrying and upsetting. Tom Ballard responds to Anthony Mundine

“I’ve known Aboriginal activists throughout the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s and ’90s who fought for the cause of Aboriginal people and they are gay,” producer Rachel Perkins told the ABC.

“[Mundine] saying gay people and Aboriginality don’t go together denies all of the identity of those people. It’s insulting to them – it’s inappropriate that he says that.”

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12 responses to “Mundine on canvas after jabbing at gays”

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  2. Too many hits to the head is no excuse…
    This one is a thug, who needs to learn to keep his stupid trap shut!

  3. Just been reading some more on the Mundine Gaff!! No I meant STUFF UP!!!!!! No Blatant Predjudice… Mundine…..

    What do you care if there portraying gay issues amongst the Koori Communities….As I see, by Muriels Comments and totally agrree… It was the every day issues of a loving caring family and the rights of one partner to bring up his own Daughter..Yet having to fight to do so …

    Anyway Mundine your not even recognised as Koori, you converted to Islam thus disowning and abandoning your Culture and Ancestoral Rights..

    You Technically have no rights to issue proclomation to the Black Masses over a Dramatised Tv show much less any other Koori Issues today…. “You Have Turned Your Back on Your Own Pepole”…..

    To finish off….. ‘PULL YOUR HEAD MUNDINE’

  4. After the history with alcohol,the gay “marriage” fashion will be the final straw in decimating the black race in Australia.A black flesh dagger of doom now destroying lives and souls?

    • Jesus jolly dog, what world do you come from–or don’t you know there are gays amongst aborigines?????!

  5. The Anthony Mundine gym in Redfern has not yet been rainbowglitterbombed. Just an observation.

  6. Did you watch the episode Anthony? The relationship portrayed was a normal, loving one between two guys with a daughter they both loved and cared for and who was watched over by loving, caring people. Black or white didn’t enter into it and nor should it. Move on please. Your homophobic comments today help nobody, especially Kooris who happen to be gay.

    • After the history with alcohol,the gay “marriage” fashion will be the final straw in decimating the black race in Australia.A black flesh dagger of doom now destroying lives and souls?

    • There is no such thing as a NORMAL homosexual relationship. Homosexuality is an aberration of the human condition and just because those perishing, shrill that it is normal does not make it so. I cannot wait for a plebiscite to be taken that will put this shameful issue to rest once and for all.

  7. i never knew anthony mundane had homosexual thoughts, man i guess everyones thinking about us. the truth it, realistically straight guys don’t think about it.

  8. Anthony Mundine!!! What you think only Gubbas (white fella’s) are gay and indulge in sex with other men ….(And enjoy it too)

    My first partner was a 3/4 Koori and dam hot in the sack too.. I also have several other contacts that are gay Koori’s including a very good friend of many years..

    Gay people lead normal lives and go through all the shit any other person on this planet endue…….race has nothing to do with it …

    Get with the times Mundine, you quote you have gay friends and accquaintances,,, what are they all WHITE???

    Black White Red or Grey , we all have daily events that shape our lives and whether we live in Balmian, Katoomba or EVEN Redfern, shit happens Gay or Straight…….

    Shows like Redfern, only try to show that there are all sorts living out there and they have baggae and issues too!!!!

    Only reinterates what I have have always thought about certain boxers who have been in the ring one time to often…Punch Drunk and Brainless!!!!!!

    Com on Bro’ pull it together!