The reality is more nuanced than NRL players being blokey boofheads | Catharine Lumby

Every time they do the wrong thing, it is seen as confirmation that they’ll never change. The behaviour of a few tarnishes a whole codeAs someone who has worked with the NRL as a gender adviser for over a decade the question I am almost guaranteed to get at a party is: “How do you persevere with those boofheads?”It’s less a question about me, of course. It’s a statement about rugby league players. And, yes, there are stories in the media that reinforce the idea that guys who play NRL are all a pack of clowns who live to get on the grog, drop their strides and harass women. Related: South Sydney rocked by lewd video claims on eve of NRL semi-final Class background and education are not predictors of the treatment of women Related: NRL hit Bulldogs with record $250,000 fine for Mad Monday celebrations Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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