Racist terminology? In your opinion! Do you know enough about the origins of the phrase or are you just assuming you know? In which case I think you are being a tad racist!

How ironic!

heard an interview with McDermott last night on the way back.
I think that they way Leeds, the RFL and Hardaker have handled this has been excellent.

This is one of the aeas where the sport carries itself with dignity and can be proud of its internal policing.
Football can learn a lot about our disciplinary attitudes, codes or practice and structures eg the fact that all matters are dealt with so promptly

well done everyone.

Lets hope this can now be left to a bit of banter in the terraces and slowly fade into a distant memory.

The club have handled the situation in a very professional manner, clubs and fans need to consider the bigger picture before defending players actions when they are obviously guilty of an offence, well done the Rhinos

Load of fuss about sod all

How is that racist? As far as I am aware it stems from nautical origins. If you're referring to 'tar and feather' (which would be incorrect anyway) that's also not racist as it was something whites did to other whites and so has no connection to racism whatsoever.

In fact you could say that it's more interesting that you immediately jumped to the racist angle here, even when there was none. Sort of backs up what the poster was saying in the first place...

It seems the laws of the game and the UK legal system have a different view no need for homophobic comments in the game, intended or not

Typical of the "let's look for something to get all offended about and prove our liberal credentials" obsession.

Im tempted to quote alan partridge but it would probably be seen as a homophobic hate crime type of comment

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Now that is offensive

As I said, I was prepared for the criticism and knew exactly where it would come from. Ignorant zealots like him/her actually harm the fight against true discrimination.

No it's not. Racist and homophobic comments are banned. If a player can't sledge a member of of the opposition without resorting to racist or homophobic comments they are just thick. They know the rules and whether you agree with them or not its pretty simple to avoid breaking them. There are plenty of other ways to wind the opposition up.

Bingo! I ref every week and see lads of all ages can manage to have a dig at each other without resorting to homophobic insults. The fact there are no openly gay rugby league players tells you all you need to know about how far we need to progress as a sport

But should the punishment for being thick be as harsh as a spear tackle? This, plus the "hate crime" OTT comments and the misguided who think Baa Baa Black Sheep should be banned are what rub me up the wrong way (rub me up? Am I allowed to say that? Who knows these days?).

No one has ever thought that BBBS should be banned. It was a fabrication by the Daily Mail to discredit left wing councils in the mid eighties. The lie was carried on for decades by the right wing press and swallowed by gullible idiots like you.