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In a statement, the federation said that it would take the “necessary legal action” and told the female players that “playing for the national team is an obligation on any member of the federation called upon to do so”.

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[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People want a lot of things they're not likely to get.

Sometimes when you fuck up, you don't get to keep your job afterwards. Quadrupling down and suing because you fucked up and don't want to take your lumps just makes you look worse in the long run.

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, people should never defend themselves and just go with what popular opinion demands of them. Because social media is always right about such things.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aside from the massive strawman here, you're defending a dude who sexually assaulted a player under them in public and on film.

In this case, yes, exactly what you said entirely unironically. He shouldn't defend himself for committing sexual assault because that's unacceptable no matter what, and he should have gone with the popular demands to step down for committing an unacceptable act. Because social media is right in this case.

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, agree to disagree. I think that's way too harsh and unfair. Too black and white.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can agree to disagree if you want, but I won't and think you're entirely you're wrong. And thankfully FIFA doesn't agree with you and have suspended him for the kiss.

Sexual assault is never ok, and I hope he gets bounced from the league. I also hope your type that justifies gross and unacceptable behavior find that they're not welcome either.

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FIFA only does that because of public pressure, or else they would've done so a week ago.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So? Public pressure works to give proper repercussions to sexual assualters in old boys clubs, and it's doing what it should here.

I really don't understand why you're riding this so hard to defend a sex pest....

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If giving someone a kiss makes you a sex pest then I guess you can call me one too.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If giving someone a kiss unconsensually makes you a sex pest then I guess you can call me one too.

Ok, youre a sex pest, N1cknamed

You appear to agree, as well

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Luckily my girlfriend felt different about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sex pests don't generally understand the difference between consensual and nonconsensual experiences, so that perfectly tracks why you're confused about this whole situation.

[–] N1cknamed@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I seem to be getting along fine so far. Never asked before making a move, and I've never been asked by someone making a move. Would've rather ruined the mood. That's how real life works. You feel things out, most of the time you get it right and have a fun evening, sometimes you get it wrong and make a wrong judgement call. Then you apologize and move on. I've been on both sides of the experience and it's no big deal for anyone involved. Certainly no need to ruin anyones life over it.

Nonsense like this is the reason why more and more people stay single their entire life and avoid all human interaction. Social media has an extremely twisted view of how human interaction works, and expects people to at all times be able to judge exactly how the other person feels about things. Zero nuance involved.

You don't know me, you have no idea what I'm like in real life, yet you believe you can judge my character based on just a couple of comments. That's exactly my problem with these things. Extreme opinions without context. Let me share an excellent comment I had saved from a couple months ago, from a very similar situation concerning Vince McMahon (which, by the way, has been all but forgotten in the public consciousness already, as these things go):

It’s always pretty unfair and ridiculous, that people you have never even met somehow expect you to condemn an actual important person in your life over allegations that they, most of the time, are barely even familiar with themselves.

Just look at how many people ITT are seriously parroting Bixenspan-tier opinions about McMahon being a legitimate serial rapist, etc. when the only knowledge they have on the subject is something they read online……. or even more likely, an opinion they read from someone who read something about it online.

If you’re ready to say that you know more about the character of a man you’ve never met than a guy that’s worked with him for decades you should really start rethinking your weird parasocial relationships with tv characters.

Unfortunately none of this conversation even matters.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

"Sexual assault is bad" is too black and white for you?