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Message: [QUOTE="Clintos, post: 3214507, member: 2003"] But they were interpreted publicly as "bad words". Rightly or wrongly the public perception was a negative one and he was punished for his words. I'm not making a religion vs violence argument - it's purely 2 people getting in trouble for using "bad words" that people don't like. Just because Folau hid them behind the guise of religious entitlement doesn't make people any less upset. People can say whatever the **** they want. I don't give 2 shits. Freedom of speech and all that - but people need to accept that free speech doesn't somehow render you free of consequences for said speech. The issue here is that in today's cancel culture the consequences for someone's use of free speech is far more severe and people need to get used to that or shut their mouths. I'm sure the Broncos don't want Payne saying things like that for the same reasons the ARU didn't want Folau saying things. Again - I am not advocating one way or another. My point is mostly that people have ostracised Folau for using words that people didn't like and there is a precedent. [/QUOTE]

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