Aussie Footballers In Scandal After Allegedly Performing Gay Sex Act In Public
Two Aussie Rules players have found themselves at the pointy end of a sex scandal after a viral video shows the two allegedly engaging in oral sex in the middle of a public pub during Mad Monday [post season] celebrations. The two players belong to Melbourne’s Glen Waverley Football Club and are now facing consequences after the video was published, reports Complex.
NOW, THIS IS MAD SUS
It’s an age-old axiom that men in sports enjoy emulating sex acts on each other. That could be slapping each other’s butts after a goal, planting gruff kisses over a few beers post-match, or humping each other in the locker rooms. Two players have taken this a few dozen steps further.
To quote artist and critical theorist Barbara Kruger, “Men construct intricate rituals which allow them to touch the skins of other men.” This is famous commentary on the homosocial behaviours of men and the performative nature of masculinity.
In the viral video of the Glen Waverley Football club members, it appears that two senior players engage in genuine oral sex, if only for a few seconds, in the middle of a pub. According to Complex, the two made a bet, with the loser having to perform oral on the winner. And yet there are still no out AFL players… interesting.
The video can be watched in the below tweet. Warning, the video is graphic.
Once the video got out, the Glen Waverley Football Club released a statement disavowing the behaviour, reports Fox Sports. “While this occurred away from the club and was not a club-sanctioned event, we are extremely saddened and disappointed in the behaviour shown by people who should know better,” reads the statement. “The club is taking immediate action to address the serious breach of our culture and values that has occurred within this incident.”
The group of men were also reportedly loud and abusive to other members of the public. The childish behaviour is one matter, like acting as if man-on-man sex is funny or some type of punishment, but the disruption of others is a sign of disrespect.
The committee have made promises to handle the players through providing education and counselling. “The individuals involved, along with the broader playing group will be both disciplined and educated and if need be, counselled in the type of conduct expected by members of our club, along with the physical and emotional impact this has had on the families involved, club members, players and the wider community.”
Boys will be boys we suppose, but perhaps next time they might consider a private room. They could light candles and play slow jazz.
