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A lesson in the power of words (and censorship) - The Drum. Opinion Posted Words like "spastic" and "gay" are bandied around the playground every day, but when my son wanted to speak thoughtfully about the harm they can do, he wasn't allowed, writes Elizabeth Jackson. We like to think it's part of what defines us as Australian. Telling it like it is, calling a spade a spade. But something's changed. The realisation came to me a couple of weeks ago during the annual NSW Public Primary Schools' public speaking competition. Instead of waxing lyrical about why dogs are better than cats or why homework should be banned, my youngest son, all of 10, decided to speak about words. "What do you want say about words?
" Turns out there's plenty of choice language peppering the playground. I asked to have a look at what he'd written. And on it went. Good news, he'd made it through round 1, then round 2. Then this. Home he came, face full of dejection, proffering his dirty, dog-eared palm cards. A meaningless sanitization. "Retard", "spastic" and "gay" was gone. St Kilda recruit Jake Carlisle apologises for video appearing to show him snorting white powder. Updated New St Kilda recruit Jake Carlisle has apologised for a social media video that shows him appearing to snort a line of white powder.
The Snapchat clip aired on Channel Nine's A Current Affair on Wednesday night and Carlisle responded with a statement on Thursday morning admitting to the act and expressing his regret. The video footage was released on the same day Carlisle was traded from Essendon to St Kilda after drawn-out negotiations. "I have made a very poor decision and let people down and for that I am embarrassed and truly sorry," Carlisle said in the statement. "First, I would like to apologise to all St Kilda members, supporters and staff, AFL fans as well as my new team-mates. The video casts me in a very poor light and reveals clearly inappropriate behaviour which I regret, but am accountable for. Jake Carlisle "I am aware of footage being aired of me last night and I want to be upfront and say that I made a mistake. " Drugs and footballers: the spotlight shines on us all.
It's pitiful that footage like Jake Carlisle's should be worth anything at auction. Photo: Getty Images The issue of illicit drugs in sport is hard to go on about because it is fundamentally boring. Jake Carlisle's video is so dull that if you were to write it into fiction and deliver it to an agent, the body of what remained after she read the first two pages would be used to prop open the door and let in the spring air. There's no argument I've heard that can refute the simple fact that what a celebrity does with himself in private is of interest to the soft and temporary aspects of our attention. And while Carlisle did broadcast his private moment, it wasn't with the intention that it be dispersed for our judgment, or the judgment of a football club that wants to borrow his talent on the field. I see why this story is interesting to Saints people, who want know about their investment and have found out, if nothing else, that he's not overly concerned with appearances.
AFL | Jake Carlisle the centre of drug scandal | SPORTAL. AFL footballer Jake Carlisle has been thrust into the centre of yet another potential Aussie Rules drug scandal, with Channel Nine's A Current Affair claiming that the 24-year-old allegedly sent a video of himself snorting a white powder to contacts on Snapchat. The vision was released on Wednesday night, with 9news.com.au reporting that a man they claim to be Carlisle can be seen in the video snorting what appeared to be a line of white powder.
It is unclear what the white powder seen in the footage is. The footage emerges on the day Carlisle moved to St Kilda from Essendon in one of the most well-publicised shifts of the AFL’s trading period. The new St Kilda recruit is currently holidaying overseas. Carlisle was famously quoted saying to an opponent that he, “could not wait to get out of (Essendon),” mid-season, and has been heavily criticised for his on-field performances in 2015. Jake Carlisle. AFL in limbo over drugs after Jake Carlisle video.
Jake Carlisle admits snorting white powder New St Kilda recruit confirms it was him snorting white powder in the video broadcast by A Current Affair. The AFL's unwillingness to draw attention to illicit drugs in the month of September has left the competition embarrassed and seemingly in limbo over the vexed issue come October. Despite the fact the league and the players' union had reached a new policy agreement on the eve of the finals the AFL chose not to legislate the new illicit drugs agreement. That decision left the AFL Players Association uncomfortable, although it did not force the issue as the two bodies continued to nut out the final details regarding the implementation of counselling, club involvement and how the old policy would transition into the new one.
Jake Carlisle Photo: Getty Images Advertisement Meanwhile the AFL remains steadfast it has achieved a stronger outcome on behalf of the clubs by prolonging the final announcement of the illicit drugs policy. Jake Carlisle saga: Western Bulldogs had concerns about former Bomber. Could not load plugins: File not found Jake Carlisle will first need to apologise to players St Kilda CEO Matt Finnis says Jake Carlisle's behaviour in a video showing him snorting a white substance clearly falls short of what's expected of him at the football club. Several AFL clubs had concerns about signing Jake Carlisle, Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon revealed on Friday.
The former Essendon player will return to Australia early from a holiday in the United States to face the music over a video which appears to show him snorting a line of white powder. The footage, which Carlisle allegedly shared on phone application Snapchat, was aired by a tabloid news program just hours after he signed a new contract with St Kilda. The Bulldogs had wanted to interview Carlisle, but he refused unless they provided an indication of the deal on offer, Gordon told the ABC.
"We weren't the only club who had those concerns. " St Kilda had shown confidence in Carlisle, Gordon said. Jake Carlisle's agent unlikely to face punishment. Jake Carlisle will first need to apologise to players St Kilda CEO Matt Finnis says Jake Carlisle's behaviour in a video showing him snorting a white substance clearly falls short of what's expected of him at the football club. Jake Carlisle's manager is unlikely to face punishment for failing to disclose allegations of drug use when he helped the player sign a lucrative new contract with St Kilda.
A tabloid television program on Wednesday aired grainy vision of the defender appearing to snort a line of white powder, just hours after Essendon reached an agreement to send Carlisle to the Saints. Carlisle has apologised for his conduct without conceding any drug use and will return from his holiday in the US early to face his angry new teammates. It believes McConville's view may have changed had he been aware of all the facts, but the AFLPA would investigate any complaints should St Kilda chose to make them.