Shop fitter Dennis Celios says he can no longer remember why he boos Adam Goodes.
“I’m sure there was a really good reason originally, totally not a racist one. Maybe staging for free kicks or something? The Australian of the Year stuff?”
“I sort of do it now because everyone else does.
“I’m not going to stop just because left wingers say it’s racist when truth is, I do it for reasons I can’t really remember or articulate.”
Celios’ co-worker Ian Heaton says he believes not everyone boos Goodes for racist reasons but Dennis ‘probably does.’
“Dennis is pretty racist but it’s an unfocused racism that is really a lack of thoughtfulness about the structural problems race creates in society.”
“His booing of Goodes is probably more reflective of a man who is dealing with his own insecurities and the fact life has not really worked out for him.
“Dennis would have spent all of ten seconds thinking deeply about Adam Goodes or the issues he raises.”
Close friend Brad Tomlinson defended Celios’ booing, citing he once booed Joel Selwood too.
“I was there the day he booed Joel Selwood, so how could his booing of Goodes be racist?”
“Although, just quietly, Dennis does hate a lot of people. He’s actually not a very nice person.”
This post originally appeared in Inside Football.
COMMENTS
Damian Wagland
Jul 27, 2015
Spot on U0001f44dU0001f3fb
Matthew Passmore
Jul 27, 2015
Pretty much sums it up
Brendan McMahon
Jul 27, 2015
Steve Gosden
Liz McIntosh
Jul 27, 2015
I don't boo him i wouldn't waste my time
Scott Ferguson
Jul 27, 2015
Life time bans for booing
Gerard Marquis
Jul 27, 2015
Paul Booth - this is gold.
Paul Booth
Jul 27, 2015
Adam Goodes is the type of guy that if he went to a game, he'd probably boo people too.
Gerard Marquis
Jul 27, 2015
Give it up mate, the popularity tide is turning bad the other way, Titus is just explaining it.
Paul Booth
Jul 27, 2015
It's been turned into a much bigger issue than it actually is
Matt Lane
Jul 27, 2015
Adam boodes
Craig Williams
Jul 27, 2015
I boo him because I don't like sooks. I also boo myself because I spend my spare time sooking about Adam Goodes. I fear I will soon be deaf from the constant booing.
Gerard Marquis
Jul 27, 2015
45,000 booing one aboriginal man - not sure it can get bigger than this in this day and age.
Paul Booth
Jul 27, 2015
Geez you can't tell you used to work for the media. "45,000" "aboriginal man". C'mon Gerard...
Gerard Marquis
Jul 27, 2015
Just the facts and I have never been a journalist or made an editorial decision, so that is nearly as long a bow. Seriously, have you read Gerard Whateley's comment on the matter? Basically says that if you aren't doing it because of race then stop booing so we can call the racists out. Not a good look whichever teams' supporters are doing it.
Paul Booth
Jul 27, 2015
45000 people were not booing so that wasn't a fact. I can't wait for this to die down, I'm sick of hearing about it.
Gerard Marquis
Jul 27, 2015
Won't die down mate - sorry, public opinion is turning, the media hacks are all over it. Welcome to the issue of the week!
John Weber
Jul 27, 2015
Spot on Titus
Joanne Everett
Jul 27, 2015
Goodes has the goods. Wonder athlete and community person. Maybe we as Assies should adopt the WAR DANCE like Kiwis Haka! What a good sight it would be if all Aussie Internationals did the dance.
Guy Hexter
Jul 27, 2015
John Cilia???
Roi Apostolopoulos
Jul 27, 2015
I boo him b/c he stages 4 free kicks , slide tackled players until he was told it was dangerous & is a sook.
Simon Li
Jul 27, 2015
So you're a sheep?
Roi Apostolopoulos
Jul 27, 2015
So ur an individual ?
Karl Peric
Jul 27, 2015
Ryan Perry
Darcy Cordell
Jul 27, 2015
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Will McFarlane
Jul 27, 2015
Shittest bloke ever
Dylan Outtrim
Jul 27, 2015
You can't fool him.
Tim Mills
Jul 27, 2015
Nailed it again, Titus.
Kelly1Judy
Jul 27, 2015
TitusOReily pjhelliar #RiseForAdamGoodes
TreadleyRider
Jul 27, 2015
TitusOReily pjhelliar he's a waste of space. A nothing. A fake - A fraud.
TreadleyRider
Jul 27, 2015
TitusOReily pjhelliar if he did not rort his heritage or was white, would he have the same accolades? I don't think so.
JenniCairney
Jul 27, 2015
TitusOReily GrandSyndicates maybe because he cries all time about racism but it's ok for him to verbally abuse a 13 year old
Pat Barclay
Jul 27, 2015
You're an idiot. The guy is a two time Brownlow and premiership winner. And you boo him for his football credentials?
Lauren Porter
Jul 27, 2015
Aidan Durie
Andrew Power
Jul 27, 2015
I vote they instigate a "No loud noises at the footy" rule. Bit like tennis. So much as one overly loud "Whooo", and you're out.
boodski213
Jul 27, 2015
TitusOReily because the media makes it too easy.....
Mick Williams
Jul 27, 2015
Too many formulaic satirical articles these days but this one is a gem
mjmcgeary94
Jul 28, 2015
TitusOReily hawthorn are experts at dishing out hate and not copping it back
SportsBerzerk
Jul 28, 2015
TitusOReily in breaking news the AFL have come to an agreed solution with adamroy37 for the rest of the season: http://twitter.com/SportsBerzerk/status/625877224554496001/photo/1
Declan Pye
Jul 28, 2015
Conor Pye
misanthropicfcuk
Jul 29, 2015
JenniCairney TitusOReily GrandSyndicates Stop exaggerating! He didn't abuse her, he pointed her out to security for calling him an ape. She acted a fool and was pulled up for it.
Billious
Jul 30, 2015
The public voted 80% that the booing is not racist based. The football community including media, players, officials and the AFL seems to be 98% convinced it is racist based and have closed ranks supporting Adam because of the vial racist attacks by a bigotted football public minority. The burning question I have is why is it that the public is being accused by the football community as being of sheep mentality and herding together.
AW
Jul 19, 2019
So to all those who say “stages for frees, slides,” and the “he verbally abused a 13 year old girl” first lh get your facts right- he didn’t verbally abuse her. He told the media td next day to lay off her - big you lot pick your bits. FFS read transcripts, read the full Aust Day speech - read it thoroughly Secondly, and I’m keen to see the reaction here. How would any of you cope if day at your work place you were booed by tens of thousands of people constantly day in day out - no one else, just you?? You’d all be crapping yourselves in despair.