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Djokovic v TJ / Ch9

I cant believe the outrage over banter between Tony  and the Serbian/Djokovic fans. I heard a grab of what Jones said, he jokingly  called the Joker a "hasbeen" and "overrated" whilst playing with the crowd. The Serbian community has now made a racism complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission with comments labelled racist and offensive. Is this being serious? A bit rich coming from a mob who would happily do harm to a Croatian simply because they are Coratian.
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Reply #1 –
Yes, there are plenty of folk who can’t take a joke or get offended at the drop of a hat and tennis seems to have more than its fair share of entitled twats and their sycophantic supporters.

Then there’s the ultranationalist ideologies that have persisted in Australia generations after the originators were given sanctuary  🙄

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Reply #2 –
And while we’re on the tennis, what about Ayan Broomfield who said she felt out of place at the AO because there weren’t enough people of colour in the audience?

Another entitled twat!
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Reply #3 –
Quote from: DJC – on
And while we’re on the tennis, what about Ayan Broomfield who said she felt out of place at the AO because there weren’t enough people of colour in the audience?

Another entitled twat!
I heard and expression on the weekend, "twunt" which is a combination of twat and, well you can guess. I like this expression, it is very appropriate these days.

RE the Djokovic v TJ spat. TO BE CLEAR, I am assuming TJ said nothing more than calling him (jokingly) a hasbeen and overrated.
If there was something untoward said by him then I stand corrected.
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Reply #4 –
He said " kick him out"

2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

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Reply #5 –
To be completely honest, TJ should stick to sports reporting when he's on the news - he regularly lapses into his Footy Show persona which is aimed at a different audience who probably have thicker skin.  To make matters worse, his off-the-cuff one-liners are not all that funny and regularly get quite close to the edge.

Ironically, I'm in the middle of watching a comedy show on ABC i-View called 'Douglas is Cancelled' about a distinguished news reader who makes a sexist comment off air, and then it all goes pear-shaped.  Someone should make TJ sit down and watch this......
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Reply #6 –
My take is that Jones just reverted to the jokey, boys’ club humour that he employs on the Footy Show.

It probably doesn’t translate well for tennis fans, and particularly those who follow their national heroes.

He shouldn’t have said what he did, he has explained and apologised and, for most folk, that should be the end of it.

Maybe Novax should challenge Jones to stand at the net and take a few returns 🤔
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Reply #7 –
Serbians are not really known for their sense of humour.
Perhaps a case of 'know your audience?'

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
He said " kick him out"


Hardly racist
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Reply #9 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: madbluboy – on
He said " kick him out"


Hardly racist

He says he stills suffers trauma from being essentially arrested and put in a detention hotel.
The fans give it and should take it but Novak didn't deserve it.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

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Reply #10 –
We look at it, and see TJ being TJ, and maybe think what a dick.

But we understand the guy and accept there’s no real malice, in it and it’s just a bit of a gee-up and crowd interaction.

I suspect most in the Serbian fan crowd outside the studio would see it as such.

Those elsewhere in the world, especially Serbia and with Novak himself, with no context of Tony’s sometimes off-beat antics and humour, could/would be offended.

TJ has issued a public apology. He did say if there was one thing he would do if he had his time over,  would be not to use the term ‘kick him out’ as there is obviously some issue with Novak’s treatment during Covid.

It was meant as a bit of banter. As TJ sometimes (often) does, he just went a bit too far.

It’s another addition to his already large blooper wheel.

Public apology issued, it probably requires a one-on-one… and for that to be accepted, and we move on.

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Reply #11 –
How this became an international thing is beyond me. Seriously. Wasn't really funny from what I saw on the news but Christ, talk about over the top. Djokovic is a tool. Never liked him and never will. Ironic that he was referred to as the "Joker" and yet can't take a joke as bad as it was anyway.
Serbians I don't care for anyway so if it upsets them, well good.

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Reply #12 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Hardly racist

He says he stills suffers trauma from being essentially arrested and put in a detention hotel.
The fans give it and should take it but Novak didn't deserve it.

Agree. TJ was pro vax and went toe to toe with Sam Newman during the Pandemic on the subject of Novak being kicked out of the country for not being vaccinated.

So there was more to his comments then just trying to be funny and it was not random he picked Novak with those comments.

Like him or not Novak is in the top 2 of all time and to carry on like he did working for the tournament broadcaster was as unprofessional and childish as you get and reckon Ch9 would share those thoughts.     

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Reply #13 –
Wow! This must clearly be a TJ hate thing. If it were Dave Hughes or some else mucking around with the crowd it would be a different story
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Reply #14 –
While the outrage is OTT, I get Djokovic on this.  If it was Dave Hughes that said it, it wouldn't mean much and Djok wouldn't care, but it wasn't.  It was a senior journalist/reporter of the host broadcaster who should be more circumspect. Yes, in jest, but Jones should know better.