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Samantha Lane, ‘North in damage control after play posts misogynistic chicken video online’, April 7, 2009. WA Today. [http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/north-in-damage-control-after-player-posts-misogynistic-chickenvideo-online-20091124-j6qv.html], accessed 7/10/2010

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This is an article which highlights the disrespect often displayed towards women in online culture. The video posted by AFL players, supposed role models for young boys and men, was touted misogynistic and despicable. It highlights how much damage a 4 minute video, meant as a joke among mates, can do.

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“An explicit video that was filmed in the clubrooms of the North Melbourne FC and posted online by one of the club’s young footballers has led to an investigation within the club.”

“Boris the toy chicken has a condom on its head and is manipulated to look as if it is penetrating the carcass of a real chicken...in the opening scene a sign of North Melbourne’s major sponsor, Mazda, is featured clearly.”

“Phil Cleary, a former footballer and long-time campaigner of violence against women, described the video as ‘disgracefully misogynistic’.”

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The article could be used as a concrete example of how women are mistreated online and portrayed as sexual objects by men. While I think the article may be taking the video a little bit too seriously, and that the intentions of the players who posted probably had nothing to do with degrading women in the way that Lane and others quoted in the article are claiming, it is still a serious issue that obviously needs dealing with amongst these elite athletes.

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Currency just over a year old - 7/04/2009 current

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author: Highlighting the issues of sexism inherent among men, specifically in the AFL institution. audience: People from WA who access sports and news online through WA Today.

source: WA Today Audience

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Author: Samantha Lane reliable Y

credentials: Sports Reporter at The Age. institution:

expertise: Samantha Lane is a respected sports reporter with 5 years experience at The Age and a further 3 years before that reporting on the official AFL website. references Y

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credentials: “News and information - Your Way.

Hello and welcome to WAtoday, Western Australia’s premier website for quality news and information.” Taken from website. institution: Fairfax Digital - a highly respected commercial news resource.

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WAtoday has credibility as it’s a part of the online newspaper giant Fairfax Digital. It’s sister sites theage.com.au, smh.com.au and brisbanetimes.com.au are all respected online news sites which “provide a broad platform” for advertisers and ensures that the readers of WAtoday have access to a plethora of commercial news and information.