13-year-old girl's racist slur shocks Victoria
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May 26, 2013, Sunday
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A TEENAGE girl's abusive slur aimed at Australian Rules Football player Adam Goodes has jolted the state of Victoria, local media reported yesterday.
The 33-year-old Sydney Swans player, who is of Indigenous Australian heritage, was called an "ape" by the 13-year-old spectator at Friday's Australian Football League game against Collingwood in Melbourne.
Goodes told a news conference he was "gutted" by the remark but added that the girl, who was escorted out of the stadium following the incident, had called him to apologize.
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine said he was disgusted by the incident which he termed as "totally unacceptable".
Goodes admitted he was too distraught to celebrate his team's 47-point win over Collingwood but refused to hold the girl responsible.
"I'm pretty gutted to be honest," he told reporters.
"You come to the boundary line to hear a 13-year-old girl call me an ape... it was shattering.
"It's not her fault, she's 13, still so innocent. I don't want to put any blame on her. Unfortunately it's what she hears and the environment that she's grown up in that has made her think that it's OK to call people names."
The 33-year-old Sydney Swans player, who is of Indigenous Australian heritage, was called an "ape" by the 13-year-old spectator at Friday's Australian Football League game against Collingwood in Melbourne.
Goodes told a news conference he was "gutted" by the remark but added that the girl, who was escorted out of the stadium following the incident, had called him to apologize.
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine said he was disgusted by the incident which he termed as "totally unacceptable".
Goodes admitted he was too distraught to celebrate his team's 47-point win over Collingwood but refused to hold the girl responsible.
"I'm pretty gutted to be honest," he told reporters.
"You come to the boundary line to hear a 13-year-old girl call me an ape... it was shattering.
"It's not her fault, she's 13, still so innocent. I don't want to put any blame on her. Unfortunately it's what she hears and the environment that she's grown up in that has made her think that it's OK to call people names."
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