Footy star says anyone who disagrees with the AFL hiring Snoop Dogg to play at the grand final is a RACIST
The league divided fans and commentators when the official announcement was made on Tuesday, with some saying the hip-hop icon's extreme lyrics fly in the face of the AFL's commitment to opposing sexism and homophobia.
Ex-Fremantle, Richmond and Hawthorn star Akec Makur Chuot hit back at Snoop's detractors, saying their complaints are fuelled by racism.
'For the first time, we have this precedent where a black artist is coming to headline one of the biggest sporting events in Australia and you have all this propaganda and hate towards him when that has never been done when it was Katy Perry or any other caucasian people,' she said.
'This comes back to this casual racism and blunt racism that continues to happen in sports.
'How can we expect our fans to not be racist to the players when you are now being racist towards someone who is literally a legend?
'We nitpick when it suits us, that's my problem.
'Do we have to sit and look at all the lyrics of everyone who's come here?'
Chuot shot down people who have complained about the rap superstar because they believe local artists should be prioritised for the grand final gig, saying that sentiment 'should not come at the expense of somebody like Snoop Dogg'.
'It's one thing to be like, he does this or does that, but a lot of them do,' she said, pointing out that many musicians are known for their controversial lyrics.
Soon after Tuesday's announcement, 3AW radio star Tom Elliott hit out at the AFL for abandoning its platform of respecting women by hiring Snoop.
'Snoop Dogg's lyrics - and we have been going through some of his songs this morning - are the absolute opposite of what the AFL is on about,' Elliott said.
'For example, this coming Thursday, the AFLW season starts ... the AFLW stands for diversity and inclusion.
'They've got two weeks of pride rounds in the men's game. We respect people of different races and cultures and ethnicities.'
Elliott then read out the lyrics to the Snoop Dogg song 'Girls, Girls, Girls'.
'I like tall ones, white ones, fat ones, black ones, short ones, cute ones, bad ones, good ones.
'I'm tryin' a creep with 'em, individually want to sleep with 'em, I do 'em, I did 'em, I hit 'em and quit 'em.
'That's how I get rid of 'em, welcome to my world, girls, girls, girls.'
He then summed up the lyrics with, 'So basically it's OK to hit women and then get rid of them.
'This is at odds with what the AFL is constantly lecturing us about - you know, respect towards women.
'I can tell you, in the hip-hop culture they have anything but respect towards women. Women are objects to be used and abused and chucked away in the world of Snoop Dogg.
Some footy fans voiced the same opinion when the AFL broke the news of Snoop's performance on social media.
'If the AFL didn't have double standards, they'd have no standards at all,' one wrote.
'Like Snoop but I don't think he's suitable for grand final entertainment,' another commented.
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