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…79 women’s football players who signed a letter in which they stated they would refuse to play for their country as long as Rubiales remained in his post.
How am I only learning about this now? It’s fucking awesome.
Anyway, the next step is to fire Rubiales. Will that happen?
Then you'll love to know that the Spanish football federation threatened to sue them, because FIFA rules say players can't refuse calls to the national team. Rubiales is only the tip of the iceberg, the entire federation is a glorified pigsty.
That’s an asinine, empty threat. The players clearly have public opinion on their side. All FIFA is doing is advertising how out of touch they are. FIFA is begging to be put in their place.
I mean, to be fair to FIFA (did I just type that?) they have suspended him: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/fifa-suspends-luis-rubiales-from-all-football-related-activity-over-hermoso-kiss
EDIT - ha, forgot what thread I was on and didn't realise I'd just shared the OP link! Oh well
It's the Spanish FA who need to step up though, they're making absolute fools of themselves.
Hey, pigs are very nice creatures. Don't be mean to pigs by comparing them to these asses.
Whee hoo, hold up ! asses are kind, gentle beings that deserve better than being equalled with those dicks.
They'll wait and see what the public reaction is and what other dirt will come out about him before making a decision.
Then, when there's no possible way that they can justify keeping him, they'll fire him and make out like they did it because they care about women's voices.
Look at how Man U handled the Greenwood ordeal. If they could've gotten away with it, I guarantee he would still be on the squad.
Look at Deshaun Watson.
Nope. Apparently what they'll do is take legal action against the victim for not providing consent after the fact.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66626410
Bold decision, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out.
The federation also said that, if selected, players have "an obligation" to play for the national team, after 81 female players said they will not represent Spain until Rubiales is removed from his post.
Poor guy is getting a bad look. /s
Fuck him. And fuck this org. “He did nothing wrong,even though it’s documented.”
That's very bold. Legal posturing and peacocking. Trying to control the narrative and limit damage before a token resignation and a settlement.
Pretty sure some of the national men's team have joined them as well.
I'm surprised by this. Pleasantly surprised. This is a slap on the wrist for show, but it's more than the nothing I was expecting.
I'd be pretty pissed if somebody like my regional manager grabbed my head and kissed my lips because I did well at my job. Even moreso if it were extremely public and there were no repercussions for him. Extremely pissed off if it happened to be in a monopolized industry where my company stands alone and I could be blacklisted for not being okay with the kiss. This wasn't just shitty for women's soccer, and it wasn't even just shitty for women; this was shitty for every person who has felt pressured to choose between themselves and pleasing somebody who holds power in some regard. Whether it's parents, partners, coaches, teachers, bosses, etc, that power is used to exploit the comfort and safety of millions every day, so it's really important that such a public instance of it be taken seriously.
I can't believe you're blaming the victim here! Didn't you know that anyone who points out sexual assault in the workplace is just doing a false feminism?! Next time, you should educate yourself on how difficult it is to force your subordinates to kiss you.
Also, /s
Also also, fuck Rubiales. I hope he falls into an inconveniently deep hole without getting injured. Something just slightly too deep for him to get out by himself, but everyone who sees him just laughs at him and walks by.
Let's not sugar coat this. It wasn't a kiss, it was sexual assault. Don't let these twats get away with this bullshit.
This guy being a selfproclaimed 'victim of feminism', gtfo.
selfproclaimed 'victim of feminism'
the only kind there is..
If you are a victim of a progressive movement to get people more rights and respect then you are admitting you are an oppressor that's been overthrown.
At the same time, he's also calling it "fake feminism"... I don't think he actually know what those words means, including "fake"
I've been elated a few times in life but never felt the need to grab a man or woman and kiss on the lips.
Such a weak excuse.
Would the Australian (NSW) laws apply here because that’s where it happened? They updated their sexual consent laws not long ago and their easy reader is pretty clear that a kiss is considered part of that. Not sure how it would be charged under the criminal code: https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/children-and-families/family-domestic-and-sexual-violence/domestic-and-sexual-violence-hotlines/dcj_easy_read_sexual_consent_digital_accessible.pdf
I was thinking about this as well. It technically happened in a workplace so I'm also wondering if Australian workplace laws apply here.
I thought that as well. She should have been encouraged to report him to the coppers -would have been funny if they did prevent him from leaving as they do for much smaller infractions sometimes.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The president of the Spanish FA, Luis Rubiales, has been provisionally suspended by Fifa following his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney last weekend.
Rubiales has refused to resign from his post after kissing Jenni Hermoso – who has stressed she did not consent – on the lips, prompting Fifa to step in.
“This suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of 90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings opened against Mr. Luis Rubiales on Thursday, August 24.
“Likewise, the chairman of the Fifa Disciplinary Committee and in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the national soccer team player Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the disciplinary proceedings before this disciplinary body, has issued two additional directives (article 7 FDC) by which he orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, through himself or third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the professional player of the Spanish national football team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment.
Likewise, the RFEF and its officials or employees, directly or through third parties, are ordered to refrain from contacting the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and her close environment.
“The decision adopted by the chairman of the Fifa Disciplinary Committee has been communicated today to Mr Luis Rubiales, the RFEF and Uefa for due compliance.”
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This is a good start, but this isn't good enough. There should have been criminal charges filed when the piece of shit was still in Australia. Disgusting.
What a shitshow.