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Inappropriate or Innocent?

the_bob_delusion — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 10:03:03 GMT

http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/sbs-tv-presenter-craig-foster-trolled-over-footage-of-him-with-daughter-at-soccer-match/news-story/ed4485e08f216fdaebb2a42a8c08e603

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 10:38:26 GMT

Happy new year bob.

I would say, "grow up" to those that see it more than him lovingly holding his baby girl probably like he has done for years.

If those that do, stopped focussing on womens and mens bits as something unusual, they could get on with better things in life.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

imastawka — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:15:58 GMT

Inappropriate!

Kopes, did you actually watch the video or just look at the photo?

That girl is a very large 8 yo IMO. She is his foster daughter.

I have never seen a father 'fondle' his daughter like that.

Don't think she looked particularly comfortable with it either

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

joz*garage — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:32:12 GMT

She is his foster daughter

isn't foster their last name?

Don't think she looked particularly comfortable with it either

she looked used to it

it would look odd if she was fully developed, i reckon

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:34:02 GMT

anyone that saw anything other than

a father giving his daughter a hug needs

to question their motives.

the way the social media trolls attacked

him; accusing him of groping, fondling etc

was disgusting.

if that was her mother, no one would think

anything of it. no wonder fathers are too

afraid to show affection towards their daughters

in public. i really feel sorry for them.

shame on the trolls thankfully,

for every troll, there were many who showed

support for craig foster. sad he felt he needed

to defend himself

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:36:38 GMT

She is his foster daughter.

not that it makes any difference,

but i was not aware of this.

i was sure all 3 kids were his.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

ecar3483 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:37:23 GMT

Allow me a moment to be flippant, and say that he's not even keeping time to the music.

Innapropriate? Innocent? I'm going to say Questionable.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

cee-dee — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:40:14 GMT

Oh dear, watching the video it does seem inappropriate. It's beyond a hug, it's verging on a grope.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:42:43 GMT

I have never seen a father 'fondle' his daughter like that.

and how many similar situations

have you seen?

if she was facing him, he would be

hugging her the same way on her

back.

Don't think she looked particularly comfortable with it either

an 8 yo having a camera in her face,

watched by 40 thousand ppl and more

on tv. i can understand her not looking

comfortable. her father was there to

reassure her.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

imastawka — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:45:26 GMT

OK, my bad. The name is Foster. I mis-read that bit.

I don't know this guy, but the ones defending him seem to know him.

If you didn't know who he was, would you still think it was appropriate

behaviour?

I repeat. I have never seen a father 'fondle' a daughter in this way

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:58:18 GMT

I wouldn't say fondle, I see it as a reassuring affectionate rub and as julia said, if she was facing him, he would probably be doing exactly the same but on her back.

I can see a point, that in front of so many people, he should perhaps have been a little more mindful of her feelings as she may have thought it uncool for her friends and all to see such affection.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:58:44 GMT

If you didn't know who he was, would you still think it was appropriate

behaviour?

by now, everyone who accused him

of fondling a girl, is aware it was his

8 year old daughter.

some of the twitter comments:

I'm so sorry you have to read this nonsense Craig you don't deserve this And neither does your daughter. Ignore the negativity

People need to stop giving Craig Foster grief. It's his 8 year old daughter for god sake. Those sharing the video are just humiliating her.

He is not being inappropriate. His hand is clearly rubbing the area of the embroidery. And if you look at the man next to him with the two little boys, that guy's hand is doing the exact same thing to the smallest boy's chest; yet no one is saying anything negative about him. This is total nonsense to be making an issue of.

and from craig:

Shame my 16 yo girl and 18yo son couldn't be there as well. I certainly would have hugged them very close too. Special for a father.

Foster said the match had been a family affair.

“It was great to have our daughters and sons with us,” Mr Foster said.

Organisers of the match said all the players had been invited to bring their children out for the anthem, and many of them can be seen hugging their children throughout.

“It was a wonderful, innocent occasion for all of the players and their children,” a spokesperson for event promoter Blackbridge said.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

imastawka — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:05:57 GMT

Bob asked for opinions, I gave mine.

I won't apologise for it. I stand by it

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:02:47 GMT

well that's a shame because

he doesn't deserve it.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

joz*garage — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:15:39 GMT

"OK, my bad."

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

jimmy*part4 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:46:49 GMT

I wouldn't seek him out on the net to tell him, but that was weird. I bet some in his own family agree.

Plus at one point he actually felt around for her nipple and once located rubbed his thumb back and forth over it.

On national TV...seems creepy.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

moonflyte — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:11:59 GMT

I think it's about time you all got off the authoritarian outrage bus. To see something sinister in an innocent interaction with his daughter says more about others than him. Bit like the Chris Gale witchunt.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

lloydslights — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:32:21 GMT

I think it's inappropriate that no one stands at attention any more during the National Anthem.

DEB

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

esayaf — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 22:22:13 GMT

Still not understanding the concept of work place sexual harassment are you.

Re: Inappropriate or Innocent?

moonflyte — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 22:23:13 GMT

@lloydslights wrote:
I think it's inappropriate that no one stands at attention any more during the National Anthem.

DEB

lol deb, inappropriate is the new definition of authoritarians.