topic Re: Man Up in Community Spirit

Man Up

donnashuggy — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 10:52:15 GMT

What does it mean to you?

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davidc4430 — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:06:53 GMT

is there a ladder?

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donnashuggy — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:22:18 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
is there a ladder?

Afl?

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kopenhagen5 — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:34:37 GMT

Show some courage.

Be Honest.

Own up to mistakes.

Or is it directed at a certain politician.

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imastawka — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:33:29 GMT

Is it a small town in south west WA?

They're all 'up' towns over that way

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donnashuggy — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:58:46 GMT

Ok let me clarify my reason for posting this

my daughter plays afl, she is 17 and always lecturing me about political correctness

at todays game the coach kept telling the girls to 'man up'

they did win 80 nil so it must have worked ha ha

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imastawka — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 12:17:19 GMT

I wondered what your second post meant

Not being footy-minded I had NFI about AFL

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imastawka — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 12:21:22 GMT

And I think David was right - there is a ladder

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:21:01 GMT

Over here, in the states, it means to "grow a pair".........

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lionrose.7 — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:42:03 GMT

I dont think I would tell a women to man up, perhaps you could tell a man to women up and see the look on thier face 🙂

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lloydslights — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:53:42 GMT

Don't stand back, confront the opposition.

DEB

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lloydslights — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:11:42 GMT

The thing is, women are playing sports that were formally male dominated and orientated.

The "equality" has crept into the arena, but the Language of Sport has already been set in stone.

Do the girls also want to change the name of the positions on the field.... ruckman, forward pocket,etc.

Suggesting to men to "woman-up" in the local netball game,.....they wouldn't be able to mount the challenge. Hahaha.

DEB

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freshwater-2 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:16:58 GMT

Be as straight forward and honest as a woman.

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go-tazz — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:57:12 GMT

@donnashuggy wrote:
Ok let me clarify my reason for posting this

my daughter plays afl, she is 17 and always lecturing me about political correctness

at todays game the coach kept telling the girls to 'man up'

they did win 80 nil so it must have worked ha ha

It's a term used to stick with your direct opponent,(so whatever position each player was playing they would

have to man up,(stick with) their direct opponent).

For instance,if she played at full back she would have to "man up" on the full forward.

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davidc4430 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 04:34:33 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
And I think David was right - there is a ladder

i just wrote the first thing that i thought of.

man up a ladder. so not really right.

oh and quite often followed by man in ambulance.

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***super_nova*** — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:21:32 GMT

To me it is as insulting as telling men not to be girls.

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youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:30:19 GMT

It means to be brave in an unpleasant or difficult situation.

It doesnt necessarily mean the stereotypical 'man'..

Heres an interesting read about redefining the phrase from the website- good men project

https://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/25-ways-to-redefine-the-phrase-man-up/

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chameleon54 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:30:21 GMT

In footy terms it means to stick very close to your opposition player as Go Tazz has already explaned very well. It means playing a one on one tight, defensive game, rather than chasing the ball around. I realise in other settings it can have a different meaning that some of the PC brigade might get upset about, but in sporting terms its all very innocent really.

I suspect I might have regularly told the 9 & 10 yo girls I coached in netball last season to "man up" to their player. It certianly worked as they where all great little defenders by the end of the season.

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chameleon54 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:45:20 GMT

A search of " man up, sporting term " First result,

Wiktionary - describes "man up" in the sporting context as "To vigorously guard the opponent to which one is assigned ".