Players in the AFL are terrified of being called poofters.
The all male environment of men and boys, fathers and sons is undergirded by love.
Luke Hodge called it "man-love".
And so there is a constant fear of homosexuality.
And their fear makes them victimize homosexual men.
But fear is no motivation.
Fear locks us up inside a fortress of stone.
And we suffer.
So the AFL should work to reduce the players' fear of ridicule and normalize same-sex affections as friendship and brotherly love.
Because when the fear is gone there is love.
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