But you are trying to mitigate his use of it in the same way people justified using those words.

you're certainly proving there is at least one gigantic swollen h0le. Just saying like, and I'm quite chilled about it.

And you tried to make out that I said it was ok for him to use those words when I never did. Understandable, yes. Ok, no. Their's a difference.

i didnt. I simply tried to draw that parallel.

Quite clear there that you thought people were arguing that it was ok for Hardaker to use that word. Not one single person has said he should use that word, more a case that the crime (and context it happened in) isn't level with some of the IMO OTT reactions on here.

Hardaker chose the wrong insult and, hopefully, he chose the wrong sport in which to use it. It's a little tiresome that certain aspects of the game seem mired in the 1970s. Considering we've ditched some of its better traditions, it's a pi$$ing shame we've retained some its the worst.

Parallel's are usually thought of as straight....

homophobe alert?

That's quite ok, I am still chilled. I never mentioned you by name though, so well done for realising which posters I was referring to.

[url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/disciplinary/item?5408Weyman has received a two match ban[/url for his abuse of the referee, and that was taking into consideration that there was no sound available and the player claimed to have been abusing a fellow player.

Apparently the disciplinary would only look at an abuse case if the referee had reported it to the match commissioner. Therefore, I think it can be safely assumed that Child heard what was said by Hardaker, believed it to be directed at him and reported the incident to the match commissioner.

If Childs did hear it why wasn't Zak sent off then?

He did hear it, but he knew it had nothing to do with him and wasn't aimed at him. Knowing as this thread has repeatedly said, the same thing is said over and over again with all players.

The action has not been brought by Child, but by complaints from tv viewers jelous of Leeds success. Whether you agree with the language or not and think it is appropriate, that is still the case.

When was the last time we had something like this though, with videos all over the web and lynch mobs out for blood?
Whether Child reported it or not this was going to happen.