Commentary
The Manly rugby league “pride” jersey saga in Australia has again raised the spectre of virtue signalling in sport and demonstrated how it produces numerous inconsistencies and has unintended consequences.
The seven players who objected to wearing the jerseys, and missed the match on Thursday night against the Sydney Roosters, are Polynesians and devout Christians and are being roundly criticized for their stance. However, it’s hard not to see a double standard in the treatment of AFLW player and practising Muslim Haneen Zreika, who declined to wear a pride jumper and cricketer and practising Muslim Fawad Ahmed, who declined to have a beer brand logo on his Australian shirt….