Removing the photo sent the wrong message. Comments range from telling players to “go back to the kitchen” to matters that couldn’t be repeated, as reported by CNN World Sport. “The comments I saw were sexual abuse, if you can call it that, because it was repulsive and it made me uncomfortable,” Harris told RSN radio. Also, you’re removing more content around women in sport – which there’s already so little of.Another Facebook comment, criticising Harris’ kicking abilities, came from the account of a man who plays for a semi-professional Australian rules football club in Melbourne.The AFL has reportedly called for tighter controls to combat online abuse, with their integrity unit joining forces with Channel 7 to hopefully identify the perpetrators and ban them from future games.At a press conference yesterday, 21-year-old Harris said, “These people are behind screens now but no one’s saying they aren’t going to show up at the footy at the weekend”.AFL chief executive Gillion Maclachlan said public vigilance was the best guard against such offensive commentary.“She’s a star AFL player, there’s unacceptable commentary and people are holding those comments to account and I think that’s really pleasing.”“As much as it shouldn’t be the case at all, that’s the reality of it.”There was a public outcry at ‘giving in to the trolls’ and so, the picture was re uploaded not just on 7AFL, but on prominent Instagram sites across Australia, with many individuals posting it to show their solidarity.Here is just some of the support Tayla received:She also, on the radio show, slammed the comments as ‘sexual abuse.’Harris is also feeling empowered by the experience after seeing the floods of support.“I genuinely consider that they might show up at the footy.
We have a long way to go in Australia. 7AFL said its intention was to highlight Harris's "incredible athleticism" and that it would continue to "celebrate women's footy".my entire feed is photos of Tayla Harris as god intendedDeleting the post is giving in to trolls. People Are Mad After A Photo Of A Woman Footy Player Was Deleted Because Of Comments From Trolls ... my entire feed is photos of Tayla Harris as god intended. 10:45 AM - … It is a picture which has been described as showing a "great athlete at her most powerful." "That is what I would consider sexual abuse on social media." Harris said she was repulsed by some of the comments online, saying she was subjected to "sexual abuse on social media". A day after AFL Women’s star Tayla Harris made headlines around the world, it’s been reported that some of the people leaving sexist comments on AFLW photos are actually male Victorian players. Tayla Harris: online comments amount to 'sexual abuse', says AFLW player. “Recently we published an image of AFLW player Tayla Harris,” @7AFL said in a statement. Also, you’re eliminating all the positive conversation. AFLW star Tayla Harris says she has been “sexually abused” on social media and wants action taken against those who vilified her. The photo of Harris, who plays for Carlton, was posted by 7AFL on Tuesday, but it attracted so many vile and sexual comments, it was taken down. And I bet Ted didn’t cop the filth #taylaharris has been subjected to. "THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE PHOTO," soccer star Sam Kerr tweeted in support.But when the photo attracted misogynistic and anti-trans comments, it was deleted.Look familiar? "The comments I saw were sexual abuse, if you can call it that, because it was repulsive and it made me uncomfortable," she told RSN Radio. Harris, 21, told a press conference on Wednesday that she expected criticism of her playing performance, but that she needed to take a stand against the degrading and sexist comments she had received.