The Sound of a Footy Community's Uneven Progress The recent video circulating social media platforms, featuring a group of men making vile comments about female content creators from The Carlton Besties, is just one symptom of a larger issue within the Australian Football League (AFL) community.
On its surface, this appears to be an incident about sexism and violence in footy spaces, but beneath that lies a more complex problem: the AFL's struggle to effectively address and change entrenched attitudes.
The experience of The Besties echoes the sentiments of many female creators who have been subjected to similar harassment and abuse.