Culture Tayla Harris Just Changed The Game Tayla Harris is the woman young girls see, to believe. But her latest photo means much more for the game. By Emily J. Brooks Culture Tayla Harris is the woman young girls see, to believe. But her latest photo means much more for the game. By Emily J. Brooks Previous article Childfree By Choice Or Otherwise: The Women Whose Stories We Don’t Hear Next article My Favourite Things: Michelle Law Kicking a footy with the boys has always been fun but a little intimidating. Firstly because I identify as extremely uncoordinated but also because I identify as a woman. And the guys I watched on the field and my television were always, well, guys.Most Saturday nights in Winter I would be seated in front of the television with my dad and his friends and their boys and my mum, because she is the biggest footy fan of us all, and we’d watch the Adelaide Crows win (if it was the late ‘90s) and lose (if it was any other year). Here’s a pic of me at work... think about this before your derogatory comments, animals. pic.twitter.com/68aBVVbTTj— Tayla Harris (@tayla_harris7) March 19, 2019 As she sat in the media storm this morning, Tayla Harris felt “empowered” and a little “warm inside”, after the AFL community backed her following the backlash. She also posted the photo again with the caption: “Here’s a pic of me at work…. Think about this before your derogatory comments, animals.” Boom.“A lot of people [have] got on board including Patrick Dangerfield and other high-profile people [who] posted the photo and said ‘let’s share this rather than deleting it and letting them win essentially’,” she told RSN Radio. AFLWfeminismgender equality Best Of Future Women Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By Sally Spicer Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “Marching forward means ensuring all our voices are heard” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Dr Ann O’Neill’s husband committed “the ultimate act of revenge” By Sally Spicer Culture The question victim-survivors like me are tired of being asked By Geraldine Bilston Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
