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Why Junior Paulo wasn’t offended by NRL gorilla ‘gaffe’ – Sydney Morning Herald
Some people took offence to the NRL using the emoji to caption a photo of the hulking Eels prop – but he had a message for those outraged on his behalf.
The gorilla emoji has been used by athletes around the world as a symbol of power, often as a representation of beast mode – an aggressive, animalistic persona that one might assume when in competition or combat in order to overpower an opponent. Of course, the likening of athletes and primates in Australia has history, with the effects of the Adam Goodes-Eddie McGuire saga of 2013 still rippling eight years later.
Mitchell used the emoji just a week ago on the eve of South Sydneys opening game…
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