Its 2013 Grow the FCUK up, no place for this in our society #kickracismoutoffootball
In fairness, I have been to all 92 league clubs for games and only in a handful of cases have i come across any racism - it just doesn't seem like an issue in the game today, despite what the media tells us
In fairness, I have been to all 92 league clubs for games and only in a handful of cases have i come across any racism - it just doesn't seem like an issue in the game today, despite what the media tells us
It is still a problem, you had that Chelsea fan who was making monkey gestures! You have Liverpool fans defending a racist! You had West Ham fans chanting anti-Semitic songs, I think at Tottenham, may have been somewhere else though. It's been toned down, but there are still racist tendencies still in the stands.
CCFC have had 2 fans arrested in 2 of their last 3 away games on racism charges.
Sky Sports did a survey and found that at Sunday league level, ethnic minorities were being spat at and received racist abuse still.
It is still a problem, you had that Chelsea fan who was making monkey gestures! You have Liverpool fans defending a racist! You had West Ham fans chanting anti-Semitic songs, I think at Tottenham, may have been somewhere else though. It's been toned down, but there are still racist tendencies still in the stands.
CCFC have had 2 fans arrested in 2 of their last 3 away games on racism charges.
Sky Sports did a survey and found that at Sunday league level, ethnic minorities were being spat at and received racist abuse still.
It's mad because what I know of the lad he's harmless and wouldn't usually say fuck all to anyone.
Obviously had a few too many and his mouth has kicked in. Pretty sure he's a season ticket holder as well.
I'm sure that nearly everyone has had too much to drink before so that they're out of control. I'm also sure that they weren't racist on these occasions. It's not an excuse and to even use drink as an excuse is pathetic in my opinion. Hopefully his season ticket has been snapped.
He went to my school, is a nice lad. Would like to know what he said as i cant see it being anything other than a pissed up comment.
Sky sports news? The biggest bandwagon jumpers there are. Suarez is a racist in everyone's eyes that dotes on SSN, but what he actually said was "negrito" which is a term of endearment in Spanish. Fair enough, he may have used it to patronise and he should understand that in this culture he may be misunderstood. But is that not a problem of a multi-cultural society, there is ignorance on both sides.
As for the 2 Coventry fans, it's pathetic. They need to be dealt with. But 2 fans in over 11000 is not what I'd call a major problem, just that these things are getting highlighted a lot more at the moment because of what's been in the news. It goes in circles, give it a year and everybody will have forgotten about the racism thing because the focus will be on hooliganism or something else.
The media has a lot to answer for with this, all these football and societal problems need dealing with on equal terms and not cause a sense of hysteria with the public. You're right though, better education is needed, but not just with racism.
It is hardly an excuse to say he was 'pissed up'. As someone else has said, the majority of people who have a few too many do not come out with racist comments.
I'm well aware of Suarez said, he called Evra a "Nigrito", which IMO, is a racist comment. It is accepted in Uraguay, Evra is from France, he wouldn't understand hat, also, it is meant as a 'compliment', but again, how would Evra know that? I also think, in the situation, Evra could've missed heard it or heard it as "nigger", which he did, very similar words. Suarez also said other racist words as quoted in the links below.
Suarez is a disgrace.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...arez-race-row-with-Patrice-Evra-timeline.html
Extracts of the FA report:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/01/fa-report-luis-suarez-patrice-evra
Negrito is accepted in all Spanish speaking countries. Fair enough, Evra wouldn't understand, but that's what I said about ignorance in a multi-cultural society and agreeing about education for all forms of discrimination and bigotry.
The thing is about racist name calling is it's so childish and pointless that it's just laughable. And the reactions to it are just as laughable.
For instance a football fan calls a player a wanker; no punishment, and he is one of thousands.
The same fan calls the same player a black wanker, said fan is now the most evil human being since Hitler and should never be allowed to even look at a football again.
Remind me who was hurt in this incident, or who was violent? Yet the guy who made the stupid comments is now a disgrace to the City of Coventry. I wonder how many of the same fans who are calling for his head also chant about sheep when we play a Welsh team, or go on about Jocks, Paddies, Krauts, Yanks, Frogs etc.
Whole situation is ridiculously hypocritical.
Problem is, it isn't just a problem in football, but it is still a genuine problem in society today. There are still antagonisms and negative stereotypes between ethnicities that need to be ousted, through proper, real education.
Look at the BNP, 500+k votes, UKIP (closet racists IMO) nearly 1m. The embarrassment of the EDL's existence, and their hypocrisy shames our society.
There is no place for racism anywhere. Its absolutely disgraceful and an embarassment to still be using terms of racism, people who use it dont even know the history off racism or where it came from and if they did they would be ashamed to have the colour of the skin they live in.
KICKITOUT
It's incredible how the police who constantly complain about lack of resources can react to a drunken football fan talking shit. Easy pickings
Football fans and Motorists (going by the police act) are the biggest threat to society.
Tell me more about the "history of racism". Sounds to me like everybody should be ashamed of the skin they are in. Unless of course only one race is capable of it?
Exactly mate. According to some, Racism is all one way street. Only white people are capable of it.
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Its a good sign, it means the police must have solved every other crime.
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