Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism
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@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
I don't think any white young person living in a western city can actually be racist in the true sense of the word in 2019. Too much info, too much multiculturalism.
racist
/ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.
Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.
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@dogmeat said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
I don't think any white young person living in a western city can actually be racist in the true sense of the word in 2019. Too much info, too much multiculturalism.
racist
/ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.
Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.
It’s everywhere mate. And I do mean everywhere. But this can probably not ever be a destination, only a journey (copyright: J. Mitchell, 2003). And a journey has to be measured on how far you’ve traveled. The attitudes towards racism, the laws, the improvements over the last 20 years or so in the West have been fucking amazing. We are so much in a better place now. Without being complacent , we should acknowledge the progress made. No need to beat ourselves up.
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I can't stress enough how important it is to stamp racism of this nature out. Groups like this are a genuine danger to society. They are like ISIS in that they target young vulnerable people and suck them into their shitty ideology, making the world a worse place.
Don't let a handful of idiot lefties that scream racism at everything influence you here, monkey chants and nazi salutes are a big fucking deal and the sooner we rid ourselves of this scourge the better, by nearly any means possible. Stopping a game a couple of times is not a big deal, and TBH I'd be fine with them walking off and then banning crowds from attending games in Bulgaria for a while to send a message.
The biggest reason the west has come a long way in this regard is because people by in large don't tolerate this crappy behaviour anymore, the mob can be a great thing when it comes to getting rid of shit like this.
Again, fuck those racist assholes. They can all rot in hell.
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@dogmeat said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.
Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.
There is a colossal difference between racism and casual racism. That is something that is very lost on the woke brigade.
Good example - 2 mins ago, I glanced over and saw my colleague Daryl, so said "Morning, mate". Realised the bloke was giving me a look .. and then I realised it wasn't Daryl. It was another bloke of caribbean origin.
Whoops.
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@Rembrandt said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@Hooroo Cheers for that, disgusting for sure. But like when a work colleague gets a nickname that clearly bugs him you know it will stick, this plays right into these dickhead fans hands knowing they can really upset the players (I personally think the players aren't super fussed, why would they care about some loser opposition fans?). I'd hate to see a match cancelled surely 99.9% of folk aren't doing this, why give this tiny racist minority power over an important game.
The issue is that in a lot of matches in Italy and Eastern Europe, we're not just talking about a few drunk idiots - we're talking about entire sections of stadiums and a footballing culture of racism. I agree with @Hooroo that no one playing sport should be subjected to this kind of racist taunting - particularly at some endemic levels. The trouble is that, historically, nothing has been done about it from fans, players, referees, administrators - in that case, what are you left to do but walk off the pitch?
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@Rembrandt said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@Hooroo I can't see it. Multi-millionaire football players care about the thoughts of some backwater 2nd world country fans? Sure maybe they'll play it up for the media but I can't see them crying themselves to sleep at night with their big pile of money and many beautiful women. You surely can't make it to the top of football without being a resilient person.
I look at it like I would a homeless person who randomly screams abuse at me on the street. He's a nutter, he lives on the street, not going to engage with him, I'm not going to be hurt by his taunts, he's so far beneath me its irrelevant.
I'm no doubt in the minority here but I think we're just giving too much power to these crazies. I'd much prefer the governing body to give players the right to give it right back to these fans Andrew Mehrton's style when they score. Who's superior now! 6 - nil losers!
You should do a bit of research her @Rembrandt - this is not an isolated incident of one or even a few drunk idiots - this is actually endemic and nothing else that has been tried previously has worked. Walk offs entirely justified here, I'm afraid.
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@dogmeat said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
I don't think any white young person living in a western city can actually be racist in the true sense of the word in 2019. Too much info, too much multiculturalism.
racist
/ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.
Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.
I've been trying to work it out for a week.
What, precisely, is "casual racism"?
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@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@dogmeat said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:
I don't think any white young person living in a western city can actually be racist in the true sense of the word in 2019. Too much info, too much multiculturalism.
racist
/ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.
Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.
I've been trying to work it out for a week.
What, precisely, is "casual racism"?
It's when you know the IT desk support has finally turned up as there is an Indian Spice flavour in the air.