tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6904573690675309838..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: JusticeYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20700469445076838142011-12-23T14:02:35.327+00:002011-12-23T14:02:35.327+00:00Sorry Mr Plague. FA = Fottball Association, the go...Sorry Mr Plague. FA = Fottball Association, the governing body of the sport.<br /><br />QC = Queen's Counsel or senior lawyer and not someone representing a Yorkshire transvestite as is sometimes assumed.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56420459680067843602011-12-23T13:00:19.447+00:002011-12-23T13:00:19.447+00:00Mr. Shooting Parrots, Ian, sir, his case was dealt...Mr. Shooting Parrots, Ian, sir, his case was dealt with by the FA? <br /><br />And the independent panel was chaired by a QC?<br /><br />'Tis a foreign language you are speaking.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56720171271896570672011-12-23T12:18:33.358+00:002011-12-23T12:18:33.358+00:00I have mixed feelings about the whole business.
I...I have mixed feelings about the whole business.<br /><br />I watched the Liverpool/United game and Evra was clearly very angry about what had been said to him, but Suarez kept on saying it.<br /><br />And how someone reacts to what is said is the point here. To take your examples of the kid with red hair or glasses, if calling them 'carrot top' or 'speccy four eyes' makes them cry, is it okay to carry on doing it? Or is it a form of abuse?<br /><br />I don't know enough about the John Terry case, except for two things. First, what he is alleged to have called Ferdinand was rather worse than 'black bastard' and it would have been the second bit that I would have taken exception to, but then I'm not black.<br /><br />Second, the complaint to the police was made by a member of the public, so the had to act. (Or be accused of institutionalised racism?)<br /><br />Suarez happily admitted what he had said in the media after the event and his case was dealt with by the FA, rather than the courts, although the panel was independent and chaired by a QC.<br /><br />Having said that, I also think the eight match ban was over the top and he should have simply apologised to Evra after the match, shook hands and that could have been the end of it. And he would have learned a cultural lesson.<br /><br />A separate issue for me is that they are still both playing pending the appeal/court case. Not a luxury any other employee would be permitted.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37874774541437205392011-12-23T07:47:19.941+00:002011-12-23T07:47:19.941+00:00Yes, the world has gone mad! Nothing is right and ...Yes, the world has gone mad! Nothing is right and nothing is wrong any more, and if it isn't today, it will be tomorrow! Ironically, I'm listening to the Hallelujah Chorus right now, being sung half a world away -- Norway. Would that we could find some of that confident steadfastness in all the world around us.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50826170267829494832011-12-22T20:14:41.766+00:002011-12-22T20:14:41.766+00:00Racism is prevalent everywhere and not necessarily...Racism is prevalent everywhere and not necessarily colour specific.<br /><br />Of that I am not disagreeing.<br /><br />I even admit that i am not without my own internal culturally socialised discriminations- either for my own self-esteem or what I've learned.<br /><br />But I'm not unique- everyone is- but it doesn't make it right.<br /><br />If you have been or been close to someone who is discriminated against for their difference- the least we can expect is that they feel bad afterwards or are made to feel bad.<br /><br />The money the likes of Terry et al earn and the role models they are should make them whiter than white...Bangkok Boothyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254842147773311112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62869694686734369842011-12-22T20:07:05.359+00:002011-12-22T20:07:05.359+00:00Perhaps Bangkok Boothys is a tad racist himself.Perhaps Bangkok Boothys is a tad racist himself.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13987090537538443862011-12-22T18:00:03.314+00:002011-12-22T18:00:03.314+00:00BB, isn't everyone racist from their own home ...BB, isn't everyone racist from their own home turf? It seems a human thing, as YP pointed out, to elevate ourselves in our own minds by belittling someone else. Is that not the case in non-white nations?Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54290695367392333162011-12-22T16:51:58.350+00:002011-12-22T16:51:58.350+00:00Although I'm prejudiced in my own way of cours...Although I'm prejudiced in my own way of course.<br /><br />The issue of race is a far more complex one- just because the likes of Terry and Suarez play with gifted black players.<br /><br />Terry especially is a nasty little vile scroat (oh the irony!) and I have no doubt he is inherently racist.<br /><br />Which leads me onto my most controversial statement and that is that most white people are inherently racist and 'in the heat of the battle' that cultural oneupmanship just comes out.<br /><br />I don't disagree with anything you've said though, however I would disagree vehemently with the idea that they are just 'disciplined'.<br /><br />There really is no reason to use any adjectives- even in the heat of battle.<br /><br />The hatred that is specifically designed for race is one that is deep-rooted and all the rest to do with disability, gender and especially sexual orientation pale into insignificance.Bangkok Boothyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254842147773311112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27892827535574346862011-12-22T15:01:33.508+00:002011-12-22T15:01:33.508+00:00It has indeed, YP. I have been convinced of that f...It has indeed, YP. I have been convinced of that for some time.Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.com