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maltaseagull
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Willy Dangle
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I just got back. Bloody long walk that.
I agree with this fine young man.
If he's big, if he's black, if he's a centre back, then there's no problem calling him a big, black centre back.
Fact is, like it or not, there are more white people than black in this country therefore referring to him as black to help identify him is very helpful. People should stop being so damn PC.
If we were in Niger and talking about a white centre back in Niger Division Two, it would be very sensible and relevant to refer to him as the white centre back.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, people.
No space hopper?
But it's a useless differentiation given the sizable number reading this thread who didn't go to this game.
See the post above.
There were long periods in the first half when there was yet more evidence of Oscar's philosophy of getting the ball forward quickly and pretty exciting it was too. We did our traditional trick of starting the first 10 minutes of the second half slowly and poorly, only this time it lasted 35 minutes; a better team than Donny would have scored at least one more, possibly two. By about 70 mins a decent chunk of our fans had not only stopped singing, but were starting to gently get on the team's case. The substitutions turned out to be extremely prescient and the last 10 minutes were excellent - we were rampant.
The photo of Oscar patting his heart to the fans doesn't do him justice. He was seriously pumped up and clearly ecstatic. He may come across as cool, calm and collected in interviews, dispassionate even, but, make no mistake, the man wants to win. The fans responded in kind, giving him a rousing reception.
The photo of Oscar patting his heart to the fans doesn't do him justice. He was seriously pumped up and clearly ecstatic. He may come across as cool, calm and collected in interviews, dispassionate even, but, make no mistake, the man wants to win. The fans responded in kind, giving him a rousing reception.
Urchin
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Out of interest, would you make the same point if he said 'young' center back?
Willy Dangle
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When we spoke with Tony Bloom last week he said that many underestimate him because of his persona.
It's not the same thing. There is a weight of history that comes with certain words. 'Black' is one of them. As John Barnes covered a while back http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...sm-problem-that-football-just-cant-shift.html
Seagull58
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I would suggest it makes him overtly racist, or entirely moronic, or (possibly more accurately) both.
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That's bollocks. It's perfectly reasonable to describe someone as black or white to distinguish the person from soneone else e.g. the white centre half.
Seagull58
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Exactly, which is why I tend to get referred to as "the white guy" because when I go out in Soweto I am generally the only white person within 10 miles or so.
Mutts Nuts
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It`s alright for you they still have common sense in Germany
I'm making a point about a useless adjective. 'Young', like 'black', could not be used to differentiate as I do not know any of the other player's ages. Differentiation needs a reference point for it to work.
I would like to say that Husty was a BEAST at centre half in the morning match against Donny fans.
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StonehamPark
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I really don't know what the fuss is about.
In a predominantly white football team, what is wrong with differentiating a player by their 'suspected' geographic origin?
I.e.
John: 'Their defender was outstanding today'.
Paul: 'Which one, John?'
John: 'The Asian defender'.
Paul: 'Oh yeah, he was excellent'.
Asian/Black/White/Wookie/Hispanic can all be used to quickly and easily point out whom your are referring to.
Now stop being so bloody boring and get on with something useful or enjoy what you have left of the weekend!
In a predominantly white football team, what is wrong with differentiating a player by their 'suspected' geographic origin?
I.e.
John: 'Their defender was outstanding today'.
Paul: 'Which one, John?'
John: 'The Asian defender'.
Paul: 'Oh yeah, he was excellent'.
Asian/Black/White/Wookie/Hispanic can all be used to quickly and easily point out whom your are referring to.
Now stop being so bloody boring and get on with something useful or enjoy what you have left of the weekend!