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jess

2004-11-18 20:23:41 UTC

so, my boyf made me watch the football last night.

i couldn't believe that the spanish crowds were chanting at wright phillips
every time he came near the ball. also, for some reason, they didn't chant
at ashley cole nearly as much. so they weren't even consistent racists.

i may be nieve (sp?) but i thought such blatant, public racism like this
didn't really exist anymore. :o(

cowboy carl

2004-11-18 20:29:21 UTC

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Post by jess
so, my boyf made me watch the football last night.
i couldn't believe that the spanish crowds were chanting at wright
phillips every time he came near the ball. also, for some reason, they
didn't chant at ashley cole nearly as much. so they weren't even
consistent racists.
i may be nieve (sp?) but i thought such blatant, public racism like this
didn't really exist anymore. :o(

it's football ... the people who watch it and make a big screaming fuss when
guys run around kicking a round thing aren't exactly the most eduated and
open minded people in the world.

if you want more blatent public rasism, or gay bashing, or many other forms
of bigotry, check out america.

cc

ps: naive

Stuart Williams

2004-11-18 21:22:36 UTC

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Post by cowboy carl
it's football ... the people who watch it and make a big screaming fuss when
guys run around kicking a round thing aren't exactly the most eduated and
open minded people in the world.

Read "A Season With Verona" by Tim Parks: it offers an interesting take
on racism in football.

Post by cowboy carl
if you want more blatent public rasism, or gay bashing, or many other forms
of bigotry, check out america.
cc

Or Russia. Or India. Or Zimbabwe. But you were not perhaps intending to
indite the whole American nation? In any case, if you compare like with
like (big mainstream sporting events), you've surely picked the wrong
villain.

SW

jess

2004-11-18 21:31:45 UTC

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Post by cowboy carl

Post by jess
so, my boyf made me watch the football last night.
i couldn't believe that the spanish crowds were chanting at wright
phillips every time he came near the ball. also, for some reason,
they didn't chant at ashley cole nearly as much. so they weren't even
consistent racists.
i may be nieve (sp?) but i thought such blatant, public racism like
this didn't really exist anymore. :o(

it's football ... the people who watch it and make a big screaming
fuss when guys run around kicking a round thing aren't exactly the
most eduated and open minded people in the world.

so? i mean i know that's true to an extent (although many people who love
football are extremely intelligent) but i felt shocked and appalled watching
it. it's hard to know what to do about it though. my suggestion would be to
ban spain from the world cup.

Post by cowboy carl
if you want more blatent public rasism, or gay bashing, or many other
forms of bigotry, check out america.

i can't think of any recent examples of blantant public racism in america.
can you?

Post by cowboy carl
ps: naive

thank you.

Ian/Cath Ford

2004-11-18 23:04:14 UTC

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Er, fuck off. At least preface that with "some of..."

Fwiw, things are better now than a few years ago. Then it was just a
few of us kicking up a fuss and confronting people. Now, I read, whole
sections of crowds are pointing the finger and willing to stand up and
be counted to get rid of the racists. The clubs take it more seriously
and incidents like this help to reinforce feelings in this country
that racists need to be hounded out of the game.

Ian
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Beccles, Suffolk, UK

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Toby

2004-11-19 16:08:40 UTC

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Post by Ian/Cath Ford

Er, fuck off. At least preface that with "some of..."

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teehee Don't worry, he's hormonal :P

Dazed

2004-11-20 02:09:54 UTC

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Post by jess
i may be nieve (sp?)

Read it backwards too :p

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