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30-11-2015 04:32 PM #2
Probably going to get pelters for this but....again?
Too much of something dilutes the message and it's implying that there is a huge in the game which I don't believe is the case. People might start getting fed up of it.
There are two massive white elephants in this country that are perhaps more deserving of attention and "red cards": homophobia and bigotry. Proportionally, we should be having events every week to combat these things such is the problem within our game and society in general.
Edit: I now realise this was an event for kids but the point remains: while tackling racism of all types is important, we have different priorities in this country.Last edited by Pete; 30-11-2015 at 04:49 PM.
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30-11-2015 04:44 PM #3
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I'd also like to point out that racism works both ways. The whites can be discriminated against (and often are to a greater degree) by other ethnic groups, but that's not the story that the press are after.
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30-11-2015 11:48 PM #4
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But, us Scots couldn't be accused of having our head in the sand about particular issues.Last edited by Scott Allan Key; 30-11-2015 at 11:51 PM.
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01-12-2015 12:16 AM #5
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The thing is I can't seem to remember of hearing of any racist behaviour at a Scottish football game recently (feel free to correct me) it's more sectarian behaviour by you know who. We should focus more on this. Because it's obviously the problem in this country. I really don't understand how they get away with it. If it was singing about a race would the police sit back and do nothing? Bloody joke.
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01-12-2015 07:29 AM #8
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I'll be happy the day we no longer need events like this. Until then we should bang the drum against racism loud. As for no incidents at ER just trawl through some the match threads. There are always reports of unsavoury comments from fans at ER. Things have improved but not stamped out completely
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01-12-2015 08:00 AM #9
The biggest thing that happened in football to change things is the simple fact that since the mid 80s there is barely a club in the UK which doesn't have at least one black player on its books, you can hardly racially abuse the other sides black players when you have 2 or 3 in your own team.
Does that mean folk are less racist than they used to be? I hope so.
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