ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[davek]

All getting a bit daft now. PC gone mad. How would we feel if this was an Everton player? Not gonna hate on Reina for this one. Sorry.

No one should. It's not in the same league as the Suarez disgrace. It was a ridiculous thing to have done though. He must be fcuking thick not to have made the connection.

 

[ScouseBlueBoy]

No one should. It's not in the same league as the Suarez disgrace. It was a ridiculous thing to have done though. He must be fcuking thick not to have made the connection.

But, but, in Spanish culture etc. etc. etc...

Cortez is STILL a hero.

Cue Neil Young song...

 

[EFCNIK]

But what about the people that aren't fully 100% black? Are you saying races shouldn't mix and people should be either all white or all black?

Of course not mate. We wouldn't have JLS would we ffs?

 

[somuchfun]

Of course not mate. We wouldn't have JLS would we ffs?

*updates spotify playlist

 

[efcforeva]

Well, I appear to be in good company then, because the anti-racist group that got the ad pulled: 'Operation Black Vote' also stated that they opposed it due to it portraying all black people as 'backward, stupid and animalistic'.

I'm not quite sure that's entirely good company though. I mean how the guy came to that conclusion is laughable to say the least. He is doing nothing more than trivialising the whole racism issue.

Racism is bad and we should be working to get rid of it. But this is taking it way over the top. Next thing you know I'll be branded a racist for wearing a white shirt to work.

 

[EFCNIK]

I'm not quite sure that's entirely good company though. I mean how the guy came to that conclusion is laughable to say the least. He is doing nothing more than trivialising the whole racism issue.

Racism is bad and we should be working to get rid of it. But this is taking it way over the top. Next thing you know I'll be branded a racist for wearing a white shirt to work.

I always wear black to show my support to minorities.

 

[davek]

I'm not quite sure that's entirely good company though. I mean how the guy came to that conclusion is laughable to say the least. He is doing nothing more than trivialising the whole racism issue.

Racism is bad and we should be working to get rid of it. But this is taking it way over the top. Next thing you know I'll be branded a racist for wearing a white shirt to work.

And this group highlighting an insurance company using racial stereotypes that inform prejudice is not helpful in that respect?

That's a very strange position you take up.

 

[davek]

WTF do Glen Johnson and 'Barnesy' think when they see this stuff?

*shakes head*

 

[EFCNIK]

But the people in the photo are all willing to participate.

Oh man I just dont get the uproar.

 

[efcforeva]

And this group highlighting an insurance company using racial stereotypes that inform prejudice is not helpful in that respect?

That's a very strange position you take up.

It's not really doing that is it. More like it's making a mountain out of a mole hill. I don't understand how that's exactly racially stereotyping anyway. So they depicted an African tribe as part of a commercial. Is that necessarily implying that all black people live in tribes? I'm sure the audience is not that dumb. Would it have been better if they used white tribes people? Would it still have been racist? I am of the opinion that if you look hard enough you can take offence to just about anything and the guy has done just that. Besides there is so much stereotyping which occurs in the British media each week and I haven't heard a peep from them before this.

Maybe the guy should also campaign to ban the existence of all tribes in Africa? After all they make all black people look "backward, stupid and animalistic".

 

[Azzurri]

The advert predicted tribespeople as savage, animalistic etc. - so what? They are.

 

[davek]

It's not really doing that is it. More like it's making a mountain out of a mole hill. I don't understand how that's exactly racially stereotyping anyway. So they depicted an African tribe as part of a commercial. Is that necessarily implying that all black people live in tribes? I'm sure the audience is not that dumb. Would it have been better if they used white tribes people? Would it still have been racist? I am of the opinion that if you look hard enough you can take offence to just about anything and the guy has done just that. Besides there is so much stereotyping which occurs in the British media each week and I haven't heard a peep from them before this.

Maybe the guy should also campaign to ban the existence of all tribes in Africa? After all they make all black people look "backward, stupid and animalistic".

You cant see the racism of a white man held at spear point in the jungle?

PMSL here.

Please say this is a wind up.

More non-racist imagery: Japanese people with buckteeth and glasses; Indian man wiggling his head from side to side, hands together saying 'Goodness gracious me'.

...there's no harm in that, 'it's what they look like/do'.

 

[EFCNIK]

Yet when a white man is portrayed as hopelessly dancing around a dancefloor it's perfectly fine. Stop being so uptight. People were meant to have the piss ripped out of them. As long as they can take it back then I don't see the problem.

 

[davek]

LbpoolFC by the way...instead of reactng to the latest racism howler of their thick players and mangement team, how difficult is it for "Greatest enemy of racism in baseball" their owner John"Abe Lincoln"Henry to order a teamtalk suggesting the overpaid, under-talented turds think a bit about their actions and give anything remotely iffy the swerve?

That place is run like a wild west saloon.

 

[Blue 1]

I always wear black to show my support to minorities.

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