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[Billy Dean]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

 

[dead_soft]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

This research is a really good example of inherent and systematic bias. It's been called out on this forum in relation to certain players too.

 

[dwightschrute]

This research is a really good example of inherent and systematic bias. It's been called out on this forum in relation to certain players too.

Yaya Toure probably the biggest example, absolute twinkle toes of a player who would probably be commented on differently if he was white and European

 

[dead_soft]

Yaya Toure probably the biggest example, absolute twinkle toes of a player who would probably be commented on differently if he was white and European

Very good shout. Kante as well seems to be always described as a more physical player than he is.

We've moved on, mainly, from 'naive defending' and 'plays with a smile on his face' but this is where the undercurrent stuff comes up

 

[zzr45]

This research is a really good example of inherent and systematic bias. It's been called out on this forum in relation to certain players too.

There’s an avalanche of evidence in the coaching world built around this. The physical attributes of black players can be massively over-estimated. This then spills over to media etc.

 

[peteblue]

Bingo! Only 3 stories show up about it online. One from the Telegraph, one from The Mail and one from Minster FM saying it's rubbish

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Nice one Sherlock.....

 

[Wizard]

Nice one Sherlock.....

Thanks. You seemed quite worried about the fate of Constantine so I'm happy I could allay your fears

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

It says the case study was Ron "Big" Atkinson.

 

[Prevenger17]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

Have noticed this for years. I shake my head when I hear the term "powerful and athletic" lazily ascribed to a black player

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

I don't know why but all's I could picture was Glenn hoddle while reading that

 

[Tubey]

Not entirely on topic, but a study has revealed English football commentators make racially-biased statements

Groundbreaking report reveals racial bias in English football commentary

Racial bias is a clear and significant problem in English football commentary, according to a groundbreaking study

www.theguardian.com

I think that's actually true in a way though. Not the intelligence one, but in terms of athleticism, pace and power I think black people tend to simply be genetically ahead of whites.

Whites Genetically Weaker Than Blacks, Study Finds

Prehistoric population 'bottlenecks' reduced ability of Europeans to weed out dangerous mutations; related studies find startling traces of ancient migrations across world.

www.foxnews.com

World Athletics | 100 Metres - men - senior - all

www.worldathletics.org

Racial Differences in Bone Strength - PMC

Osteoporosis has been defined as a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture. The clinical consequences of fracture include short- and long-term morbidity as well as increased ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I think commentary tends to lean towards the most visually obvious. I don't think by highlighting pace and power that they're saying they're not intelligent, it's just the most obvious aspect of their game they comment on.

Spot the common theme here for example.

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1964229-ranking-the-strongest-15-players-in-world-football

You're not going to comment on Akinfenwa's intelligence in commentary too often when his other assets are so ridiculously obvious.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, the same Mercedes that used slave labour in the WW2.
Interesting.

 

[SteveSC]

Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, the same Mercedes that used slave labour in the WW2.
Interesting.

They apologized and paid reparations for that back in the 80's. It was 12m I believe. Low ill admit but they like most Germans have apologized for their countries past.

Thing is hitler would have insisted and executed anyone in that company that would have refused to help the war machine. Choices are not easy when the one asking is evil and has follow through.

It's kind of a different company now anyway.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

They apologized and paid reparations for that back in the 80's. It was 12m I believe. Low ill admit but they like most Germans have apologized for their countries past.

Thing is hitler would have insisted and executed anyone in that company that would have refused to help the war machine. Choices are not easy when the one asking is evil and has follow through.

It's kind of a different company now anyway.

didn’t Hugo Boss have to do the same? I think they made the uniforms for the SS using slave labour?

 

[SteveSC]

didn’t Hugo Boss have to do the same? I think they made the uniforms for the SS using slave labour?

Yep and several other companies too.

There are several billionaires in Germany who own top companies whose family are linked to the Nazi. Several in other countries also.

JAB holdings being one of the biggest. Although most of them are dead now and there is no proof their family members and descendants are linked to anything Nazi now.