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Hrolf The Ganger 12 Dec 18 4.50pm
Originally posted by SW19 CPFC Looks around for for tiny violin, but can only find a pandoras box of bitterness and vitriol. Protip – learning to admit when you've made a mistake rather than using your life story as a deflection tactic is probably the better path to take. It's also quite cathartic. Even a six year old knows that. You do talk some s***e. I don't want sympathy and I have made no mistake. Raheem Stirling might have had a tough upbringing, most probably don't know that. I see Black commentators complaining that they get treated differently and the language used is different for them in the press. Let us not forget that the bling wearing, gangsta misogynist image is one that Black culture has created for itself. It is what many young Black males aspire to. It is then hardly surprising that many people take that on face value and see Black people in that light. Especially those they perceive as spoilt flashy Black footballers. Quite often perception is more important than reality, and remember that you are talking about a Black population of 2% and profile in sport that is hugely disproportionate. It won't always be an easy ride. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (12 Dec 2018 5.01pm)
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Originally posted by SW19 CPFC

Looks around for for tiny violin, but can only find a pandoras box of bitterness and vitriol.

Protip – learning to admit when you've made a mistake rather than using your life story as a deflection tactic is probably the better path to take. It's also quite cathartic. Even a six year old knows that.

You do talk some s***e.

I don't want sympathy and I have made no mistake.

Raheem Stirling might have had a tough upbringing, most probably don't know that.
I see Black commentators complaining that they get treated differently and the language used is different for them in the press.
Let us not forget that the bling wearing, gangsta misogynist image is one that Black culture has created for itself. It is what many young Black males aspire to. It is then hardly surprising that many people take that on face value and see Black people in that light. Especially those they perceive as spoilt flashy Black footballers.

Quite often perception is more important than reality, and remember that you are talking about a Black population of 2% and profile in sport that is hugely disproportionate. It won't always be an easy ride.

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Hrolf The Ganger 12 Dec 18 4.59pm
Originally posted by Mapletree Protip When Hrolf offers an olive branch take it. Maybe one day we can achieve some convergence. Wise words Maple. Some just love conflict. They can't help themselves.
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12 Dec 18 4.59pm

Originally posted by Mapletree

Protip

When Hrolf offers an olive branch take it. Maybe one day we can achieve some convergence.

Wise words Maple. Some just love conflict. They can't help themselves.

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Nobbybm Dartford 12 Dec 18 5.15pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Daniel Taylor needs to stop talking about diversity and give his job to a BAME journalist. I think it's total BS myself but those that believe in it need to stop talking about it and be apart of the solution they are asking for. The Guardian is loaded full of baizuo talking about how terrible white people are.......In twenty years time, if it still exists....it will still be full of baizuo talking about how terrible white people are. Just not as hypocritical and awful as they are. Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 1.42pm) So if he wrote for, say, the Fail his experience & viewpoint would carry more weight? His admission that stories are covered differently (or not at all) depending on skin colour or social background tells us that there is institutionalised racism within the industry whether you are prepared to accept it or not. FWIW I’m no Guardian reader (or any daily for that matter) as I see the entire industry as purveyors of ‘click bait’ bulls***. Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!
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Dartford 12 Dec 18 5.15pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Daniel Taylor needs to stop talking about diversity and give his job to a BAME journalist.

I think it's total BS myself but those that believe in it need to stop talking about it and be apart of the solution they are asking for.

The Guardian is loaded full of baizuo talking about how terrible white people are.......In twenty years time, if it still exists....it will still be full of baizuo talking about how terrible white people are.

Just not as hypocritical and awful as they are.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 1.42pm)

So if he wrote for, say, the Fail his experience & viewpoint would carry more weight?

His admission that stories are covered differently (or not at all) depending on skin colour or social background tells us that there is institutionalised racism within the industry whether you are prepared to accept it or not.

FWIW I’m no Guardian reader (or any daily for that matter) as I see the entire industry as purveyors of ‘click bait’ bulls***.

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Stirlingsays 12 Dec 18 5.56pm
Originally posted by Nobbybm So if he wrote for, say, the Fail his experience & viewpoint would carry more weight? His admission that stories are covered differently (or not at all) depending on skin colour or social background tells us that there is institutionalised racism within the industry whether you are prepared to accept it or not. FWIW I’m no Guardian reader (or any daily for that matter) as I see the entire industry as purveyors of ‘click bait’ bulls***. Why would writing for the Mail carry more 'weight'? It's what you write that matters. I repeat instead of virtue signalling this writer should live his principles and give his job to a BAME journalist.....but he won't of course because he's full of sh1te. Your position that stories are written differently due to race is unproven and has about as much evidence as those who claim to see monsters under the bed. I also don't agree with the concept of institutionalized racism as being useful.....it's just a deliberately vague catch-all piece of white guilt nonsense. But I certainly agree with people living out their principles.....but I don't see a lot of that.....I just see a lot of self righteous waffle. So you can also say what you want and believe what you want. As long as what you think doesn't affect me that's fine. Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 6.01pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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12 Dec 18 5.56pm

Originally posted by Nobbybm

So if he wrote for, say, the Fail his experience & viewpoint would carry more weight?

FWIW I’m no Guardian reader (or any daily for that matter) as I see the entire industry as purveyors of ‘click bait’ bulls***.

Why would writing for the Mail carry more 'weight'? It's what you write that matters.

I repeat instead of virtue signalling this writer should live his principles and give his job to a BAME journalist.....but he won't of course because he's full of sh1te.

Your position that stories are written differently due to race is unproven and has about as much evidence as those who claim to see monsters under the bed. I also don't agree with the concept of institutionalized racism as being useful.....it's just a deliberately vague catch-all piece of white guilt nonsense.

But I certainly agree with people living out their principles.....but I don't see a lot of that.....I just see a lot of self righteous waffle.

So you can also say what you want and believe what you want. As long as what you think doesn't affect me that's fine.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 6.01pm)

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Tawny Croydon 12 Dec 18 6.22pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger I understand that people become damaged by their life experiences and are therefore more sensitive to abuse. I can tell you that my life growing up was hardly normal and sometimes it was tough but that gave me lots of extra skin to deflect adversity. I am stronger for my life experiences. In life, you either stand up to adversity or it does you in. Life is never fair. You make a good point here. I very much doubt life for anyone is all roses, or if it has been then that itself eventually becomes the problem. From Raheem's point of view he likely was standing up to adversity in his criticism of the individuals and the press. It may have been an imperfect approach but then I don't think defending yourself has to be perfect and considered to the nth degree if you're the one getting frenzied abuse for sod all reason in the first place.
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Croydon 12 Dec 18 6.22pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

I understand that people become damaged by their life experiences and are therefore more sensitive to abuse.

I can tell you that my life growing up was hardly normal and sometimes it was tough but that gave me lots of extra skin to deflect adversity.

I am stronger for my life experiences.

In life, you either stand up to adversity or it does you in. Life is never fair.

You make a good point here. I very much doubt life for anyone is all roses, or if it has been then that itself eventually becomes the problem.

From Raheem's point of view he likely was standing up to adversity in his criticism of the individuals and the press. It may have been an imperfect approach but then I don't think defending yourself has to be perfect and considered to the nth degree if you're the one getting frenzied abuse for sod all reason in the first place.

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Hrolf The Ganger 12 Dec 18 6.59pm
Originally posted by Tawny You make a good point here. I very much doubt life for anyone is all roses, or if it has been then that itself eventually becomes the problem. From Raheem's point of view he likely was standing up to adversity in his criticism of the individuals and the press. It may have been an imperfect approach but then I don't think defending yourself has to be perfect and considered to the nth degree if you're the one getting frenzied abuse for sod all reason in the first place. We can talk about Sterling as a specific case and validate his reasoning and I certainly won't judge him harshly because he spoke out. He has no need to worry of course because he has wealth that those hecklers will only dream of. Good for him. Unfortunately, the media propaganda machine and the anti racists have once again seized the opportunity to blow the whole thing out of proportion to serve themselves. 24 hour news loves drama and of course, the opportunity to bang home some more liberal indoctrination. The anti racists need to justify their own existance. No one in the media or any other prominent position dares stray from the party line because in Britain 2018, you will lose your job. For me, that is a much bigger story than any number of unhappy footballers. This is where multi culture has brought us to. If the current climate just discouraged genuine racism then that would be fine but it goes much deeper than that. For evidence of this look at the alternative Palace website where any opinion which does not meet with their little ministry of Truth's approval is immediately met with a chorus of abuse and then a ban. That is reflected in wider society. It seems that the fools have learned nothing from Brexit and Trump. They never see how self-defeating they are.
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Hrolf The Ganger

12 Dec 18 6.59pm

Originally posted by Tawny

You make a good point here. I very much doubt life for anyone is all roses, or if it has been then that itself eventually becomes the problem.

We can talk about Sterling as a specific case and validate his reasoning and I certainly won't judge him harshly because he spoke out. He has no need to worry of course because he has wealth that those hecklers will only dream of. Good for him.

Unfortunately, the media propaganda machine and the anti racists have once again seized the opportunity to blow the whole thing out of proportion to serve themselves. 24 hour news loves drama and of course, the opportunity to bang home some more liberal indoctrination. The anti racists need to justify their own existance.
No one in the media or any other prominent position dares stray from the party line because in Britain 2018, you will lose your job. For me, that is a much bigger story than any number of unhappy footballers.

This is where multi culture has brought us to. If the current climate just discouraged genuine racism then that would be fine but it goes much deeper than that. For evidence of this look at the alternative Palace website where any opinion which does not meet with their little ministry of Truth's approval is immediately met with a chorus of abuse and then a ban. That is reflected in wider society.

It seems that the fools have learned nothing from Brexit and Trump. They never see how self-defeating they are.

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Tawny Croydon 12 Dec 18 7.10pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger We can talk about Sterling as a specific case and validate his reasoning and I certainly won't judge him harshly because he spoke out. He has no need to worry of course because he has wealth that those hecklers will only dream of. Good for him. Unfortunately, the media propaganda machine and the anti racists have once again seized the opportunity to blow the whole thing out of proportion to serve themselves. 24 hour news loves drama and of course, the opportunity to bang home some more liberal indoctrination. The anti racists need to justify their own existance. No one in the media or any other prominent position dares stray from the party line because in Britain 2018, you will lose your job. For me, that is a much bigger story than any number of unhappy footballers. This is where multi culture has brought us to. If the current climate just discouraged genuine racism then that would be fine but it goes much deeper than that. For evidence of this look at the alternative Palace website where any opinion which does not meet with their little ministry of Truth's approval is immediately met with a chorus of abuse and then a ban. That is reflected in wider society. It seems that the fools have learned nothing from Brexit and Trump. They never see how self-defeating they are. Blowing up this issue is as much about outrage and ratings culture and that operates on all sides of the political spectrum. It's partially responsible for Trump getting elected. He gained milions of dollars of free advertising by drowning out coverage of anyone and anything else as the media latched onto his latest ragetweet. People have 5 second memories now, once again the Internet hasn't helped matters. Though conversely the net also allows for longform educational podcasts and the like, which don't really exist on any other media format, so it's a mixed picture.
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Croydon 12 Dec 18 7.10pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

It seems that the fools have learned nothing from Brexit and Trump. They never see how self-defeating they are.

Blowing up this issue is as much about outrage and ratings culture and that operates on all sides of the political spectrum. It's partially responsible for Trump getting elected. He gained milions of dollars of free advertising by drowning out coverage of anyone and anything else as the media latched onto his latest ragetweet.

People have 5 second memories now, once again the Internet hasn't helped matters. Though conversely the net also allows for longform educational podcasts and the like, which don't really exist on any other media format, so it's a mixed picture.

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Nobbybm Dartford 12 Dec 18 9.43pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Why would writing for the Mail carry more 'weight'? It's what you write that matters. I repeat instead of virtue signalling this writer should live his principles and give his job to a BAME journalist.....but he won't of course because he's full of sh1te. Your position that stories are written differently due to race is unproven and has about as much evidence as those who claim to see monsters under the bed. I also don't agree with the concept of institutionalized racism as being useful.....it's just a deliberately vague catch-all piece of white guilt nonsense. But I certainly agree with people living out their principles.....but I don't see a lot of that.....I just see a lot of self righteous waffle. So you can also say what you want and believe what you want. As long as what you think doesn't affect me that's fine. Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 6.01pm) Only that you used the left leaning rep of the Guardian to argue against his viewpoint. When rags can report a white Citeh player buying his parents a house as him being a generous & wonderful son but when Sterling does it it’s being brash/flashy/arrogant is just one example. Words are very powerful and are often used to change the entire context of the truth. There’s a Times article which gives a bit of insight into the reality but link might not work as it’s behind a pay wall. [Link] Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!
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Dartford 12 Dec 18 9.43pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Why would writing for the Mail carry more 'weight'? It's what you write that matters.

I repeat instead of virtue signalling this writer should live his principles and give his job to a BAME journalist.....but he won't of course because he's full of sh1te.

But I certainly agree with people living out their principles.....but I don't see a lot of that.....I just see a lot of self righteous waffle.

So you can also say what you want and believe what you want. As long as what you think doesn't affect me that's fine.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Dec 2018 6.01pm)

Only that you used the left leaning rep of the Guardian to argue against his viewpoint.

When rags can report a white Citeh player buying his parents a house as him being a generous & wonderful son but when Sterling does it it’s being brash/flashy/arrogant is just one example. Words are very powerful and are often used to change the entire context of the truth.

There’s a Times article which gives a bit of insight into the reality but link might not work as it’s behind a pay wall.

[Link]

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Stirlingsays 12 Dec 18 10.02pm
Originally posted by Nobbybm Only that you used the left leaning rep of the Guardian to argue against his viewpoint. When rags can report a white Citeh player buying his parents a house as him being a generous & wonderful son but when Sterling does it it’s being brash/flashy/arrogant is just one example. Words are very powerful and are often used to change the entire context of the truth. There’s a Times article which gives a bit of insight into the reality but link might not work as it’s behind a pay wall. [Link] That's complete cherry picked nonsense, white footballers have been getting it in the neck from newspapers since I can remember. This is literally saying that if you criticise someone who is black that it's muh racism. In other words, don't criticise black players.....treating minorities like protected classes. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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12 Dec 18 10.02pm

Originally posted by Nobbybm

Only that you used the left leaning rep of the Guardian to argue against his viewpoint.

There’s a Times article which gives a bit of insight into the reality but link might not work as it’s behind a pay wall.

[Link]

That's complete cherry picked nonsense, white footballers have been getting it in the neck from newspapers since I can remember.

This is literally saying that if you criticise someone who is black that it's muh racism.

In other words, don't criticise black players.....treating minorities like protected classes.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Nobbybm Dartford 12 Dec 18 10.28pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays That's complete cherry picked nonsense, white footballers have been getting it in the neck from newspapers since I can remember. This is literally saying that if you criticise someone who is black that it's muh racism. In other words, don't criticise black players.....treating minorities like protected classes. In like for like situations that’s not the case though, is it. And it’s not just him either. A bit closer to home are allegations of Wilf being a serial diver/cheat. There are elements of the press that call him a cheat when winning a pen yet someone like Hazard is ‘clever’. At the end of the day there’s only one fundamental difference between them. Many believe the nonstop negative press coverage on Wilf has influenced officials as well as the public at large - many of whom have never seen him play but just take what is published as gospel. A former referee even admitted a while back that a player’s reputation could (& sometimes does) cloud an official’s judgement Black players who tweet/insta their latest car are being flash b******s but nothing is said when the same is done by their non-black team mates. It might be subconscious but that doesn’t make it right. Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!
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Dartford 12 Dec 18 10.28pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

That's complete cherry picked nonsense, white footballers have been getting it in the neck from newspapers since I can remember.

This is literally saying that if you criticise someone who is black that it's muh racism.

In other words, don't criticise black players.....treating minorities like protected classes.

In like for like situations that’s not the case though, is it. And it’s not just him either.

A bit closer to home are allegations of Wilf being a serial diver/cheat. There are elements of the press that call him a cheat when winning a pen yet someone like Hazard is ‘clever’. At the end of the day there’s only one fundamental difference between them. Many believe the nonstop negative press coverage on Wilf has influenced officials as well as the public at large - many of whom have never seen him play but just take what is published as gospel. A former referee even admitted a while back that a player’s reputation could (& sometimes does) cloud an official’s judgement

Black players who tweet/insta their latest car are being flash b******s but nothing is said when the same is done by their non-black team mates.

It might be subconscious but that doesn’t make it right.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

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Stirlingsays 12 Dec 18 10.49pm
Originally posted by Nobbybm In like for like situations that’s not the case though, is it. And it’s not just him either. A bit closer to home are allegations of Wilf being a serial diver/cheat. There are elements of the press that call him a cheat when winning a pen yet someone like Hazard is ‘clever’. At the end of the day there’s only one fundamental difference between them. Many believe the nonstop negative press coverage on Wilf has influenced officials as well as the public at large - many of whom have never seen him play but just take what is published as gospel. A former referee even admitted a while back that a player’s reputation could (& sometimes does) cloud an official’s judgement Black players who tweet/insta their latest car are being flash b******s but nothing is said when the same is done by their non-black team mates. It might be subconscious but that doesn’t make it right. What about your 'subconscious' bias against these journalists? Sorry, but I seriously think this is the biggest pile of nonsense. Perhaps you guys should take this 'evidence' to court and when the judge has stopped laughing you can talk about his 'subconscious' bias as well. Hey, maybe the lunatic would agree with you.....I'm discounting nothing now....This country has gone full rhubarb. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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12 Dec 18 10.49pm

Originally posted by Nobbybm

In like for like situations that’s not the case though, is it. And it’s not just him either.

Black players who tweet/insta their latest car are being flash b******s but nothing is said when the same is done by their non-black team mates.

It might be subconscious but that doesn’t make it right.

What about your 'subconscious' bias against these journalists?

Sorry, but I seriously think this is the biggest pile of nonsense. Perhaps you guys should take this 'evidence' to court and when the judge has stopped laughing you can talk about his 'subconscious' bias as well.

Hey, maybe the lunatic would agree with you.....I'm discounting nothing now....This country has gone full rhubarb.

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Nobbybm Dartford 12 Dec 18 11.12pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays What about your 'subconscious' bias against these journalists? Sorry, but I seriously think this is the biggest pile of nonsense. Perhaps you guys should take this 'evidence' to court and when the judge has stopped laughing you can talk about his 'subconscious' bias as well. Hey, maybe the lunatic would agree with you.....I'm discounting nothing now....This country has gone full rhubarb. The question is quite a simple one though. If, in any given situation, two individuals have done/bought/said the same thing with the only difference being the colour of their skin why should the situations be reported differently? I’m with you on some of the BS use of the ‘race card’ we see so much of but this does have credibility unlike a lot of the tosh spouted by the likes of Diane Abbott and her white apologist mates. We’ll just have to see how this pans out but there seems to be enough panic in the press to suggest his treatment is far from an isolated case. Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!
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Dartford 12 Dec 18 11.12pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

What about your 'subconscious' bias against these journalists?

Hey, maybe the lunatic would agree with you.....I'm discounting nothing now....This country has gone full rhubarb.

The question is quite a simple one though. If, in any given situation, two individuals have done/bought/said the same thing with the only difference being the colour of their skin why should the situations be reported differently?

I’m with you on some of the BS use of the ‘race card’ we see so much of but this does have credibility unlike a lot of the tosh spouted by the likes of Diane Abbott and her white apologist mates.

We’ll just have to see how this pans out but there seems to be enough panic in the press to suggest his treatment is far from an isolated case.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

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