He's publicly said he 'wholeheartedly supports' a player for going on strike in protest at wearing a rainbow number for one game, calling him a 'real man' for doing so. Even if he's given the largest benefit of the doubt going and conclude he's purely asking people to leave his mate alone, he's at the very least carelessly left room for interpretation of discriminatory views on his own part.

He could've dropped IG a text if he felt the need to show him his support, but instead chose to do it to his 421,000 instagram followers plus everyone who picks it up in the media. He's chosen to take a public position on a situation that had absolutely nothing to do with him. It's a little different to you choosing whether to wear lanyard A or B.

Who's to say we don't have a homosexual player at the club who now has to have Cheikhou on their sphere of consideration? Given what the club has done for him in the past to accommodate his fasting, you'd think he'd at least be able to take a second to think of the impact he could be having on others. Muppet.

Edited by ambrose7 (18 May 2022 11.38am)

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This is the scary part. No one's hurt or criticised gay people in any way. But there could be a thoughtcrime here. Failing to actively promote homosexuality is now classed as homophobia.

Surely, tolerance of people’s differences is what we should be striving for? Whether that’s someone’s sexuality or someone’s religious beliefs or principles.

It does make me laugh when supposedly liberal people get annoyed at Muslims coming over here and keeping their backwards beliefs.

What IG has done - totally different subject. There's a very valid, ongoing discussion there around how opposing views live together in society. Sonny Bill Williams (Muslim) had gambling sponsors covered on his shirt when at the Blues, for instance.

Regardless of how that discussion goes, and given how delicate that discussion is given the importance of religious and sexual inclinations for both sides, for Kouyate to get very publicly involved in an issue which in this instance has nothing to do with him and which he knows is going to drive controversy when the club has two massive games in the next 4 days is stupid. It's especially stupid this week when it's top of the news agenda and therefore will bring even greater attention/distraction.

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Social liberalism encountering different views = problem.

In truth the liberalism word should be taken out and replaced with authoritarianism.

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Do we know if Gueye was forced to wear the shirt in question, or simply took offence to the prospect of having to wear it without understanding if he could opt out?

There was probably a way all of this could have been handled better by both sides. And for what it's worth Kouyate really didn't need to weigh in like he has on the issue and made himself look like a total prat.

That story is pure Pedigree.

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