Embarrassing City fans

[Huntley & Palmer]

Can we end this rubbish here please, the entire thread has now been destroyed. Otherwise we can just simply lock it

[RTFC Drummer]

Can we end this rubbish here please, the entire thread has now been destroyed. Otherwise we can just simply lock it

Agreed

[ZacNaloen]

I think locking it is for the best. Schards seems incapable of seeing what the issue is here at all, and that's really really sad.

[AF1]

Can we end this rubbish here please, the entire thread has now been destroyed. Otherwise we can just simply lock it

Great fun for the casual observer though, plz leave open

[TFF]

No no, take it to AE Huntley - best thread in ages.

[ZacNaloen]

Whilst Schards Ad Hominems because he can't defend himself are amusing, I'm not sure Schards hole can get any deeper.

[Schards#2]

BobKnows, if you're not going to apologise, you are going to have to demonstrate when I have been guilty of casual racism which is what you accused me of.

If you can't do that (and you won't be able to) then if you've got any decency about you, you should apologise.


Prostak - throw a banana at a black player and see what sort of response you get from the player, the opposing fans, the home fans, the stewards and the police.

Then have a pop at someone with long hair and see if the response is the same.

[Sun Tzu]

This thread makes me feel like I'm driving along the westbound M4 while on the eastbound carriage there has been a huge pileup.... you know you shouldn't look and that people are getting hurt but you can't help yourself gawking.....

Presumably someone is going to mention the Daily Mail at some point ?

[Schards#2]

I'm incapable of arguing these points so it's best this thread is locked to save me having to any more. In the meantime, i'll post some cheap shot and hope no one notices.

[RTFC Drummer]

This thread should be called Embarrassing Reading fans

[Schards#2]

This thread makes me feel like I'm driving along the westbound M4 while on the eastbound carriage there has been a huge pileup.... you know you shouldn't look and that people are getting hurt but you can't help yourself gawking.....

Presumably someone is going to mention the Daily Mail at some point ?

I would imagine Zac will call someone a Nazi at some point in the belief that this wins the argument in some way. What an absolute tool he is.

[brendywendy]

Who the hell sung that?

about half the stadium

I only ever heard it sung by about 3 kids of about 14 - away at Brum in the Cup.

Having said that, the award looks nice on the mantlepiece....

i heard it plenty at home games too
but ill admit that half the stadium is pushing it a tad!
plus koreans do eat dog a bit


and oxf*rd off drummer

[papereyes]

probably about as racist as the dog eating song we sung at seol-but that was ok apparently

Who the hell sung that?

We did, on national telly.



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[Huntley & Palmer]

I think locking it is for the best. Schards seems incapable of seeing what the issue is here at all, and that's really really sad.

I think everyone seems incapable of remembering this forum is about the team, not sad little point scoring about whether the term "pikey" or "gypo" or a song like "where's your caravan" is racist or not. Take it to PM

[BobKnows]

BobKnows, if you're not going to apologise, you are going to have to demonstrate when I have been guilty of casual racism which is what you accused me of.

If you can't do that (and you won't be able to) then if you've got any decency about you, you should apologise.


Prostak - throw a banana at a black player and see what sort of response you get from the player, the opposing fans, the home fans, the stewards and the police.

Then have a pop at someone with long hair and see if the response is the same.

Can we just agree to disagree on this one? I've explained. You've explained. We just clearly have very different views. I honestly never wanted to get into a slanging match with you.

[Schards#2]

I think locking it is for the best. Schards seems incapable of seeing what the issue is here at all, and that's really really sad.

I think everyone seems incapable of remembering this forum is about the team, not sad little point scoring about whether the term "pikey" or "gypo" or a song like "where's your caravan" is racist or not. Take it to PM

I would like BobKnows apology to be on the public forum first. He's made some vile slanderous accusation and needs to correct them.

Ditto for Zac but there's little hope that he will ever actually understand quite what an offensive human being he is.

[Schards#2]

BobKnows, if you're not going to apologise, you are going to have to demonstrate when I have been guilty of casual racism which is what you accused me of.

If you can't do that (and you won't be able to) then if you've got any decency about you, you should apologise.


Prostak - throw a banana at a black player and see what sort of response you get from the player, the opposing fans, the home fans, the stewards and the police.

Then have a pop at someone with long hair and see if the response is the same.

Can we just agree to disagree on this one? I've explained. You've explained. We just clearly have very different views. I honestly never wanted to get into a slanging match with you.

Absolutely not, you've made an offensive allegation. You need to withdraw it.

[BobKnows]

Bloody hell, Schards. Ban me. Please do.

[Dirk Gently]

It's all a question of degree though, isn't it?

Low-level, implict abuse (racist, homophobic and other types) based upon stereotypes is all around us, and usually goes unnoticed or semi-condoned because it's the norm.

It might be a lot less obvious and extreme as throwing bananas, but that doesn't mean it isn't actually racist - the differences are that it's not so obvious racist and - importantly - it's not intended to hurt or wound.

But in the 80's (and in Spain & Croatia today) I'm sure there were many people making monkey noises who weren't intending it to hurt and who didn't think it was racist - it was just the norm then. As the barriers on what is acceptable get rolled back ever further it's inevitable that some things which were "normal" now become "racist" and unacceptable.

The big question is where the line of "acceptable" lies today - and that's down to individuals.

[papereyes]

Do we have any pikey players or are they merely Irish?