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Offensive Language

Post by expressman33 » Tue Nov 10 2020 5:44pm

Just seen a report on BBC red button with a warning " THIS REPORT CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE " . The report was about FA chairman Greg Clarke apologising after using the term " Coloured Footballers " and has now resigned. I wondered does anyone else find this offensive or racist ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54878817
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by Sarah » Tue Nov 10 2020 6:06pm

It is widely considered offensive and racist.

Video
https://youtu.be/zpX8HeI36C8

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... -offensive
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by Richard Frost » Tue Nov 10 2020 6:26pm

It is unimportant what white English (or any other race, for that matter) people think about these terms. It is the lived experience of the people who are affected that matters. Others should take note and seek to listen to the experience of those that are affected. It is only be doing this that harmony and peace will prevail. The rule apples equally to people of colour as it does to people of any maligned minority.
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by kevinchess1 » Tue Nov 10 2020 7:03pm

Richard Frost wrote:
Tue Nov 10 2020 6:26pm
It is unimportant what white English...
I find that remark racist/offensive and ask you to withdraw it.
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by blythburgh » Wed Nov 11 2020 10:32am

kevinchess1 wrote:
Tue Nov 10 2020 7:03pm
Richard Frost wrote:
Tue Nov 10 2020 6:26pm
It is unimportant what white English...
I find that remark racist/offensive and ask you to withdraw it.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by blythburgh » Wed Nov 11 2020 10:34am

One of the problems is the words that are considered acceptable change over the years.

But the biggest problem in the FA is that only older white men are in charge.
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by expressman33 » Wed Nov 11 2020 12:26pm

blythburgh wrote:
Wed Nov 11 2020 10:34am
But the biggest problem in the FA is that only older white men are in charge.
Ageist and racist ;) - Has anyone ever seen a "white" person , i am definitely not the same colour as snow.
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Re: Offensive Language

Post by adamred6 » Mon Dec 14 2020 2:41pm

Id say im more peach.
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