Media persecution of Raheem Sterling

Sports personality of the year tomorrow. From the debate he's raised over the past week alone (nevermind being a centurion and genuinely being a model pro) raheem should have been favourite
 
nottsco2-0 said:
Sports personality of the year tomorrow. From the debate he's raised over the past week alone (nevermind being a centurion and genuinely being a model pro) raheem should have been favourite
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Slightly off topic but what a waste of a few hours SPOY is, generally won by whoever the average Tunbridge Wells person votes for.

The biggest disgrace will no doubt be the team of the year award going to Netball Rather than us.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
Slightly off topic but what a waste of a few hours SPOY is, generally won by whoever the average Tunbridge Wells person votes for.

The biggest disgrace will no doubt be the team of the year award going to Netball Rather than us.
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Well, they are a lot prettier than Eddie.
 
Somebody else about to go off piste but bear with as I explain the current justification of Raheems allegations against our institutionalised written press.

We all know what he said and what he posted in support which showed how the press report differently on black and white footballers - but he was also alluding to the wider society.

I have heard today how the press seems to have fallen out of love with Meghan ( Markle as was ) and there are claims that in order to make a royal story the press are pitching princess against princess - Meghan vs Kate - with what may or may not be truths about rifts in the Royal household. Now, if you will recall Harry stepped in to rebuff the press when there were stories highlighting his future wife's ethnicity - stamped it down and said he wasn't having racial undertones being raised in his relationship. It seems that, in order to make a story, the press are making one princess the "goody" and one the "baddie" - the baddie being the one who has "joined the firm" and is creating waves. Guess which one is the baddie ? Could it be that the institutional almost unknowing bias have been used in reporting these "stories"? Raheem has more than a point.
 
bluethrunthru said:
Somebody else about to go off piste but bear with as I explain the current justification of Raheems allegations against our institutionalised written press.

We all know what he said and what he posted in support which showed how the press report differently on black and white footballers - but he was also alluding to the wider society.

I have heard today how the press seems to have fallen out of love with Meghan ( Markle as was ) and there are claims that in order to make a royal story the press are pitching princess against princess - Meghan vs Kate - with what may or may not be truths about rifts in the Royal household. Now, if you will recall Harry stepped in to rebuff the press when there were stories highlighting his future wife's ethnicity - stamped it down and said he wasn't having racial undertones being raised in his relationship. It seems that, in order to make a story, the press are making one princess the "goody" and one the "baddie" - the baddie being the one who has "joined the firm" and is creating waves. Guess which one is the baddie ? Could it be that the institutional almost unknowing bias have been used in reporting these "stories"? Raheem has more than a point.
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I never know how to highlight on this place but your second to last sentence 'almost unknowing bias' is in my opinion wrong. They know full well what they are doing. The white DM readers, the Women's Institute and the great church going public also know whose side they are on. Well he should never have married beneath himself and well she's coloured. And this is what infuriates about how the press are now reporting the Raz story. His message has been twisted round to blame society, it has nothing to do with them oh no they just reported facts, us racists are the bad guys.
 
Blue Mist said:
I never know how to highlight on this place but your second to last sentence 'almost unknowing bias' is in my opinion wrong. They know full well what they are doing. The white DM readers, the Women's Institute and the great church going public also know whose side they are on. Well he should never have married beneath himself and well she's coloured. And this is what infuriates about how the press are now reporting the Raz story. His message has been twisted round to blame society, it has nothing to do with them oh no they just reported facts, us racists are the bad guys.
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you get my point though?
 
bluethrunthru said:
Somebody else about to go off piste but bear with as I explain the current justification of Raheems allegations against our institutionalised written press.

We all know what he said and what he posted in support which showed how the press report differently on black and white footballers - but he was also alluding to the wider society.

I have heard today how the press seems to have fallen out of love with Meghan ( Markle as was ) and there are claims that in order to make a royal story the press are pitching princess against princess - Meghan vs Kate - with what may or may not be truths about rifts in the Royal household. Now, if you will recall Harry stepped in to rebuff the press when there were stories highlighting his future wife's ethnicity - stamped it down and said he wasn't having racial undertones being raised in his relationship. It seems that, in order to make a story, the press are making one princess the "goody" and one the "baddie" - the baddie being the one who has "joined the firm" and is creating waves. Guess which one is the baddie ? Could it be that the institutional almost unknowing bias have been used in reporting these "stories"? Raheem has more than a point.
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That all sounds so wonderfully Disney.
 
bluethrunthru said:
Somebody else about to go off piste but bear with as I explain the current justification of Raheems allegations against our institutionalised written press.

We all know what he said and what he posted in support which showed how the press report differently on black and white footballers - but he was also alluding to the wider society.

I have heard today how the press seems to have fallen out of love with Meghan ( Markle as was ) and there are claims that in order to make a royal story the press are pitching princess against princess - Meghan vs Kate - with what may or may not be truths about rifts in the Royal household. Now, if you will recall Harry stepped in to rebuff the press when there were stories highlighting his future wife's ethnicity - stamped it down and said he wasn't having racial undertones being raised in his relationship. It seems that, in order to make a story, the press are making one princess the "goody" and one the "baddie" - the baddie being the one who has "joined the firm" and is creating waves. Guess which one is the baddie ? Could it be that the institutional almost unknowing bias have been used in reporting these "stories"? Raheem has more than a point.
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I think there is also a class bias at work. Nothing is more vicious than the British establishment.
 
So City win a cup tie on pens with a side full of youth players and one of the kids takes a great penalty to win it. What’s the main picture on the bbc website...? Zinchenko celebrating? The players huddled together cheering when the winner goes in? Pep smiling? The team clapping the fans? No....let’s make Raheem look bad.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46516343
 
davealvers said:
So City win a cup tie on pens with a side full of youth players and one of the kids takes a great penalty to win it. What’s the main picture on the bbc website...? Zinchenko celebrating? The players huddled together cheering when the winner goes in? Pep smiling? The team clapping the fans? No....let’s make Raheem look bad.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46516343
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If it had been Aguero for example, the picture would be the same. He was stupid for doing that, and the keepers reaction let him know. It was always going to be used as a photo regardless who it was.
 
I disagree, a missed pen for the victorious team surely can’t be the headline. He disguised his pen beautifully but the execution was off, no different to going left or right.

Not a word said about the cocky prick who was made to look a fool by the penalty takers.
 
cheekybids said:
I disagree, a missed pen for the victorious team surely can’t be the headline. He disguised his pen beautifully but the execution was off, no different to going left or right.

Not a word said about the cocky prick who was made to look a fool by the penalty takers.
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It’s not about the missed pen though. It’s about the cockiness to take a pen like that, which failed, and the keepers reaction to that failure. I dare say had the keeper not reacted like that, the photo wouldn’t be there at all. It isn’t to do with sterling. It’s to do with the keepers reaction to the penalty.
 
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