Oh there is, the Brexit thread is worth a visit.
This is just conventional behaviour. There is nothing inherently racist about caricaturing someone's appearance just because racists have also done so.He looks nothing like that confectionary bar character mate - nothing. Nor did he have outladishly big red lips, which is a symbolic feature of the racist caricatures of yesteryear.
If it was a proper look alike being posted, then it might be a different story. It wasn't.
As banter between mates by themselves, it's fine. I repeat though, there is no reason whatsover to post that online in view of millions. Keep it between yourselves instead.
Couldn't disagree more.
Just seen another "he's not racist but......" post, saying it's akin to comparing a black man to a golly.... analogy - is that the level now? I know it wasn't you but going to work before blood pressure kills me.
Yes I agree with the fact that people are brought up differently in different parts of the world and it would be impossible to get everyone thinking the same way. It's an unfortunate position he finds himself in but you have to adapt to the culture of the country you choose to work in to some degree and he has probably agreed somewhere along the way to abide by various rules and guidelines. People seem to forget how powerful Twitter (and the other stuff) is, but more crucially how it can be used as a weapon against you. Stop giving people ammunition.These are British society's conventions. It should not make you a racist for breaking them, but it probably makes you a foreigner. Should a man who speaks 5 languages be educated in British conventions? No. What good do they serve other than to bring one person into line with expectations of behaviour.
Britain regards itself as the oldest democracy and the home of freedom, but it is actually a very regimented society, far more so than other Western European states. You might get bashed indiscriminately on the head by a riot cop on the continent, but unlikely that your address, and everything about you is monitored to the same extent. That is my impression anyway.
Education? ffs, do you want him in a classroom with some PC twat trying to tell him black people can become his friends? It’s a load of bollocks, there is fuck all racist about Bernie, he could educate others on having diverse team mates and personal friends, fucking hate this Snowflake generation and over sensitive Social Media wallers.Whatever his intent, which I don't think is malicious at all, the lazy act of posting that picture in view of millions perpetuates a racist stereotype. That in itself is wrong, whether you like it or not, and something someone in full public view, representing an organisation like ours that tries to staunchly stand against all forms of racism, should not be doing online.
Should he punished severely for it? No, I definitely don't think he should. A slap on the wrist and some education about it should suffice IMO.
Arse lickercheers Ric.
Everything is black and white in your world. You’re in this country, this is our culture, that’s perceived as racist, we know exactly what you intended in your tweet, we’re going to ban you for so many games and at the end of it you won’t be racist any more even though you may or may not have been racist in the first place.
If somebody called me racist, they’d better have a large bank account and access to a good solicitor.
Arse licker