Bernardo Silva charged with misconduct by FA

[eversince 76]

I would agree with you on the context, for sure. But you put something out to over a million people, you cant possibly expect absolutely everyone to see things the same way. There is absolutely no shame in acknowledging that.[/QUOTE


Everything that is put on social media can offend others. Because you never know when something is offensive to others. So it is all about the context.
And again this way what really matters gets lost.

 

[kaz7]

Benfica have released the following in their weekly newsletter. 1/3 - "Bernardo Silva is a young man who has always been distinguished by his simplicity, character and good training. At Benfica we are so proud of you, Bernardo!"

2/3 - "Just look at the way he feels and expresses his love for the club he was formed in. This helps us understand the kind of person we are talking about. Two friends in a tweet turned into racist intentions..."

3/3 - "...and filing a lawsuit for misconduct, demonstrates and is a sign of a disease of the times." [@ojogo via @Sport_Witness]

 

[King KdB of Belgium]

So the FA are going to do Bernado for his tweet. Well I hope that they also go after the Tottenham supporters who keep shouting YID ARMY. Although I am not Jewish I find it highly offensive. I have worked for a Jewish firm and they would have sacked anyone who used that awful word, as they found it highly offensive.

 

[northwichblue]

I think people are starting to get pissed off with all this racism stuff, picking on the slightest thing even if it's not particularly racist. I think it can start to have the adverse effect

 

[levets]

The irony is that Everton were the most racist club in the league until well into the 80s. Not only were they the last major club to sign a black player, when Liverpool had their first few black players, including John Barnes, Everton fans used to chant 'N****rpool' at them.

And... ‘Hello, Hello, Everton are white, Everton are white’

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The irony is that Everton were the most racist club in the league until well into the 80s. Not only were they the last major club to sign a black player, when Liverpool had their first few black players, including John Barnes, Everton fans used to chant 'N****rpool' at them.

They also used to sing “Everton are white”.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

And... ‘Hello, Hello, Everton are white, Everton are white’

Beat me to it!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Benfica have released the following in their weekly newsletter. 1/3 - "Bernardo Silva is a young man who has always been distinguished by his simplicity, character and good training. At Benfica we are so proud of you, Bernardo!"

2/3 - "Just look at the way he feels and expresses his love for the club he was formed in. This helps us understand the kind of person we are talking about. Two friends in a tweet turned into racist intentions..."

3/3 - "...and filing a lawsuit for misconduct, demonstrates and is a sign of a disease of the times." [@ojogo via @Sport_Witness]

I love that turn of phrase at the end. Might nick that and claim it as my own.

 

[asahartford1]

I love that turn of phrase at the end. Might nick that and claim it as my own.

Like City fans nicked Bluemoon.-)

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Because there is no history of non-white people using such caricatures of white people in order to humiliate and insult them, as part of a bigger systemic racism issue.

Seriously, if those of you who are "FREE SPEACH!" moaners bothered to listen just once and look into a topic past its surface level, you might be curious to find that there are deeper reasons and meaning to certain things.

Mediterraneans called whiter Northern Europeans “Barbarians” meaning uncivilised and uninteligent for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The whitest of populations will almost certainly have had caricatures and words used about them in order to humiliate and insult them as part of a bigger systemic racism issue. They were also invaded, exploited and enslaved by the Mediterranean and Hunnic Empires.