Bernardo Silva tweet controversy

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Anyone of my generation (kid in the sixties) would immediately think of Sweep from that show, Sooty was yellow and I think Sweep was meant to be brown. As I said I know for sure it was Shaun’s initials but it could be tenuously linked to racism if anyone really wanted to. It wasn’t a dig at your username:-).

Right, that's good enough for me - time to board the moral outrage bus.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Absolutely moronic by him. A joke between mates? Then send it via whatsapp directly to Mendy don't post it on Social media to be seen by millions ffs. Opens him up to all sorts of negativitiy.

20 posts in over a year. You must have felt very strongly to voice an opinion.

 

[George Hannah]

Anyone of my generation (kid in the sixties) would immediately think of Sweep from that show, Sooty was yellow and I think Sweep was meant to be brown. As I said I know for sure it was Shaun’s initials but it could be tenuously linked to racism if anyone really wanted to. It wasn’t a dig at your username:-).

I think it was all black and white in those days

 

[willipp]

Ok cool, but I still can’t think of a possible racist connection to ‘Sweep’ other than perhaps “Sooty and Sweep” from kids tv when I was little but that’s tenuous at best.

That’s what I though as soon as I read it, but not sure if that’s what it meant.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Someone’s put the same picture on but it’s angelino racist bastards

 

[BringBackSwales]

Someone on redcafe just posted video of silva again joking with mendy, saying hes naked becasue he was wearing a black tshirt and black shorts. I assume all the vids are gonna come out of the woodwork now. Silly from silva in the day and age, crazy how naive he is.

Best focus on that than their latest humbling on the pitch, sad red cunnts

 

[oakiecokie]

Who the fuck is bluehalf, it's Alf you senile old fucker, :p

Sorry bluralf.

 

[Malekith]

20 posts in over a year. You must have felt very strongly to voice an opinion.

So? I prefer watching matches than nattering away in match threads with hundreds of pointless posts. What he did was stupid, you don't put a potentially racist/sexist joke on social media when you have millions of followers. If it's banter between friends then send it your friend! We all know the current climate in regards social justice.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Footballers.....not the brightest.

If this sort of stuff is classed as banter between them which I assume it is then it should be in their own closed WhatApp group

Because “closed racism” is better?! It either is or it isn’t racism, so which is it?!

I seem to remember being told a million different times that racism, sexism, and all the other -isms are in the eye of the beholder “victim.”

Ergo, if Mendy is offended, then I assume he will have a word, and it’s racist...because this comparison crossed a line that was beyond any relationship they may share and it has hurt Mendy, who is scarred by the image and implication that he is akin to a chocolate treat from Bernardo’s homeland.

OH WAIT! Mendy and another brown friend they have in common, Mbappe, seems to LIKE the post! How come? MAYBE, he knows it is neither malicious nor hateful, and is part of an ongoing banter relationship between old friends from Monaco?!

Of course, the professional offenders will come pouring out of the woodwork, soccer rivalries will create even more faux outrage, and the FA will investigate it.

Prediction:
Bernardo will get warned about future conduct and get a finger-wagging from the Holier than thou wankers who have found they can make a living from this new gig (though I’m absolutely 100% positive none of them has EVER said, done or even thought anything racist in their lives!!), but the fact that the “offender’s victim” thinks it’s a good laugh, and there may be a cultural issue at play will “spare” Bernardo the indignity of an FA charge.

Meanwhile, Brits will move on oblivious to the fact that their freedoms are being curtailed by overzealous imbeciles at every turn.

 

[moggymoz]

So? I prefer watching matches than nattering away in match threads with hundreds of pointless posts. What he did was stupid, you don't put a potentially racist/sexist joke on social media when you have millions of followers. If it's banter between friends then send it your friend! We all know the current climate in regards social justice.

Meh...