But surely it is the black white thing its not deemed racist for the BBC to liken one of our fans to Mr. Magoo which is exactly the same.To me, it isnt a black/white thing, it is the nature of the stereotype and what it implies, or might imply, to some people.
I don't see it as racist, because in my well intended naivity, i'd like to believe the world had moved on from outdated stereotypes. but i do see how someone might, because it IS an outdated stereotype that might still carry negative connotations to them, intended or not.
Lets take colour out of it. Say i posted a joke on here comparing our Edin to a warmonger. I love the guy, our former ledgend, i mean nothing bad by it, it is just my take on humour. Lets say for arguements' sake he has seen it and isnt offended.
Would it be beyond the realm of possibility that it might offend BosnianBlue (sorry to bring you into this, you seem thick skinned enough for the point im trying to make), who posts on here? it might not, but it could. it could offend others too. Would it be unthinkable that some here might pull me up on it for posting a tasteless and insensitive stereotype? it happens on far more trivial things, that is how crowd dynamics work in social media, and twitter is a bigger multiple of that.
Heck some here think that (purely visually, excluding any social meaning attached to race culture or whatever) mendy Does look like the drawing, and some can't see any resemblance whatsoever. Surely then, disagreeing on any possible intepretation of any meaning behind it is inevitable.
As i said, all i believe that needs to happen for it to lose momentum is an acknowledgement from bernardo or the club, that it shouldnt have been put out in public where anyone can take it the way they are inclined.
Keep your post count down; stop posting nonsense.
Serious question had had it been Mendy posting a picture of young Bernado with a picture of the anthill mob would the reaction have been the same
His Irish dancing is brilliant,This is almost like a sketch from the tv show balls of steel, the character called militant black guy goes off on one thinking everybody is racist and calling him.
But not every single action we take in life is designed to futher a political ideal. Bernardo was making a jokey remark, and all his critics know it, and yet they still pursue it, because there's a cheap headline to be had. It is completely cyncical.
So much of anti-racism is tokenism. The media organisations who are represented in the press conferences will all have equal opportunities policies and yet at the same time will be writing about the threat of immigration every single day of the week. That is what you should be commenting on, not the communication between two friends. It's not Bernardo's fault if other people see the tweet and are so stupid that they cannot figure out its context.
Blanket accusations of racism is a bad as being racist. I AM NOT RACIST
You've completely lost me now, to the point where I'm not sure we're even talking about the same thing.I don't disagree that anyone can have an opinion, that's never been my position.
But, people are proposing another race's opinion when the said race haven't done so to me.
This hypothetical position is beyond thick as we're discussing factual events.
The fact that there a number of White people on this board (and I sincerely hope it isn't a snap poll of the country) find this 'acceptable' is disturbing to me.
wonder how long victor anichibe was planned for after match punditry , strange they chose a black evertonian to comment on the situation