Bernardo Silva tweet controversy

[TINY]

Yes, but since we're in the work place, I don't really have to put with listening to racially abusive language, so if it happened again, I'd probably report it. I really don't think I'm saying anything remotely controversial here.

If we were at bar somewhere, I wouldn't even bother confronting that person. I'd walk away.

Ok fair point, I’m being a **** here but I just don’t get the whole offended thing. This Twitter thing people being offended but...so what? What does it do? Why should anyone else bother if someone found something offensive? 10 years from now, it’s going to be a case of Human 37463 meets Human 83836 “Hello”, “Hello”, “thank you”, “and you”. The end. MEH

 

[AliBobbyJ]

It could be right or not, I couldn't change it, but still think there is absolutely no need to explain you or anyone anything more than it was said. Everything that was reported is enough to understand that serious stuff happened, the rest is for court.

Your name is Winston Smith and I claim my 5 pounds.

 

[Strike]

Can anyone please tell me how this is racist? Sure it wasn't the smoothest of posts, but it's deleted and there shouldn't be any fuzz about it.

If Mangala compared De Bruyne with Tintin wearing lipstick, would that also be racist? No, it would 'be fun'.

 

[roy.or.r]

You see that. Irrespective of your race, religious persuasions, sexuality etc...that statement right there is a bigger ill on society than anything Bernardo Silva did. It’s bullshit, and pisses me off, but so effing what. Deal with it, just like I’ll have to deal with people like you who feel being offended is somehow a right.

Why? So you are saying to deal with racist comments now. It's you who is talking bullshit IMO. No one here is saying that Silva is racist but he is really dumb to post comments and videos like that on a public media. If you don't want to deal with others getting offended, then don't make racist comments. Doesn't matter if it is ill-intended or not.

 

[mosssideblue]

I think if anyone tried to make something out of this, Mendy would be the first to defend him.

All blown out of proportion for me.

 

[blueeeee]

A Chelsea fan lecturing others about racist behaviour.

The irony.

Not every Chelsea fan is racist.

 

[Vialli98]

A Chelsea fan lecturing others about racist behaviour.

The irony.

As I said in an earlier post, it's not impossible to separate an action from the club. I've lambasted John Terry for years and he has lessened his status in my eyes. I argue with Chelsea fans regularly about this sort of stuff, not too dissimilar to the conversations I'm having in this thread.

 

[mccity]

I was saying Bernadoooo-urns.

 

[TINY]

Get to the point.

What point. Don’t offend me please.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I'll be fine, thanks.

As a Bosnian, I’m sure you will....and in good company, too, no doubt!