Bernardo Silva tweet controversy

[GaudinoMotors]

Not seen tweet and know very little about it but someone in the media said Bernardo was, 'a role model to millions' to justify their disgust. No he fuckin isn't.

The old "Role Model" twaddle

 

[Dodge]

So, is this the end of our Sun Jihai chants then?

 

[bluemooners09]

They'll be trying to ban the Stones Honky Tonk Woman next.

 

[BosnianBlue]

You really need to be special to think this is same with Kun being nicknamed after some cartoon.

 

[stonerblue]

The old "Role Model" twaddle

Does my swede in. Then only person who thinks that is the dick that wrote it to justify his 'outrage'

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

So, is this the end of our Sun Jihai chants then?

Yes. We aren't allowed to sing whether his dad has or hasn't still got a chippy nowadays mate.

 

[oakiecokie]

You really need to be special to think this is same with Kun being nicknamed after some cartoon.

I think you`ll find that most posts ref Kuns nickname was said tongue in cheek.Certainly mine was.

 

[alexmcity]

What constitutes a racial prejudice? I guess an opinion about some race(s) which takes the individuals representing the race(s) as inferior in some respect. If the opinion (prejudice) has no direct or indirect consequences in terms of superiority/inferiority, why is it supposed to be offensive?

For instance, to highlight the physical attributes of black players is perceived sometimes as offensive because this might indriectly imply that they lack in other attributes. Bernardo's foolishness is that he doesn't realise that his tweet invokes racial stereotypes with implications which might offend some people. But his intention is not to denigrade people of colour. So, it's about being daft in that situation and not about being racist. People make unintentional mistakes all the time. Even the smartest people make silly mistakes sometimes. Let's not go overboard though.

 

[Keith Moon]

I agree that EDUCATION is a good thing, and that the “culture of football” is global in nature, and that everyone has to be mindful of what they say, do and post on social media.

Personally, if I was a player, I wouldn’t have ANY social media accounts. I’d be making millions from football and a few endorsements and I would leave the baying hounds in the echo chamber to themselves.

Clearly, Bernardo and Mendy have a long, strong, cordial relationship. Whether that should include what are deemed racist tropes, even if done out of ignorance of same, is a good point of discussion. I’m sure by now Bernardo is mortified, and it would be very good for him if Mendy came out with some message of support to help quell some of the groundswell of faux outrage.

Well, the best thing would be if Bernado did a Justin Trudeau.

 

[KS55]

Bernado obvs not racist, but naive.