Duncan Castles

[Inter Me Nan]

Somebody must've had a word for him to pull that tweet.

 

[bluethrunthru]

They're all different types of boot.

So the turquoise ones are the Copa boot, white is the AdidasX, which is really light and aimed at forwards (Jesus wears 'em), Grey is the Nemeziz - allegedly for control - and Pink is the Predators, and the marketing around that is to do with power, and that's one reason why a lot of defenders wear them.

So you choose a type of boot based on which you like playing in, and then they send you the newest colour of that boot every 2 months or so.

I thought Jesus wore sandals?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Pink? I think you'll find they're 'clear orange.' According to Adidas, anyway.

Right up there with 'faded salmon' colour.

 

[Vienna_70]

They're all different types of boot.

So the turquoise ones are the Copa boot, white is the AdidasX, which is really light and aimed at forwards (Jesus wears 'em), Grey is the Nemeziz - allegedly for control - and Pink is the Predators, and the marketing around that is to do with power, and that's one reason why a lot of defenders wear them.

So you choose a type of boot based on which you like playing in, and then they send you the newest colour of that boot every 2 months or so.

Thanks.

I didn’t realise.

 

[Barcon]

Pink? I think you'll find they're 'clear orange.' According to Adidas, anyway.

Right up there with 'faded salmon' colour.

Salmon's a tough fish.

 

[Newman Noggs]

He deleted the tweet but people got screenshots

I'm no fan of Castles but on what planet is that tweet "homophobic" ?

 

[Marvin]

I'm no fan of Castles but on what planet is that tweet "homophobic" ?

You know blue is for boys, pink for girls hence the gay movement 'took' the colour. That's the context and so to link pink with being 'weak' could interpreted as homophobic but it was probably just a crass comment. I don't know why a sports journalist, who knows the power of words, would want to demean a footballer, but if he has deleted a post, he probably realises it was in poor taste.

 

[Gazza]

I'm no fan of Castles but on what planet is that tweet "homophobic" ?

In the modern snowflake world - if you dig deep enough there's something to be offended by in every comment.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I'm no fan of Castles but on what planet is that tweet "homophobic" ?

As much as a think Castles is a knob, I agree with this. I had to read that tweet a few times to try understand why it was deemed homophobic. Still don’t get it.

 

[worsleyweb]

In the modern snowflake world - if you dig deep enough there's something to be offended by in every comment.

I am offended at your attack on the modern world.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Had a snowflake at work telling me the good honoured comments and the tweet about Fleetwood and Molinari were homophobic.
Some people really shouldn't leave the house.

 

[Silvas' left eyebrow]

As much as a think Castles is a knob, I agree with this. I had to read that tweet a few times to try understand why it was deemed homophobic. Still don’t get it.

Totally agree with you. Sometimes I think it's just nice and trendy to be offended.
Pink is Indias navy blue.
Pink is women's anti cancer run for life colour.
I have pink socks, pink shirts and have had pink bathroom walls. It's just a colour !
No fan of castles but that tweet was in no way offensive.

 

[RightTurnClyde]

Totally agree with you. Sometimes I think it's just nice and trendy to be offended.
Pink is Indias navy blue.
Pink is women's anti cancer run for life colour.
I have pink socks, pink shirts and have had pink bathroom walls. It's just a colour !
No fan of castles but that tweet was in no way offensive.

Pink Bathroom walls!?!? You big puff!

 

[goater555]

I'm no fan of Castles but on what planet is that tweet "homophobic" ?

Welcome to 2018. The land of outrage and safe spaces :/

 

[journolud]

Agree that people can over react to this sort of stuff but that tweet was schoolboy insult playing on assumptions about colour and masculinity/ femininity and was borderline homophobic based on those old stereotypes.

Personally as a goddam liberal heterosexual I am not offended but it did make castles look a c*** like most of the other stuff he posts

 

[TonyM]

Wasn’t Castles implying that a footballer wearing pink made him less tough? If so, that’s just childish and stupid.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Totally agree with you. Sometimes I think it's just nice and trendy to be offended.
Pink is Indias navy blue.
Pink is women's anti cancer run for life colour.
I have pink socks, pink shirts and have had pink bathroom walls. It's just a colour !
No fan of castles but that tweet was in no way offensive.

I also have an array of pink clothes, just no red ones apart from my now old red/black away shirt which funnily enough is now almost pink/grey.

It's a shit tweet as he's a dinosaur and lives in a bubble so he thinks it is offensive.

It's best just to point and laugh at him.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Agree that people can over react to this sort of stuff but that tweet was schoolboy insult playing on assumptions about colour and masculinity/ femininity and was borderline homophobic based on those old stereotypes.

Personally as a goddam liberal heterosexual I am not offended but it did make castles look a c*** like most of the other stuff he posts

Why the need the emphasise your heterosexuality?
OFFENDED!!

 

[Silvas' left eyebrow]

Pink Bathroom walls!?!? You big puff!

Pink Bathroom walls!?!? You big puff!

Totally agree with you. Sometimes I think it's just nice and trendy to be offended.
Pink is Indias navy blue.
Pink is women's anti cancer run for life colour.
I have pink socks, pink shirts and have had pink bathroom walls. It's just a colour !
No fan of castles but that tweet was in no way offensive.

Proper pink no just that hint of shite.....;-)

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

As much as a think Castles is a knob, I agree with this. I had to read that tweet a few times to try understand why it was deemed homophobic. Still don’t get it.

It's quite the reach. The world is gone pc mad.