No, I believe it's YOU that's missing it. Dressing up as a gorilla and pretending to be a black man, specific or generic, is ALWAYS going to look like a racist statement. I'll accept that wasn't the intent, but the intent is entirely irrelevant when you consider people's reaction to it. You can't expect people to know you mean no offence.Ticket For Schalke said:Matty said:The difference is that Dutch people haven't been called 'horses' in the past as a racist taunt. Ugly Liverpudlians haven't been called Disney characters names, the Welsh aren't known for being serpent like and the Portuguese aren't insulted by being referred to as women, historically. Black people, however, have a history of being referred to as monkeys and find it offensive (it still happens in Europe now, with monkey chants aimed at black players). Anyone who can't see the difference is a moron. I'm not saying that was the intent of the suit, but that was end result. Maybe not intentionally racist, but unintentionally for sure.
But he didnt go as a whole black nation he went as one black player,i think your missing it!!!
Matty said:The difference is that Dutch people haven't been called 'horses' in the past as a racist taunt. Ugly Liverpudlians haven't been called Disney characters names, the Welsh aren't known for being serpent like and the Portuguese aren't insulted by being referred to as women, historically. Black people, however, have a history of being referred to as monkeys and find it offensive (it still happens in Europe now, with monkey chants aimed at black players). Anyone who can't see the difference is a moron. I'm not saying that was the intent of the suit, but that was end result. Maybe not intentionally racist, but unintentionally for sure.GorillaHardman said:No difference at all it just seems like black people like to try and cause a fuss abotu racism all the time
Matty said:Ticket For Schalke said:No, I believe it's YOU that's missing it. Dressing up as a gorilla and pretending to be a black man, specific or generic, is ALWAYS going to look like a racist statement. I'll accept that wasn't the intent, but the intent is entirely irrelevant when you consider people's reaction to it. You can't expect people to know you mean no offence.
We're not judging the guy in the suit at all, you'll notice that several people have stated they don't believe he meant to cause offence. What we're saying is, intent or not, offence was caused, and if he'd stopped for one second and thought about it then he should have been able to spot that offence was likely to occur. It wasn't a racist act, I'm fairly sure, but it was a monumentally stupid act.Ticket For Schalke said:theres not many things you can do in life without offending some people,do see were everyone is coming from,but were all judging the guy in the suit before you no him,bit of prejudice occuring!!!
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