Right I'm bored.

haway · 12th May 2012, 08:13 PM

So, will someone prove me wrong.

FYI, I'm playing devil's advocate here.

When I'm born, I don't choose to be black, or gay etc, and so it would be wrong for society to punish me as a result of this. I should get the same income as if I was straight and white and not be discriminated against because I'm black or gay, because ultimately I had no say in whether or not I'm either of these things. It's totally arbitrary.

So, if I'm born without any footballing ability, which is totally arbitrary, then why should someone who is naturally gifted at football eg David Beckham get rewarded in ways vastly greater than me? How is that fair? What did he do to 'deserve' his talents? Do any of us 'deserve' our talents?

Also, before someone says 'but he worked hard', surely the ability to work hard is also a talent some people are gifted with?

forzamilansafc · 12th May 2012, 08:15 PM

Never read the post but i was bored about 2 hours ago

Just thought i'd let you know

Bishop Mackem · 12th May 2012, 08:15 PM

So everyone in the world should get paid the exact same salary?

Harry Monk · 12th May 2012, 08:16 PM

Are you black, gay and shite at football?

haway · 12th May 2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bishop Mackem

So everyone in the world should get paid the exact same salary?

Well why does someone who's born with amazing football skills and amazing work ethic deserve anything more than someone who's born an absolute simpleton who can't concentrate for more than five minutes?

What did either of these two do to deserve those skills? Surely it's luck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry Monk

Are you black, gay and shite at football?

Well I'm not black or gay...