Greg Clarke

[Scotty 1978]

Not having a very good day, bit of a dinosaur

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326146959028199425

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326151447373869057

 

[Coops]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. He's in trouble now.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. He's in trouble now.

FA have been quick to put out a statement, saying he's used it due to his time working in the US, where the term 'people of colour' is accepted.

 

[Ashley In!!]

Not having a very good day, bit of a dinosaur

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326146959028199425

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326151447373869057

Collymore having a day off from threatening people on twitter, is he?

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

Got his arse handed to him

 

[Helmerroids]

Don’t see the problem, clearly states he won’t tolerate minosogyny.

 

[mart]

The 2nd one, is he not just implying it’s a life choice to come out as gay, rather than saying folk choose to be gay?

 

[phillips10]

Oh for fuck sake, he clearly made a mistake but it won’t stop the woke brigade demanding he be lynched. Ridiculous, fuck off.

 

[Scootsie]

I can’t watch the videos at work, so can someone tell me what he’s said?

 

[Thurston]

The 2nd one, is he not just implying it’s a life choice to come out as gay, rather than saying folk choose to be gay?

Given that the whole context of the clip is that he’s clearly speaking out in support of LGBT and rooting out homophobia and other formers of bigotry, I think it’s a bit of a stretch to perceive ill intent and want to cancel the bloke for errrr anti-gay bigotry.

 

[CaptainRed]

It's just a Generational thing. Most people in their 50s and above have used that expression at some point in their lives and the last thing on their minds would have been racism. People just love jumping on a bandwagon.

 

[riffraff]

He shoulda been sacked for his secret meetings with the big six. All the rest is a mere sideshow. The mans untrustworthy and an idiot taboot. Anyone in public life thinking they can get away with owt these days are obviously dinosaurs and need retiring ASAP.

 

[SAFC_Jack]

There was a black lass on CNN, as well as her white colleague saying woman of colour in reference to the Vice President Elect - surely not an issue?

 

[mart]

Given that the whole context of the clip is that he’s clearly speaking out in support of LGBT and rooting out homophobia and other formers of bigotry, I think it’s a bit of a stretch to perceive ill intent and want to cancel the bloke for errrr anti-gay bigotry.

Not surprised to see Collymore attempting to whip up a frenzy. He blocked me on twitter for pointing out his fondness for threatening people who had different opinions to him.

 

[Thurston]

There was a black lass on CNN, as well as her white colleague saying woman of colour in reference to the Vice President Elect - surely not an issue?

I actually thought that was currently the ‘acceptable’ term. I genuinely don’t even know anymore.

 

[Grammar Police]

It's just a Generational thing. Most people in their 50s and above have used that expression at some point in their lives and the last thing on their minds would have been racism. People just love jumping on a bandwagon.

This.

It's hard to keep up.

One week black is OK. Next week it isn't. Then it changes back.

I was speaking to the police about something I'd witnessed, I had to ask them if 'mixed race' was still an acceptable term.

Apparently not, it's now 'blended heritage' but I hadn't seen the memo.

It's probably changed again since.

 

[dcl0sc]

He shoulda been sacked for his secret meetings with the big six. All the rest is a mere sideshow. The mans untrustworthy and an idiot taboot. Anyone in public life thinking they can get away with owt these days are obviously dinosaurs and need retiring ASAP.

That was the EFL CEO wasn't it?

 

[Teejay]

Nicola Sturgeon referred to ‘women of colour’ in a tweet yesterday.

 

[Thurston]

This.

It's hard to keep up.

One week black is OK. Next week it isn't. Then it changes back.

I was speaking to the police about something I'd witnessed, I had to ask them if 'mixed race' was still an acceptable term.

Apparently not, it's now 'blended heritage' but I hadn't seen the memo.

It's probably changed again since.

It’s not just a generational thing, I’m still a long way off 50, and based on this thread, I can honestly say that I haven’t got a clue which terms are currently seen as acceptable or not.

 

[riffraff]

That was the EFL CEO wasn't it?

Both.

 

[flusheding]

There was a black lass on CNN, as well as her white colleague saying woman of colour in reference to the Vice President Elect - surely not an issue?

People of colour = acceptable
coloured people = not acceptable

Basically.

Obviously this will cause a bit of a stink on social media and in the news, and there is some element of truth to him being probably past his use by date but within the context of what he is saying, it's is more like your embarrassing relative who doesn't know how to phrase things than some out and out racist.

Just like the comment about all the Asian people in the IT department at the FA. He's trying to make a point but is absolutely butchering how he is doing it and making himself look an idiot.