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" that women don’t like footballs being kicked at them hard "..........he's probably right on that point and describing black asian & minority ethnic people as coloured sounds ok as well to me.......or am i just an old fart (58)
 

safccfas said:
Aye that’s what I’m saying as well 🤣
I was a actually surprised to hear the reference in terms of the VP Elect. I’m genuinely confused by it all and hate the thought I’d upset someone accidentally by saying the wrong thing .... that’s why I’d just say ‘no comment’
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TBF I was surprised and confused as well, I've used black instead of coloured for a few years now.
 
In such a high profile role, whilst discussing diversity, you'd think he'd ensure he knew the accepted terms mind. At the same time, I agree that the "coloured" vs "person of colour" distinction seems an odd one. I think it's to do with segregation when there were separate entrances to places for "coloureds" which is why it has the negative connotation whereas "person of colour" doesn't. That being said I'm sure I also heard that any mention of colour is frowned upon because it suggests all BAME people are just lumped into one group, effectively there's whites in one group and then everyone else is just "a person of colour". It can be hard to keep up with and, generally speaking, when there's no intent to cause offence, you'd think people might be able to let it slide, but like I say in his role he's not just someone off the street and should have known.

His comments about gay people making a lifestyle choice, Asians wanting to work in IT and lasses not liking the ball being kicked hard at them are worse. Add it all together and, given the position he's in, you can hardly make a case for him not losing his job. I hope they now make a bit more of a forward thinking appointment.
 
lackingmatchpractice said:
Funny the media are having a fit over the coloured remark while the gay/lesbian remarks are merely a secondary story. If anything the life choice comment is far more insensitive.
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I didn't hear the "lifestyle choice" on the news but if true then that totally indefensible and he would deserve to go.

The IT department comments were a lazy stereotype (even if broadly true) and someone in his position really should know better
 
Jesus, his comments are clearly racist, homophobic and sexist. What was he thinking?

He isnt some old fella from down the club. He was the boss of the FA on a million quid a year. He has access to all of the diversity training and media coaching in the world, but he is lazy arrogant twat who couldn't be arsed to even try.
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
In such a high profile role, whilst discussing diversity, you'd think he'd ensure he knew the accepted terms mind. At the same time, I agree that the "coloured" vs "person of colour" distinction seems an odd one. I think it's to do with segregation when there were separate entrances to places for "coloureds" which is why it has the negative connotation whereas "person of colour" doesn't. That being said I'm sure I also heard that any mention of colour is frowned upon because it suggests all BAME people are just lumped into one group, effectively there's whites in one group and then everyone else is just "a person of colour". It can be hard to keep up with and, generally speaking, when there's no intent to cause offence, you'd think people might be able to let it slide, but like I say in his role he's not just someone off the street and should have known.

His comments about gay people making a lifestyle choice, Asians wanting to work in IT and lasses not liking the ball being kicked hard at them are worse. Add it all together and, given the position he's in, you can hardly make a case for him not losing his job. I hope they now make a bit more of a forward thinking appointment.
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I hope they appoint Alex Scott as his replacement just to see the absolute FURY 😂
 
Rosco said:
" that women don’t like footballs being kicked at them hard "..........he's probably right on that point and describing black asian & minority ethnic people as coloured sounds ok as well to me.......or am i just an old fart (58)
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You sound like you are from the 19th century.
 
Andy_Roker1983 said:
The OP shows a tweet from Stan Collymire which only focused on him using the term coloured which is why the focus of the thread was on that.
If he also said the other remarks then he’s an absolute idiot and deserves what he gets.
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Some of it is here, maybe one comment you say was a mistake but 3 or 4 FFS...

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An organisation that has guaranteed money rolling in with no competition, it’s just a gravy train for rich privileged and out of touch people like him to become even richer .
 
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