Balotelli Instagram post to be investigated by FA

[E17yid]

It's stupid but it's not too bad, IMO

We live in such a BS PC world these days, though it would have been best to not say anything. I don't know why all these footballers have twitter accounts to be perfectly honest.

 

[soup]

White Men Can't Jump - 6/10

Decent enough movie, all about a couple of ghetto basketball hustlers where Black Men Can Jump and where the wives are just after the coin.

Oops. Wrong thread.

 

[thinktank]

It was a misguided attempt at irony for effect.

It's just baloteilli attempting it so it's bound to go wrong.

Poor guy. lol

I must say, brendan, this whole 'strategy' lark of yours is coming along rather well.

 

[E17yid]

It was a misguided attempt at irony for effect.

It's just baloteilli attempting it so it's bound to go wrong.

Poor guy. lol

I must say, brendan, this whole 'strategy' lark of yours is coming along rather well.

"It’s a different club and different vision we have here. At Liverpool there’s a strategy behind what we are doing,”

 

[Coyboy]

"It’s a different club and different vision we have here. At Liverpool there’s a strategy behind what we are doing,”

"It was a no brainer".

How right he was.

 

[nailsy]

Surely anyone that follows him on Twitter must know what he's like? It's poor judgement by him to post it, but I'm sure he meant it as a harmless joke.

 

[Mouse!]

First thing that came to mind was the South Park episode where Kyle Broflovski gets a negroplasty so he can play basketball.

 

[only1waddle]

With his history of saying/doing stupid things he needed to keep quiet and knuckle down at Liverpool, he doesn't deserve the privilege of playing the game imo, he's not even a flawed genius, just a fucking idiot.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Not racist IMO, but not something you should be posting on twitter, especially if you're in the public eye. Slapped wrist and that will be that. Cant believe I was actually wanting us to sign him though, fucked up there, its just hassle you dont need.

 

[beats1]

Saying "Jumping like a Black man" isn't out of order. Saying "Takes coins like a Jew" is very much out of order.

Pretty black and white not matter what your back ground is.

He is black and has a Jewish mother so may have thought (naively) that he wouldn't give offence.

So how is that different from spurs fans saying yid?

It doesn't matter if he's black and his mum is Jewish, what he says is as racist as you can be and therefore he should face action.

Actually you are wrong, if there is intent in the comments to cause offence and hate, then it is racist, if he there isn't intent then its not racist

Like how if spurs fans call themselves yids there is no intent to cause offence or no hatred or malice in the words so therefore can not be prosecuted

 

[bceej]

Think any outrage really should be directed at the creators of the post - the ever respectable LADbible who generally act in a puerile bigoted way.

We'll see if any of them fall into any of the demographics that they use, then I think it's fair to create a media storm.

They have over 6 million likes on facebook and 1 million followers on twitter. It's some influence and is really in a similar vein to Dappers Laughs who has been knocked down a few pegs recently...

 

[Mullers]

So how is that different from spurs fans saying yid?

Actually you are wrong, if there is intent in the comments to cause offence and hate, then it is racist, if he there isn't intent then its not racist

Like how if spurs fans call themselves yids there is no intent to cause offence or no hatred or malice in the words so therefore can not be prosecuted

He maybe able to get away with the jump like a black man comment because he is black but he isn't Jewish so can't get away with the Jewish comment. His mother is Jewish is not really a good excuse Suarez's grandfather is black but what he said was still wrong.

 

[sweetness]

He maybe able to get away with the jump like a black man comment because he is black but he isn't Jewish so can't get away with the Jewish comment. His mother is Jewish is not really a good excuse Suarez's grandfather is black but what he said was still wrong.

Good point. I just don't see any malicious intent. Furthermore, on sporting grounds it would be a mistake to ban him. The coin tosser is far more damaging to Pool on the pitch than off it

 

[peter_the_yid]

People are a such a whiney bunch of PC whimps these days. I can't get how anyone could really be upset by this, are some peoples feelings that precious? Everyone in the developed world knows of the running joke that Jewish people are tight with money. It doesnt mean anything, shall we start punishing people who make jokes about the Irish drinking to much or Australians being ex cons...

 

[Mullers]

Good point. I just don't see any malicious intent. Furthermore, on sporting grounds it would be a mistake to ban him. The coin tosser is far more damaging to Pool on the pitch than off it

I don't think there was any malicious intent either but it was a stupid thing to say and he should have known better.

 

[Mullers]

People are a such a whiney bunch of PC whimps these days. I can't get how anyone could really be upset by this, are some peoples feelings that precious? Everyone in the developed world knows of the running joke that Jewish people are tight with money. It doesnt mean anything, shall we start punishing people who make jokes about the Irish drinking to much or Australians being ex cons...

It does mean something because some by into a stereotype.
Someone called me a Jew as an insult. I said I am not a Jew but what is wrong with being a Jew and he said well Jews are mean. I've met lots of people who buy into that stereotype and dislike Jewish people because of it.

 

[Amo]

So how is that different from spurs fans saying yid?

Actually you are wrong, if there is intent in the comments to cause offence and hate, then it is racist, if he there isn't intent then its not racist

Like how if spurs fans call themselves yids there is no intent to cause offence or no hatred or malice in the words so therefore can not be prosecuted

His comments and the Spurs term of endearment 'Yid' aren't really comparable.

 

[rocklink]

So Jews don't take coins??,

 

[Drexl]

Way too many people are way too easily offended

There is nothing wrong with stereotypes, would Indians be offended if people say they live on curry? or Koreans that they eat dogs? or scots that they are haggis eating heavy drinkers? Course not, well unless they are hyper sensitive

This nonsense trivialises and cheapens real racism, which is a serious matter

 

[TaoistMonkey]

So Jews don't take coins??,

Why don't you ask one.