Worrying lack of @Houdini in this thread..
Looked into this a bit more. It seems Swansea's statement was in response to the FA looking into the issue.
A Premier League spokesman added: “We would not want offensive material referenced in our competition in any way.”
So all talk about this being about people taken offence are talking absolute horseshit, unsurprisingly.
Sorry but that’s horse shit. Men have been allowed to “be men” for hundreds of years and all sorts of sordid shit has always been found operating in the shadows.Never heard of it beforr, watched a few videos since. Relatively successful ad campaign there. Never seases to amaze me how stupid the media can be at times.
For the record whilst I'm on my soapbox this sort of thing is an overcorrection for the shaming that "lad culture" has gone through in recent time.
If they just let men embrace being men rather than telling us our magazines need to be hidden away and that finding sexy women attractive is a sin then these sort of sites wouldn't exist.
Yeah can’t say the amount of gambling advertising now is a good thing.I find all the betting advertising in football offensive. I'm guessing they aren't in a rush to remove all references to that.
Interesting point regarding your last paragraph, opposition to porn for those reasons actually come from the older, religious, conservative crowd than your traditional 'PC'/Liberal/Feminist/whatever group.
Swansea have released a statement apologising on behalf of Clucas because of his celebration....
This is the symbol of the Yorkshireman’s videos, internet famous for ‘plenty in the tank sir, be seeing you, good shot sir and bit of blinding’.
A statement released by a Swansea spokesman said: "As a club we were unaware of any links to the internet group in question and disappointed to learn of the association as it does not reflect the values of Swansea City nor our strong commitment to equality.
"We wholeheartedly condemn the degradation of women and believe everyone's rights, dignity and individual worth is to be respected.
"Having spoken to Sam, he was not fully aware of the pornographic sections of this internet group and at no time intended to cause offence which he apologises for.
"The club will speak to Sam again internally to establish the full facts, while also taking the opportunity to remind everyone of their responsibilities."
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I mean, most of the women in the videos are sending the clips in themselves! There may be a debate to be had on violent porn etc but come on, coooommmeee ooooonnn, it’s PC gone maaaaaaaaad. Do you think it needed an apology?
Interesting point regarding your last paragraph, opposition to porn for those reasons actually come from the older, religious, conservative crowd than your traditional 'PC'/Liberal/Feminist/whatever group.
Most liberals/feminists/whatever (myself included) are actually all about body positivity, women's agency etc and actually supporting people who work in the sex industry as having control over their own bodies and whatnot and not stigmatizing sex and those who work in that industry.
Off-topic, but worth pointing out nonetheless.
Yes, a fourth wave feministDoes getting a hard on to a woman having milk and cereal poured into her gaping ****, make me a feminist?
Never heard of it before, watched a few videos since. Relatively successful ad campaign there. Never seases to amaze me how stupid the media can be at times.
For the record whilst I'm on my soapbox this sort of thing is an overcorrection for the shaming that "lad culture" has gone through in recent time.
If they just let men embrace being men rather than telling us our magazines need to be hidden away and that finding sexy women attractive is a sin then these sort of sites wouldn't exist.
Does getting a hard on to a woman having milk and cereal poured into her gaping ****, make me a feminist?
Wouldn’t say there’s been an overcorrection, myself. I’d say lad culture is fucking stupid and out of place in a forward thinking society. Of course you, and those that agreed with you, don’t understand - because you’ve never been women and never had to suffer the creepy ****s wolf-whistling or cat calling you, asking you to show them your tits, blasely commenting “corrr, I’d smash that” as you walk by them.
The only thing that’s gone wrong, is that there are people that long for the days where women can be freely objectified at our leisure, for we are men and it is our right.
Wouldn’t say there’s been an overcorrection, myself. I’d say lad culture is fucking stupid and out of place in a forward thinking society. Of course you, and those that agreed with you, don’t understand - because you’ve never been women and never had to suffer the creepy ****s wolf-whistling or cat calling you, asking you to show them your tits, blasely commenting “corrr, I’d smash that” as you walk by them.
The only thing that’s gone wrong, is that there are people that long for the days where women can be freely objectified at our leisure, for we are men and it is our right.
I'm pretty sure there is some middle ground between these sort of videos and sexual harassment you describe.