davemc1
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This is the sort of reply I’d expect from a white lives matter supporter ?
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Dosser ?
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Utter nonsense. If I'm describing someone's appearance without judgement or bias then I'm going to tell you he's black if he's black. How the hell can that be racist?
ger147
Tour Winner
If the assistant manager was white, the 4th official would never, NEVER, EVER have referred to him as "the white guy". So why bring his skin colour into it just because he's black?
Orikoru
Tour Winner
He would have done if he was the only white guy surrounded by black guys. Saying 'the white guy' if there was 7 white guys would be completely useless. Similarly if all the coaches were black he wouldn't have bothered saying the black guy would he? There was one black guy and 6 or whatever white guys, it was the quickest and most efficient way to describe which one he was identifying. It really is that simple.
I still respect the team's right to be offended as I think there were some crossed wires with 'negru' being the Romanian word for black, so I still think it was good that they showed solidarity and walked off, given what they believed the situation was. I just hope they don't throw the book at this official as I don't think it would be fair.
sunshine
Well-known member
This.
Describing a person as black is not racist. It's the relevance of whether they are black which is the issue, was it necessary to single out Webo as black?
If the 4th official was pointing out somebody standing on his own and referred to him as the black guy that is not acceptable. If there were two or more coaches standing next to each other wearing the same clothes, one white one black, and the quickest way to identify him was to say the black one then it's different. I've not got the full picture but it is clear that Webo and others felt it was the former scenario.
ger147
Tour Winner
He would not have referred to any assistant manager as the "white one". That never EVER happens, you know it and so do I so let's not pretend it ever happens, it doesn't.
Describing someone by their skin colour is deemed unacceptable, it really IS that simple.
Slime
Tour Winner
Why not?
Kellfire
Blackballed
Jack Grealish doing his bit for BLM? Oh dear.
Beezerk
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Go on...
Orikoru
Tour Winner
What are you talking about? If there was one white guy among five or however many black guys you would absolutely refer to him as the white guy. I would, plenty of people would. It's the quickest way to identify who you're talking about in the situation.
Kellfire
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Search for him on Twitter. NSFW.
ger147
Tour Winner
I repeat what I said above, it never happens, and I would never say that and it's not acceptable.
Tashyboy
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Totally totally disagree. It was rammed down my neck whilst I was on an adoption course that people are Black not coloured and that they are proud to be black. If you cannot say Black then what the hell is Black Lives Matter If you cannot say it.
Tashyboy
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Never had you down as a poor speller ??
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Reemul
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You can repeat it as much as you like, it doesn't make you correct.
ger147
Tour Winner
It does, it NEVER happens.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Are you on a wind-up?
ger147
Tour Winner
Are you on a wind-up?
Of course not.
Post one example where a referee, assistant referee or 4th official has refereed to a player or member of the back room staff as "the white one".
There are none because it never happens. ??
Slime
Tour Winner
By whom, exactly?
If someone described me as 'The white guy' I'd have no problem whatsoever.
It's exactly the same as if someone had called me 'The tall guy' or 'The bald guy'.
I think some people are trying to make something out of a situation that didn't really exist.
