It has to be said though that political correctness sometimes goes too far.
A few weeks ago a player in the portuguese league complained to the press of racism because another player called him "black".
It took Eusébio to point out that "You ARE black. Stop being an idiot."
Edited by issoisso on 16-11-2011 20:29
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
issoisso wrote:
It has to be said though that political correctness sometimes goes too far.
A few weeks ago a player in the portuguese league complained to the press of racism because another player called him "black".
It took Eusébio to point out that "You ARE black. Stop being an idiot."
Of course it can go too far. But you'd be surprised how rare those occasions actually are. Over here, a couple of newspapers like stories where they can rant about how political correctness has gone too far. They almost always turn out to be misrepresentations of facts, mistruths and myths.
issoisso wrote:
It has to be said though that political correctness sometimes goes too far.
A few weeks ago a player in the portuguese league complained to the press of racism because another player called him "black".
It took Eusébio to point out that "You ARE black. Stop being an idiot."
I don't care who this Eusebio is, but I don't think he is right. I would never call a Caucasian football player white, so why should I call a black person black? He has a name like we all have.
issoisso wrote:
It has to be said though that political correctness sometimes goes too far.
A few weeks ago a player in the portuguese league complained to the press of racism because another player called him "black".
It took Eusébio to point out that "You ARE black. Stop being an idiot."
I don't care who this Eusebio is, but I don't think he is right. I would never call a Caucasian football player white, so why should I call a black person black? He has a name like we all have.
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (born 25 January 1942), commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS,[2] experts and fans.
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (born 25 January 1942), commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS,[2] experts and fans.
I know who he is, but I don't care because being a football player doesn't make him smart or wise automatically, no matter how good he can thread the ball.
Sure it is. Unfortunately I must admit that you spend more time in Berlin than I did.
I was there "sightseeing" for one day although I actually don`t live too far away.
roturn wrote:
Sure it is. Unfortunately I must admit that you spend more time in Berlin than I did.
I was there "sightseeing" for one day although I actually don`t live too far away.
What am i supposed to say then? I´ve never been anywhere close to Berlin yet...