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What did he actually tweet?
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Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Pales... (U1108)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
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I agree wasnt good what he tweeted but I believe people can change and reform over time. Especially when its something they have did when they were young
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 (U1108)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
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Being young and stupid is absolutely a reasonable excuse. If you never offended anyone during your years of hormonal changes/peer pressure etc then you done it wrong.
It's how you come out the other side that matters.
Something about Muslim friends being "da bomb". And a childish emoji with "sideways eyes" and Asians.
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Christ.
His real crime is playing a facking boring sport.,
An apology which I thought was half-baked given it was read out half an hour after play ended... looks like it was written for him when he was on the field.
How is it only today he has learned his lesson? Hollow apology and I wonder if he’s apologised to Azeem Rafiq who has highlighted awful behaviour like in a dressing room Ollie Robinson was a part of at Yorkshire.
Overall, not a great look for the ECB and further evidence supporting Rafiqs case at Yorkshire. Disappointing.
Is this the extent of what he wrote:
The tweets, in one of which he wrote that “my new muslim friend is the bomb” and in another that “a lot of girls need to learn the art of class”, were all posted between April 2012 and June 2013. In a third he wrote that “females who play video games actually tend to have more seeex than the girls who don’t”.
Because if so. People need to lighten up.
Some girls DO need to learn the art of class. Blokes too.,da bomb was ill thought out but strikes me as playful and incredibly (stupid and) crass rather than outright racist. The video game/girls part: is nothing..
People get upset over fack all these days. And believe me, if I thought that was racist i’d be damning the guy, it seems more ill advised joke than anything.
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 (U1108)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Being young and stupid is absolutely a reasonable excuse. If you never offended anyone during your years of hormonal changes/peer pressure etc then you done it wrong.
It's how you come out the other side that matters.
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So it's fine for all 18 year olds to post racist content because they are young and dumb?
Hes not the only racist in the England squad. Step forward Craig Overton:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/13/ashar-zaidi-somerset-craig-overton-apologise-racist-behaviour
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, ... (U19119)
posted 19 seconds ago
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
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I wasn't offended. I was just responding to TUX who claimed it was okay what he did because he was 18.
Are people well paid to trawl through other peoples social media from the dark ages, to find mildly offensive childish race humour when they hit the spotlight...?
I guess they must be...or why bother
We all have skeletons! Stupid comment to make of course but this was nearly 10 years ago. Young dumb etc!
Choosh
Perhaps you should concentrate on something more important...like allowing 70,000 people into watch test cricket...in a pandemic
No way are a few stupid comments worse than match fixing
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comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke-Penited (U19119)
posted 8 hours, 28 minutes ago
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
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It’s a dumb joke if you take it as a one-off. If you take it in context of rafiq and Yorkshire (which Is where he was) then it’s a lot bigger than that and systematic. Something the counties and ECB should take lessons from.
Also whilst I agree the Muslim comment on its on can be seen as a joke... I don’t think the Chinese smiling one and the eyes one is. That’s clearly racist.
2021 and we have people on here defending the indefensible. Ridiculous
He literally used the hashtag racist when posting it...
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In an ironic way or is he just an idiot? Wasn’t aware he used that hashtag. I’m not sure why anyone would want to unless the genuinely are racist or are really really stupid.
Would op be as appalled if it was a joke about catholic priests kiddy fiddling? It’s not racist it’s a joke at a religious group, still wrong but it’s a difference.
As religion is based on made up books and fiction.
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No action since 8 years indicates that Board is not serious about tackling racism. Go to court and make him accountable instead of accepting this apology which is mere formality.
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posted on 2/6/21
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posted on 2/6/21
What did he actually tweet?
posted on 2/6/21
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posted on 2/6/21
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
posted on 2/6/21
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
posted on 2/6/21
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Pales... (U1108)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
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I agree wasnt good what he tweeted but I believe people can change and reform over time. Especially when its something they have did when they were young
posted on 2/6/21
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 (U1108)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
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Being young and stupid is absolutely a reasonable excuse. If you never offended anyone during your years of hormonal changes/peer pressure etc then you done it wrong.
It's how you come out the other side that matters.
posted on 2/6/21
Something about Muslim friends being "da bomb". And a childish emoji with "sideways eyes" and Asians.
—
Christ.
His real crime is playing a facking boring sport.,
posted on 2/6/21
An apology which I thought was half-baked given it was read out half an hour after play ended... looks like it was written for him when he was on the field.
How is it only today he has learned his lesson? Hollow apology and I wonder if he’s apologised to Azeem Rafiq who has highlighted awful behaviour like in a dressing room Ollie Robinson was a part of at Yorkshire.
Overall, not a great look for the ECB and further evidence supporting Rafiqs case at Yorkshire. Disappointing.
posted on 3/6/21
Is this the extent of what he wrote:
The tweets, in one of which he wrote that “my new muslim friend is the bomb” and in another that “a lot of girls need to learn the art of class”, were all posted between April 2012 and June 2013. In a third he wrote that “females who play video games actually tend to have more seeex than the girls who don’t”.
Because if so. People need to lighten up.
Some girls DO need to learn the art of class. Blokes too.,da bomb was ill thought out but strikes me as playful and incredibly (stupid and) crass rather than outright racist. The video game/girls part: is nothing..
People get upset over fack all these days. And believe me, if I thought that was racist i’d be damning the guy, it seems more ill advised joke than anything.
posted on 3/6/21
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 (U1108)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by De Gea's Legs (U14210)
posted 27 minutes ago
Over 8 years ago... everyone is an idiot when they are a teenager.
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That's no excuse though.
At least his apology seemed genuine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Being young and stupid is absolutely a reasonable excuse. If you never offended anyone during your years of hormonal changes/peer pressure etc then you done it wrong.
It's how you come out the other side that matters.
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So it's fine for all 18 year olds to post racist content because they are young and dumb?
posted on 3/6/21
Hes not the only racist in the England squad. Step forward Craig Overton:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/13/ashar-zaidi-somerset-craig-overton-apologise-racist-behaviour
posted on 3/6/21
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
posted on 3/6/21
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, ... (U19119)
posted 19 seconds ago
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
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I wasn't offended. I was just responding to TUX who claimed it was okay what he did because he was 18.
posted on 3/6/21
Are people well paid to trawl through other peoples social media from the dark ages, to find mildly offensive childish race humour when they hit the spotlight...?
I guess they must be...or why bother
posted on 3/6/21
We all have skeletons! Stupid comment to make of course but this was nearly 10 years ago. Young dumb etc!
posted on 3/6/21
Choosh
Perhaps you should concentrate on something more important...like allowing 70,000 people into watch test cricket...in a pandemic
posted on 3/6/21
No way are a few stupid comments worse than match fixing
posted on 3/6/21
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posted on 3/6/21
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke-Penited (U19119)
posted 8 hours, 28 minutes ago
Is it racist kash? Or is it just a really dumb joke? Muslim is not a race as far as I know. There are many different ‘races’ (if you want to catalog people like that- I don’t) that practice it.
If anything it’s a slant on the doctrine. A bloody stupid thing to say, but not racist.
Lighten up dude.
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It’s a dumb joke if you take it as a one-off. If you take it in context of rafiq and Yorkshire (which Is where he was) then it’s a lot bigger than that and systematic. Something the counties and ECB should take lessons from.
Also whilst I agree the Muslim comment on its on can be seen as a joke... I don’t think the Chinese smiling one and the eyes one is. That’s clearly racist.
2021 and we have people on here defending the indefensible. Ridiculous
posted on 3/6/21
He literally used the hashtag racist when posting it...
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In an ironic way or is he just an idiot? Wasn’t aware he used that hashtag. I’m not sure why anyone would want to unless the genuinely are racist or are really really stupid.
posted on 3/6/21
Would op be as appalled if it was a joke about catholic priests kiddy fiddling? It’s not racist it’s a joke at a religious group, still wrong but it’s a difference.
As religion is based on made up books and fiction.
posted on 3/6/21
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posted on 3/6/21
No action since 8 years indicates that Board is not serious about tackling racism. Go to court and make him accountable instead of accepting this apology which is mere formality.
posted on 3/6/21
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