'black footballer' statue
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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 11 Aug 20 3.45pm |
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BBC website again, I don't think distinguishing people on skin colour is helpful. Ever. Yes, $hIt happened, but when you tear down slave traders statues, the response of putting up other statues bases on skin-colour is not productive. Just my opinion. I think it's divisive. People are people. A statue highlighting 'differences' is not helpful, IMHO and it is obvious he is mixed-race,.... Edited by Forest Hillbilly (11 Aug 2020 3.47pm)
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 11 Aug 20 3.52pm |
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How many posts before this thread become 'locked' ? I reckon about 3,...
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 Hrolf The Ganger  11 Aug 20 3.58pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
BBC website again, I don't think distinguishing people on skin colour is helpful. Ever. Yes, $hIt happened, but when you tear down slave traders statues, the response of putting up other statues bases on skin-colour is not productive. Just my opinion. I think it's divisive. People are people. A statue highlighting 'differences' is not helpful, IMHO and it is obvious he is mixed-race,.... Edited by Forest Hillbilly (11 Aug 2020 3.47pm) Getting a statue because you are Black? People's inability to see the irony in this stuff is starting to become funny. No satire could do it justice.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 11 Aug 20 4.18pm |
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He maybe important to the fans of Argyle but to the rest of us he was a mediocre player in the lower leagues. If they want to spend their money I don't care just don't ask the taxpayer.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 11 Aug 20 5.12pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
He maybe important to the fans of Argyle but to the rest of us he was a mediocre player in the lower leagues. If they want to spend their money I don't care just don't ask the taxpayer. Private individuals can do what they like within the law, that isn't the point. It is bonkers and the tip of the iceberg of hypocrisy and double standards that are being served up to us on a daily basis.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 11 Aug 20 5.42pm |
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Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, to feature on £5 coin Tull, also one of Britain’s first black footballers, was killed in France in March 1918 after heroic war service. I can't see why John Leslie is having a statue for being a long-serving footballer for the Argyle really unless there is more to it. Tull, however, definitely, just before he was killed the Army were refusing to have (n word) as officers. Never been recognised for a military cross no-one can find out why.
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BlueJay  UK 11 Aug 20 5.44pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, to feature on £5 coin Tull, also one of Britain’s first black footballers, was killed in France in March 1918 after heroic war service. I can't see why John Leslie is having a statue for being a long-serving footballer for the Argyle really unless there is more to it. I do hope not!
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| Badger11 Beckenham 11 Aug 20 5.45pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, to feature on £5 coin Tull, also one of Britain’s first black footballers, was killed in France in March 1918 after heroic war service. I can't see why John Leslie is having a statue for being a long-serving footballer for the Argyle really unless there is more to it. Tull, however, definitely, just before he was killed the Army were refusing to have (n word) as officers. Never been recognised for a military cross no-one can find out why. Fair enough, a £5 coin? I didn't know they existed is it a souvenir type thing or one that will go into general circulation.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 11 Aug 20 6.05pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, to feature on £5 coin Tull, also one of Britain’s first black footballers, was killed in France in March 1918 after heroic war service. I can't see why John Leslie is having a statue for being a long-serving footballer for the Argyle really unless there is more to it. Tull, however, definitely, just before he was killed the Army were refusing to have (n word) as officers. Never been recognised for a military cross no-one can find out why.
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| Matov 11 Aug 20 7.03pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
He maybe important to the fans of Argyle but to the rest of us he was a mediocre player in the lower leagues. If they want to spend their money I don't care just don't ask the taxpayer.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 11 Aug 20 7.19pm |
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Do we want to stick close to the facts ? Let's look at the data. What proportion of these have a white mother ? The BBC would like you to believe it's 50% of these players. All nice and balanced and equitable. It's difficult when the truth gets in the way of an idyllic equitable PC narrative. Will they be making an anglo-oriental footballer statue ? What probability he has a white dad ? 80% ? 90% ? Or would he be more likely to work the stock market than being a footballer ? How about a statue to people of disability ? If we want to be all inclusive. Edited by PalazioVecchio (11 Aug 2020 7.32pm)
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| dannyboy1978 11 Aug 20 7.37pm |
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A statue for the sake of having a statue.
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