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Being called a racist on Saturday.
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Valiantphil said:Sadly, racism will continue to exist in football/society because false allegations by non-white people only go to reinforce the negative stereotype that white racists desire.I don’t have the solution, but this occurred to me while watching the bus/train ticket inspectors on TV.
As soon as a white inspector asks a non-white for a ticket, you can start the stopwatch.Bad times.Racism has no place in our society, let alone football, so it was great to hear the old chants for the mighty Leaburn at the Wendies game.I hope CAFC is a beacon of inclusivity.
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JoshrewCAFC said:Leuth said:WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Leuth said:cafcdave123 said:Leuth said:Kinda want the other side to this story
Do you find it hard to believe that someone was wrongly accused of racism or are you suggesting WIWLB did do something racist?
comes across quite shitty imo
For the record i will swear on my kids life that the events are 100 per cent true, and i would welcome a sit down with the club, steward, his employee to get the facts put in place. The stigma that someone can call you racist when you haven't done nothing doesn't sit right with me, and the proof was in your initial response.
Also, I really do hope your last sentence isn't blaming the victim of this encounter?4 -
letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:I had a little difference of opinion with one of ‘offialdom’s little helpers on Saturday as well who may well have been doing his job but went about it on the wrong manner and picking on somebody my age for what I’m guessing was the motivation was probably always going to be waste of time anyway - maybe he realised that as soon as he opened his mouth and I questioned him and it all started to go south from there. Maybe a little bit of coaching on manners for them and how to approach and deal with people by whoever it is that trains the staff behind the counters (and does a pretty good job of it IMO) might lead to a better experience all around. Given my experience I don’t like the sound of the original post claims of somebody being called a ‘racist’ because they basically didn’t take kindly to being rudely spoken to if it’s going to be a common occurrence of approaching fans like that.
This was due to the many adults that were buying child tickets.
It's been discussed on so many occasions and on the OS recently.3 -
JoshrewCAFC said:Leuth said:WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Leuth said:cafcdave123 said:Leuth said:Kinda want the other side to this story
Do you find it hard to believe that someone was wrongly accused of racism or are you suggesting WIWLB did do something racist?
comes across quite shitty imo
For the record i will swear on my kids life that the events are 100 per cent true, and i would welcome a sit down with the club, steward, his employee to get the facts put in place. The stigma that someone can call you racist when you haven't done nothing doesn't sit right with me, and the proof was in your initial response.
Also, I really do hope your last sentence isn't blaming the victim of this encounter?0 -
I much prefer being called a racist on a weekday, it leaves the weekend free to be all woke and stuff!11
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And of course in the days of apartheid South Africa it was discrimination directed at the majority by a racist minority.But the point remains that racism is usually more potent when it’s directed at a minority group.0 -
Covered End said:letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:Chizz said:letthegoodtimesroll said:I had a little difference of opinion with one of ‘offialdom’s little helpers on Saturday as well who may well have been doing his job but went about it on the wrong manner and picking on somebody my age for what I’m guessing was the motivation was probably always going to be waste of time anyway - maybe he realised that as soon as he opened his mouth and I questioned him and it all started to go south from there. Maybe a little bit of coaching on manners for them and how to approach and deal with people by whoever it is that trains the staff behind the counters (and does a pretty good job of it IMO) might lead to a better experience all around. Given my experience I don’t like the sound of the original post claims of somebody being called a ‘racist’ because they basically didn’t take kindly to being rudely spoken to if it’s going to be a common occurrence of approaching fans like that.
This was due to the many adults that were buying child tickets.
It's been discussed on so many occasions and on the OS recently.2 -
oohaahmortimer said:I reckon letthegoodtimesroll looks so ridiculously young, dashing and handsome the steward could not believe he had an OAP season ticket , so just wanted to check there was no moodiness going on .1
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Being called a racist on Saturday.
Craig David lyrics?23 -
What seems clear is letthegoodtimesroll was wrongly accused of being racist. He could have wrongly been accused of being threatening or whatever. It isn't nice and understandable he might want to take it further. It wasn't his fault and I know I will get pelters for saying so, but the thread is showing why it is in his interests to just shrug his shoulders and forget it. I'm saying it simply because I think it is the best advice for him. And that is how it is meant, no deeper meanings.0
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MuttleyCAFC said:What seems clear is letthegoodtimesroll was wrongly accused of being racist. He could have wrongly been accused of being threatening or whatever. It isn't nice and understandable he might want to take it further. It wasn't his fault and I know I will get pelters for saying so, but the thread is showing why it is in his interests to just shrug his shoulders and forget it. I'm saying it simply because I think it is the best advice for him. And that is how it is meant, no deeper meanings.2
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He wasn't accused of anything.0
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MuttleyCAFC said:What seems clear is letthegoodtimesroll was wrongly accused of being racist. He could have wrongly been accused of being threatening or whatever. It isn't nice and understandable he might want to take it further. It wasn't his fault and I know I will get pelters for saying so, but the thread is showing why it is in his interests to just shrug his shoulders and forget it. I'm saying it simply because I think it is the best advice for him. And that is how it is meant, no deeper meanings.0
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Apologies0
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MuttleyCAFC said:Apologies0
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Then the subsequent post looks wrong. I can apologise for getting a posters name wrong I think.1
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The thing that gets me is so many people offering opinions.
None of us were there, so it's all just speculation and poor advice.
Good advice is only possible when all the facts are known.0 -
Leuth said:WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Leuth said:cafcdave123 said:Leuth said:Kinda want the other side to this story
Do you find it hard to believe that someone was wrongly accused of racism or are you suggesting WIWLB did do something racist?
comes across quite shitty imo
For the record i will swear on my kids life that the events are 100 per cent true, and i would welcome a sit down with the club, steward, his employee to get the facts put in place. The stigma that someone can call you racist when you haven't done nothing doesn't sit right with me, and the proof was in your initial response.
I really hope your trolling1 -
Leuth said:blackpool72 said:Leuth said:WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Leuth said:cafcdave123 said:Leuth said:Kinda want the other side to this story
Do you find it hard to believe that someone was wrongly accused of racism or are you suggesting WIWLB did do something racist?
comes across quite shitty imo
For the record i will swear on my kids life that the events are 100 per cent true, and i would welcome a sit down with the club, steward, his employee to get the facts put in place. The stigma that someone can call you racist when you haven't done nothing doesn't sit right with me, and the proof was in your initial response.
You have absolutely no idea wheather the steward has ever been racially abused or not.
You are inventing things to try and prove something that has probably never happened.0 -
Which is why I said 'apparently'. I think it has been an interesting thread, even taking into account if the incident was as described.0
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OK. Sounds completely unacceptable and pursuing a formal complaint is absolutely the right thing to do.
It's interesting that he immediately thought you were going to hit him. I wonder what was going on with him that he thought that.
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What still makes my blood boil is how dangerous this steward is. I know I done nothing wrong as he does, his reaction at the end confirmed this in front of his manager. However he IMO is more than capable of accusing someone of making a racist comment and you have to prove your innocence rather than prove you made the comment.It’s wrong2
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PrincessFiona said:Which is why I said 'apparently'. I think it has been an interesting thread, even taking into account if the incident was as described.1
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Wheresmeticket? said:OK. Sounds completely unacceptable and pursuing a formal complaint is absolutely the right thing to do.
It's interesting that he immediately thought you were going to hit him. I wonder what was going on with him that he thought that.3 -
Cafc43v3r said:Leuth said:blackpool72 said:Leuth said:WhenIwasLittleBoy said:Leuth said:cafcdave123 said:Leuth said:Kinda want the other side to this story
Do you find it hard to believe that someone was wrongly accused of racism or are you suggesting WIWLB did do something racist?
comes across quite shitty imo
For the record i will swear on my kids life that the events are 100 per cent true, and i would welcome a sit down with the club, steward, his employee to get the facts put in place. The stigma that someone can call you racist when you haven't done nothing doesn't sit right with me, and the proof was in your initial response.
You have absolutely no idea wheather the steward has ever been racially abused or not.
You are inventing things to try and prove something that has probably never happened.2 -
Has it even been confirmed that he was black?2
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WhenIwasLittleBoy said:PrincessFiona said:Which is why I said 'apparently'. I think it has been an interesting thread, even taking into account if the incident was as described.0
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Gribbo said:Wheresmeticket? said:OK. Sounds completely unacceptable and pursuing a formal complaint is absolutely the right thing to do.
It's interesting that he immediately thought you were going to hit him. I wonder what was going on with him that he thought that.2 -
This thread is an absolute shitshow. I wish to cast no doubt on the OP, though I am generally inclined to think people don't tend to throw out accusations of racism without there being a valid reason.
I would err on the side of mistaken identity, though. WIWLB wouldn't make this up either I would hope.
Or, the steward could potentially have a mental health issue of some description that may manifest in a less-than-clear world view, or something.
Some fairly meteoric takes though:
- an early request to hear "the other side" of the story, followed by hypotheses that are a bit of a stretch with no further context (though admittedly possible);
- "racism will continue to exist in football/society because [of] false allegations by non-white people" (seriously, what the hell is this);
- "if someone calls you racist, you've won the argument";
- someone white claiming they've been racially persecuted (and while they've said they were the minority on all occasions, I'd like them to elaborate as it's entirely possible it was indeed racism, particularly if abroad, but my default is that if you're in the UK then the actual practicable power behind racial epithets directed at white people is negligible); and
- the omnipresent thinly veiled ad hominem and straw man from one poster, a true classic of their genre
Hopefully this is resolved and we find out what's happened by way of official comms that are then faithfully reproduced here. I do hope that there is a full inquiry satisfactory to all parties, except for the one that's in the wrong.6 -
Princess Fiona lives in SA, which is its own colossal clusterfuck of race relations, tbf to her0