screech Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/sport/football/3657268/Banana-thrown-at-Roberto-Carlos.html?aid=3657268 This is going to be an embarrasment for FIFA, the Russian league is littered with racist incidents, the latest being a footballing superstar walks off the pitch in disgust after fans throw a banana at him. I suppose they will redeem themselves the following World Cup when it goes to QATAR, well, as long as your not a woman or like a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_Lemon Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Im sure people will say that there is racism in every football league. But Russian Football contains the highest level of racism towards the black race. Should of not been given the WC for such reasons until the fans learn to grow up and accept modern day society as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 http://www.thesun.co...tml?aid=3657268 This is going to be an embarrasment for FIFA, the Russian league is littered with racist incidents, the latest being a footballing superstar walks off the pitch in disgust after fans throw a banana at him. I suppose they will redeem themselves the following World Cup when it goes to QATAR, well, as long as your not a woman or like a drink. Dont forget the Euros in Poland and Ukraine next year, two other countries that are renowned for racism... Its a disgrace but Fifa and Uefa only have themselves to blame imo. The punishments are not anywhere near great enough. a 20,000 pound fine dosnt send out a strong enough message. ******* ban the clubs from the chmapions league and uefa cup if thats what its going to take. how things like this are seemingly still going un checked in the 21'st century is a ******* disgrace. What did Lazio get for this? Nothing other than a small fine i would of imagined. Makes me so angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orj Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Im sure people will say that there is racism in every football league. But Russian Football contains the highest level of racism towards the black race. Should of not been given the WC for such reasons until the fans learn to grow up and accept modern day society as it is. I'm sure it was all just a jolly jape and that they were just having a game of "Spot the Russian". They're probably all married to blacks so they couldn't possible be racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If a bananna was thrown at an England player I would 100% support him if the team walked off that would send a message. I remember the bad old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If the olympics can held in China, a bastion of human rights, then the alleged corrupted p*ss poor FIFA can hold a world cup in Russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orj Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If a bananna was thrown at an England player I would 100% support him if the team walked off that would send a message. I remember the bad old days The bad old days when xenophobic twerps played spot the white person British person in cities such as Leicester? You'd be surprised - they're not all that long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Racism is abhorrent, and I truly hope it is sorted in Russia by 2018 though I fear this is a bit optimistic to say the least. However, might I point out that in Russia and similar Eastern European nations, barely 2 decades- in some cases less- to adjust fully to the modern era. There were very, very, very few black or Asian migrants to the bulk of Eastern Europe during Communism and the same goes for Spain under Franco but to a lesser degree- it took us long enough post WW2 to integrate and adjust fully to being a modern pluralistic, multiracial, multiethnic society. The Lazio example is harder to fathom and is simply racism with no historical suggestions or correlations necessary. As for here, I'd suggest it perhaps didn't happen fully until the late 1980s, so 4 decades or thereabouts. Even now, it's still not fully gone- million votes for BNP last euroelections for one- don't condone it whatsoever, but like it or not these places are at markedly different stages of development to Western nations more comfortable with the type of society I described above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffBlackLabel Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Very good post that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Soon 292 years. Battle of Stäket, Knapens hole. Never to be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Im sure people will say that there is racism in every football league. But Russian Football contains the highest level of racism towards the black race. Should of not been given the WC for such reasons until the fans learn to grow up and accept modern day society as it is. You are right about racism being worse in Russia than anywhere else, mate. That said, it will take generations to change their attitude. What coloured or asian person would want to move to Moscow / St Petersburg etc.. of their own free will ? Russia will need a huge influx of imigrants before attitudes change, and that is unlikely to happen soon. It will be many, many years before Russia has a tolerant society like the one we enjoy here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 You are right about racism being worse in Russia than anywhere else, mate. That said, it will take generations to change their attitude. What coloured or asian person would want to move to Moscow / St Petersburg etc.. of their own free will ? Russia will need a huge influx of imigrants before attitudes change, and that is unlikely to happen soon. It will be many, many years before Russia has a tolerant society like the one we enjoy here today. You don't have to go further than to Denmark. The food you get there is like back in the sixtees.. An immigrant committing a crime leading to prison, independent of lenght, has to leave the country after prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 You don't have to go further than to Denmark. The food you get there is like back in the sixtees.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 An immigrant committing a crime leading to prison, independent of lenght, has to leave the country after prison. You are on a isolated island so I accept the appology Perhaps their politicians are more of racists than the Danish people in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 One small Swedish council harbour more Iraqian refuges than the country of McDonalds. Södertälje. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 http://en.wikipedia...._of_St%C3%A4ket It was immense though. Should they have wom that battle you would have had Russia on your back door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 World of warcraft is a pink fairytale compared to what those young men had to go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Only been to Russia once and I'll never ever ever go there again. THE Worst country in the world. The Russians and the Salvics for me are actually evil people, they are medieval. Same goes for the Chechens, again sick sick people. This is what decades of Communists dictator ships and repression has done for them, turned them into evil people with little or no regard for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCider Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 One small Swedish council harbour more Iraqian refuges than the country of McDonalds. Södertälje. I love trying to work out what you're saying in your posts Tommy. Is McDonalds now a country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I love trying to work out what you're saying in your posts Tommy. Is McDonalds now a country? The administrative head of the council, Mr. Anders Lago, even received an appology when participating in a questioning in the senate. A not so expensive alternative to take responsibility for your own acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I love trying to work out what you're saying in your posts Tommy. Is McDonalds now a country? Maybe he means USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 World of warcraft is a pink fairytale compared to what those young men had to go through. Where did WOW come from? You've clearly not play a rated battle ground in warsong gulch then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdgifford64 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Where did WOW come from? You've clearly not play a rated battle ground in warsong gulch then PDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Where did WOW come from? You've clearly not play a rated battle ground in warsong gulch then Although I'm sure InCider will ask for a clarification of your use of the English language the answer is I don't now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I love trying to work out what you're saying in your posts Tommy. Is McDonalds now a country? Whatever he's saying, I'm lovin' it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Back to the topic, kinda, I just saw the roberto carlos video, and I aplaud him for walking off, its a shame his team didnt follow him as well. It was Martin Luther King who said someone should be judged on the content of their character rather than the colour of their skin, the fact that he is an icon of modern football, and therefore more visible than others just highlights it more, but doesnt make it any sadder than when it happened to Peter Odemwingie, or anyone else. What I would say though is that it wasnt that long ago that this sort of thing was happening in the uk as well, I can remember the monkey chants in the east end - but now we consider ourselves to be a civilised tolerant race who judge other countries, and call them evil, and animals - it was only 25 years ago that sort of thing was happening here too, and that isnt a massive period of time. We go and invade countries, and take action against Syria - fine, but it was last year some guy died after being smashed in the stomach by a policeman in London - so I cant see how we can judge others on their human rights - Go and read an account of india, slavery, and Ireland in the past before taking the British highroad on how the world should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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