FAI Investigate Alleged Racist Abuse Of Zayed

[Macy]

Are you suggesting that those with a skin tone similar to that traditionally illustrated by most Irish cannot, by definition, fall victim to racist abuse in Ireland?

No - poor choice of words on my part, wasn't what I was trying to convey, or what I believe. The point I was attempting to make was that earlier posts had suggested he was called a term usually used to abuse people from the Indian subcontinent.

There's only one thing Zayed has in common with Gaddafi and that's his ethnicity. Any idiot trying to associate the two is obviously making a connection based on some ill-informed racial or national stereotype he's managed to concoct as a result of the recent unrest in Libya. It's hard to see how it couldn't be racist.

What about the nationality they have in common, at least in a footballing sense? It ain't pretty either way, but I still not sure it's racist.

[born2bwild]

If someone called me 'Jedward' I would go ballistic.

[Charlie Darwin]

Are shams now saying a comment was made but it just was not rascist ? It really is difficult to keep up with the sham spoofers.

Doubt any of us know what was said.

It does raise the question of whether the Rovers player denied saying anything, or just denies that what he said (if it was "Gaddafi") was racist.

[Jicked]

Are shams now saying a comment was made but it just was not rascist ? It really is difficult to keep up with the sham spoofers.

Yeah I think you might have missed the hard hitting point I was trying to make in my very serious post.

FWIW, I've no idea if the Sun's claim is true or not.

[White Horse]

Shouting Gaddafi at Zayed isn't rascist IMO.

I wouldn't call that racist either. Zayed choose to play for Gaddafi's national side.

If a player decides to ridule him for supporting a tyrant, it cannot be racism in my opinion.

[Charlie Darwin]

You can't seriously believe that.

[Red Army]

Libians aren't a race if someone called him a Arab c*** or a sand n***** that would be racist alright. Calling him Gaddaifi could be seen the same as calling him a c***

[born2bwild]

It's about as racist as calling Chris O'Connor of Bohs "Josef Fritzl"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqVzRD_nWLQ

Priceless.

[A N Mouse]

Some posters seem to have a very narrow view on racism and should acquaint themselves with a proper definition

the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Legal


Or, just nod and smile next time you're called a thick paddy.

[Red Army]

Also calling him a shoe bomber is NOT racist. Muslims are made up of all different races it's probably sectearian just like calling a Jew a yid or a catholic a taig

[Dodge]

Some posters seem to have a very narrow view on racism and should acquaint themselves with a proper definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Legal

So we’ve gone from a moral argument to a legal one. And wiki tells us so.

Or, just nod and smile next time you're called a thick paddy.

Or you could let us decide what we want to take offence to.

[hoopy]

Fair play to Pats . The usual 'everything is wrong at Rovers' brigade out in full force enables them to take a back seat in all this

[Lim till i die]

Fair play to Pats . The usual 'everything is wrong at Rovers' brigade out in full force enables them to take a back seat in all this

I don't like that plane at the end of the post.

It clearly implies Zayed is a terrorist.

Which makes you a RACIST.

Which means Shamrock Rovers Football Club are RACIST

Which means they should be thrown out of the league.

And publicly flogged.

On a frosty morning.

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[Lim till i die]

Why would calling an Australian an Austrian name be racist?

[hoopy]

Are shams now saying a comment was made but it just was not rascist ? It really is difficult to keep up with the sham spoofers.

Funny you taking the moral high ground about this. It must've been a different marinobohs on gypoweb who abused a fan of ours because he's gay.

[Red Army]

Plenty of homophobic chants or comments are made by supporters of every club in the league every week.

[White Horse]

Plenty of homophobic chants or comments are made by supporters of every club in the league every week.

Not like the good old 70's though. For most of my childhood I thought a homosexual was a crap footballer.

[Dodge]

Fair play to Pats . The usual 'everything is wrong at Rovers' brigade out in full force enables them to take a back seat in all this

Pats made one statement. That a complaint was made and an investigation is underway. You think they should be more proactive in making up stuff?

Seeing as neither Zayed nor Kenny have said that he was racially abused at Pats (Kenny actually clarifying that he didn't make a statement attributed to him), then I think its fair to say they're right to not talk about it.

[marinobohs]

Funny you taking the moral high ground about this. It must've been a different marinobohs on gypoweb who abused a fan of ours because he's gay.

Actually slagged him because of his behaviour, still as I said dont know what happened in Tallaght - unlike all the shams seemingly so certain there was no rascism involved (again).
Did comment that sham denials lack credibility given previous cases, glad to see you cant argue that. Nice try at trying to divert attention away from yet another example of shams "commitment to anti rascism" policy (perhaps should be changed to shams policy to deny rascism occured policy ?) so lauded by the FAI whitewash. Perahaps the player was just chanting hoops, hoops, hoops, ?

[sundance kid]

Actually slagged him because of his behaviour,

Nonsense for starters. I saw the comment before it was removed and you were warned. It was homophobic and you know it.