Ha I joined pissed one night after the second Sparta defeat. In lockdown with no one to bump my gums at. If we had won that night you may have been spared my excrement.
I’m quite sure that this year has been a season like no other. I wish I’d joined when we were winning
So back to topic.
I saw posts celebrating/rejoicing his demise and went straight to comment in a fit.
I agree that the coverage is extreme. I find that more offensive than anything. It’s verging on ridiculous. The same people who correctly called him out for his comments have conveniently forgotten their own coverage and now worship same as a superman whom we were blessed to have. Those same comments are now classed as ‘off the cuff’ and ‘breaking the ice in his own way in difficult situations’.
But, I don’t think those that are speaking of different times are really trying to defend him. Merely stating the fact what’s unacceptable now was ‘acceptable’ then. Best example I can give is when I say at my maws one night many moons ago. Save the coking and the dishes mum and I’ll treat us to a chinky. The nieces put me in my place. For 25/30 years it wasn’t offensive but as times moved it was considered different. Now I don’t give a flying fuck what creed, colour or religion I meet, were all born the same way so all should have the same rights. If you tell me your offended then I apologise and change my way. Not because it’s politically correct, but because if it’s viewed as offensive then by rights it is.
so long story short if you, I or others look back, by today’s standards we’ve all been racist by default. Again, this is not in defence of him, merely offering an insight into the post you mention that I never saw.
The other point you make is again fair enough. The mods (wonder what weller thinks ) are in a position. They’re damned either way. I do not think for a second they wanted to take that action, they are very liberal which you make the point of. In fact I’d go as far as say they possibly wrestled with it and against their gut pulled them. Personally I think that it’s unfair of people to assume that they are restricting their right to free speech as though they’ve taken the moral high ground. Like a father with children, sometimes you’ve got to make difficult decisions for the good of your own. The site is a godsend to many of us, they have ponied up and IMO protected what we have for our own sakes. Difficult decisions are such for a reason.
I did notice that after pulling the threads WC had taken the rest of the day off
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