It was a stupid piece

Because racism is a real and serious issue in modern Britain, more than ever since 2016

Writing a piece which says it’s racist to observe that a black player is strong and physical trivialises something serious (because it’s obviously contrary to everyone’s observed experience - thus DF calls our new black CDM strong and physical and everyone knows that that isn’t racist) and risks turning people off the whole debate, and makes them less likely to engage seriously with the possibility of unconscious bias

Posted By: Old Git on August 7th 2019 at 22:03:18

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Seem to remember that the bien pensants of the Wrath decided it was racist to observe that (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 20:03:39
- I've heard water is racist (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 7, 20:29:43
- Bit embarrassing this. Had a drink? (n/m) (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 7, 20:27:08
- That’s some dumb ass logic right there Old Troll (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 20:10:25
  - Some hold the view that saying Paul Pogba is a fantastic athlete (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 7, 21:11:25
  - It's a ref to this I think (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 7, 20:51:37
    - That’s the badger (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 21:26:23
      - I think norway and Worz come out really well in that thread - others not so (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Aug 7, 21:36:10
        
        I wasn’t intending this as a popularity quiz (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 21:41:31
        
        But the point being made wasnt about a single article (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 7, 21:54:29
        
        It wasn’t lazy journalism (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 21:51:57
        
        It was a stupid piece (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 22:03:18
        
        Do you understand why people take unconscious bias seriously? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 22:10:37
        
        As Jonathan Sumption said in answer to a particularly stupid question at the end (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 22:17:21
  - Oh, was it you too Schteve? (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 7, 20:11:11
    - No (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 20:16:00

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