It’s a matter of fact

That there was a great deal of speculation that he was appointed based largely on his skin colour. And that criticism of him was also based upon his skin colour.

Posted By: Snakepit Divorceee on August 14th 2026 at 22:01:19

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Jason Arday found dead (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:08:04
- But you were part of the problem as were many. (General Chat) - footymadman, Aug 14, 22:21:03
  - I found the whole story baffling (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:32:24
  - Universities hiring based on skin colour (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:26:03
    - Of his death. Right! (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 22:36:56
      - Media circus (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:48:28
      - I'd actually say unhinged too (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 22:43:32
        
        Says the fella who doesnt support norwich (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:00:31
        
        Relevant much! 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 23:05:22
        
        blub (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 22:49:18
- Well done humanity, big clap at getting what you wanted (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 21:27:21
- Fucking awful. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:22:23
  - All sides. The one that enabled him (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 21:38:43
    - Haha. But not the media and the right for hounding him, of course. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:44:54
      - Oh they played their part , equally when the media asked questions (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 22:06:46
    - Centre. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:43:05
  - For calling out his lies? (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:26:12
  - Himself? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:23:43
    - Yup. Definitely that simple. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:26:56
      - You would have been disappointed if somebody hadn’t replied (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:28:18
        
        Everyone involved. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:35:25
        
        I think most of us understood the story (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:41:32
        
        His skin colour is absolutely central. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:51:57
        
        It depends on whether your view of people is dictated by skin colour I guess (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:54:50
        
        It’s a matter of fact (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:01:19
        
        And the truth should come out.. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 22:11:10
        
        A return to meritocracy is very much required (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:30:04
        
        Meritocracy. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:37:35
        
        Meritocracy based on pure ability (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:40:35
        
        No such thing. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:43:15
        
        socioeconomic level rather than class (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 14, 22:52:36
        
        Yup. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:17:39
        
        but otherwise, 100% agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 14, 22:52:53
        
        A stable family whether rich or poor is more important that money (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:46:50
        
        Show me the stats for that. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:49:54
        
        What is your background out of interest? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:52:11
        
        Not relevant. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:54:23
        
        Ah defensive response (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 22:56:40
        
        Entirely your deflection to be fair (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 23:03:52
        
        I am asking him a question in good faith too (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:09:24
        
        Yeah being white British is so tough (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 23:12:57
        
        Who says I’m white? (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:19:40
        
        Here we go... (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:16:04
        
        what? it's a massive advantage and if you think not (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 23:18:07
        
        More nuance to it than that (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:28:08
        
        Nope. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 22:58:20
        
        I’m trying to understand where you are coming from (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:00:40
        
        Way off. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:05:09
        
        Personal (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:10:44
        
        Ah. Ok. None at all. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:14:13
        
        Personal experience and my view of life and people I’ve encountered (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:11:24
        
        Which is why you are a twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:14:55
        
        Ah ok insult me then posh boy (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:24:06
        
        Well… (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:27:47
        
        There’s stats and there’s selective stats! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:31:26
        
        Give me yours. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:33:39
        
        I’ll tell you what you tell me your background first (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:36:28
        
        Pathetic. No evidence at all. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:42:06
        
        Honestly (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:50:05
        
        Good night. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:49:00
        
        Public sector (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 23:01:32
        
        Nope. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 23:09:39
        
        100% (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 23:02:24
        
        ^ from the 1950s (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 14, 22:48:54
        
        Snakebite a nasty little shit (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:29:07
        
        Awful stuff. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Aug 14, 21:38:00
        
        Good old autocorrect (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:39:52
    - Come on. You're better than that. It's about proportion. (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 21:25:20
      - It was to provoke a reaction (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:26:54
        
        Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 21:27:22
- Awful news (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:21:22
- Oh ffs,imo he was used as a distraction,then spat out.it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:44:17
  - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:46:14
  - How are you mate? Good to see you back (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:45:33
    - Not vad b7d ,yourself? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:46:04
      - Yeah plodding along as always! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:46:46
        
        Abit atm but it's only because i sometimes take peptides, (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 21:03:07
        
        Christ sorry to hear that! (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:13:31
      - Bad,bud! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 20:46:18
- Terribly sad (n/m) (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Aug 14, 20:43:50
- Absolutely tragic (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 14, 20:37:37
- Killed by the hyenas (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:27:57
  - Modern day Diane Abbott (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 14, 21:30:15
  - Killed by those who didn’t scrutinise the bullshit (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:29:17
    - People took huge pleasure from his downfall (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:36:09
      - He used his ethnicity to stop the questions.. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 20:37:13
        
        No question. (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 14, 20:45:48
- sad ....... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 14, 20:17:53
- What a dreadful, wretched mess (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 14, 20:17:09
- Wow. Failed by the system that enabled him. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 14, 20:12:58
  - Failed by very many people, in many way, for many years (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 14, 20:20:54
- Very sad, but not unexpected after the backlash (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 14, 20:09:37
  - Yes it is sad (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:12:28
    - Really sad, and grim the way the right revelled in the whole thing (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:21:52
      - Ah yes we only call out right of centre people who make fools of themselves (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:37:20
        
        Yeah yeah, keep going (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:41:14
        
        I have no guilt for his death why should I? (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 21:43:30
    - Trying to live up to others expectations always ends badly. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 20:37:53
      - Being comfortable in your own skin is priceless (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 14, 20:45:10
        
        Stop. Just fucking stop. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 14, 21:23:33
        
        Idiot (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 14, 21:33:33
      - Fuck em (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 14, 20:43:49
        
        Save that until tomorrow when we're 0-1 down Jumbers. ;) Nah, 3-0 win. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 20:56:56

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