The English Football Thread

adidasss · 04-15-2009, 04:34 PM

I never said you were, I'm just trying to sensitize you to the power of words.

How would you feel about the term "Chelsea gypos"? Would that be ok because it's used by football thugs? :\

right-track · 04-15-2009, 04:36 PM

SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS...IF i SHOUTED "RENT BOYS" AT A GROUP OF PEOPLE NOT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCES WERE...THAT;'S HOMOPHOBIC?

EDIT: Ecuse the caps...I've been drinking 15 litres of methylated spirits.

adidasss · 04-15-2009, 04:49 PM

Yes. Like I said, it's a disparaging term which is meant to be demeaning to homosexuals, right? To use an analogy which should be closer to your heart, it's like saying someone's a a dirty gypo (an insult that gets used in this country a lot). They don't have to be romani but it still indicates racism. :\

right-track · 04-15-2009, 04:55 PM

OK I see your point. If someone used the word "Gypo" as an insult towards an individual I knew wasn't even of roma descent, then yes it would annoy me.

What about Ronaldo's goal hey?

Mojo · 04-15-2009, 05:00 PM

Back on topic I see?

It was a belter, thats for sure.

right-track · 04-15-2009, 05:10 PM

A belter?

Twas a 36 yard screamer!

Mojo · 04-15-2009, 05:11 PM

I thought it was 39 yards?

right-track · 04-15-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I thought it was 39 yards?

Well in that case it's a Rootcher!

spark10036 · 04-15-2009, 06:49 PM

it was a great goal...he is a football genius...probably one of the best three footballers in the world right now, but he is such a douchebag...

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-16-2009, 02:49 PM

As someone who sells their body for sex on a regular basis i'm highly offended at the connotation of myself being likened to the likes of Didier Drogba & John Terry.

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I never said you were, I'm just trying to sensitize you to the power of words. How would you feel about the term "Chelsea gypos"? Would that be ok because it's used by football thugs? :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yes. Like I said, it's a disparaging term which is meant to be demeaning to homosexuals, right? To use an analogy which should be closer to your heart, it's like saying someone's a a dirty gypo (an insult that gets used in this country a lot). They don't have to be romani but it still indicates racism. :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Back on topic I see? It was a belter, thats for sure. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I thought it was 39 yards? __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS...IF i SHOUTED "RENT BOYS" AT A GROUP OF PEOPLE NOT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCES WERE...THAT;'S HOMOPHOBIC? EDIT: Ecuse the caps...I've been drinking 15 litres of methylated spirits.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	OK I see your point. If someone used the word "Gypo" as an insult towards an individual I knew wasn't even of roma descent, then yes it would annoy me. What about Ronaldo's goal hey?

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	A belter? Twas a 36 yard screamer!

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	As someone who sells their body for sex on a regular basis i'm highly offended at the connotation of myself being likened to the likes of Didier Drogba & John Terry. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.