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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Roy Hodgson- in 1959 monkeys were sent to the space, the man with them called back to earth asking can he come back, because he's bored and got nothing to do. He was told all he has to do is keeping feeding the monkeys.

Is this racist? If so, is the word monkey racist? It is a metaphor to ask for him to stop being greedy and search out those passes, feed them and they will score.

I've heard many rumours that this was Daniel sturridge complaining to the FA. If so, would you ever want him to play for England again?

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By *MOOTH AND ROUGHCouple over a year ago

tamworth

The comments we heard was about giving the ball to Townsend and let him do his magic now Townsend has come out to say he was offended or upset so matter closed but the p.c brigade has now made a mountain out of a mole hill

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

No, Townsend has come out to say its pathetic. Practically everyone from the dressing room besides sturridge has said its ridiculous, and been blown way out of proportion.

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By *MOOTH AND ROUGHCouple over a year ago

tamworth

I agree they will be demanding Roy resigns next it's another F.A farce

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I think the FA will genuinely stand by Hodgson, just because they know he's not got it in him to do something wrong, besides playing the wrong teams week after week.

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By *MOOTH AND ROUGHCouple over a year ago

tamworth

After qualifying for next years tournament the media should be praising the team's efforts no lets dish some dirt it's a joke

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The comments we heard was about giving the ball to Townsend and let him do his magic now Townsend has come out to say he was offended or upset so matter closed but the p.c brigade has now made a mountain out of a mole hill"

Agree. Its the whole "can't call it a blackboard anymore" brigade.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Pc brigade ruin this country whats wrong with saying to a woman you see saying you are pretty or if nice perfume etc.

I always hold doors open etc or will give up my seat but even that upsets some i once offered seat to heavily pregnant woman she got arsey told him she is pregnant not invalid ended up telling her to fuck off.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Is it racist no, miss guided yes, you can't use the phrase keep feeding the monkey when referring to a black man, someone is going to get upset, even if it's taken out of context and was part of a larger speech,

I agree the world has gone mad but it is the world we are in today so you have to be careful what you say, certainly in public view

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By *bbandflowCouple over a year ago

South Devon

"Pc brigade ruin this country whats wrong with saying to a woman you see saying you are pretty or if nice perfume etc.

Pc brigade?..one player had apparently complained..all the media, social networks are practically unanimous in their belief Hodgsons's remarks were not racist.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

the law is that if someone takes offence to your statement it is classed as racism. Someone took offence so technically he is guilty of using racist language.

personally I think blown out of proportion but he should have known better given that the Mikel monkey incident in not too distant past

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple over a year ago

in Lancashire

does seem a strange thing to say given the issues there have been with using that term by some at football grounds in the past..

as for whether its racist that is solely down to the perception of whomever found it offensive..

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Is it racist no, miss guided yes, you can't use the phrase keep feeding the monkey when referring to a black man, someone is going to get upset, even if it's taken out of context and was part of a larger speech,

I agree the world has gone mad but it is the world we are in today so you have to be careful what you say, certainly in public view"

Isn't the real point that this ought not to have been in public view.

This 'joke' was told in the dressing room at half time during an important football match.

Whoever passed the story on had nothing in mind other than to undermine the team manager (or coach or whatever he calls himself).

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"the law is that if someone takes offence to your statement it is classed as racism. Someone took offence so technically he is guilty of using racist language.

personally I think blown out of proportion but he should have known better given that the Mikel monkey incident in not too distant past"

If that is the laws interpretation of racism it is an ass. It panders to the liberal left who are unable to be proportionate when considering such matters.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I agree the world has gone mad but it is the world we are in today so you have to be careful what you say, certainly in public view

Isn't the real point that this ought not to have been in public view.

This 'joke' was told in the dressing room at half time during an important football match.

Whoever passed the story on had nothing in mind other than to undermine the team manager (or coach or whatever he calls himself).

Maybe but when your in the public eye nothing is secret anymore

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If you called a black man a "cheeky monkey" would that be classed as racist ? No it would not because it obviously means a bit of a rascal etc,nothing else.

It's all about context and Hodgson has done nothing wrong here,talk about storm in a tea cup. One day the gutter press are praising you,the next they want to bring you down, nothing new there then.

If it was Sturridge who leaked it he obviously has a big chip on his shoulder and no room for them in any team.

Remember what happened to Roy Keane ? No player can undermine the manager,end of story

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple over a year ago

in Lancashire

If that is the laws interpretation of racism it is an ass. It panders to the liberal left who are unable to be proportionate when considering such matters."

it may be that some will shout loudly whatever their political persuasion yes, but the law in this area wasn't wrote to pander to anyone..

like all anti discrimination legislation its written to try and have the majority treat a minority with tolerance..

maybe when some in society think before they treat others who are different as less than equal etc then we possibly wont need it..

not holding ones breath just yet though..

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By *orset manMan over a year ago

Bournemouth

a load of nonsense over nothing

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple over a year ago

in Lancashire

"If you called a black man a "cheeky monkey" would that be classed as racist ? "

go back in recent history when banana's being thrown at black players and 'monkey noises' being grunted was in some grounds the norm..

their intention wasn't to associate an individual as a rascal..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"the law is that if someone takes offence to your statement it is classed as racism. Someone took offence so technically he is guilty of using racist languaget"

Is that the law though ? If he found it offensive it is just deemed offensive not racist surely.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If that is the laws interpretation of racism it is an ass. It panders to the liberal left who are unable to be proportionate when considering such matters.

it may be that some will shout loudly whatever their political persuasion yes, but the law in this area wasn't wrote to pander to anyone..

like all anti discrimination legislation its written to try and have the majority treat a minority with tolerance..

maybe when some in society think before they treat others who are different as less than equal etc then we possibly wont need it..

not holding ones breath just yet though.. "

For a majority of people, from whatever race, they appreciate the intentions of the law and act with common sense

Unfortunately the more politically motivated use the law to their own ends - these are the ones that make equality difficult as they undermine the tolerant majority

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I agree the world has gone mad but it is the world we are in today so you have to be careful what you say, certainly in public view"

kind of agree, however, i would like to think the metaphor would have been used had it been beckham/milner or anyone playing out of his skin on th enight.

the thing i have a problem with, is not someone getting offended by something, thats their choice and they have the right to be offended, its the fact he went to the papers, and the papers ran with it without a second thought.

i listened to Gordon Smart last night, while justifying himself, and i have a couple of points.

he said the player wanted to remain annoymous as he had an international career to think of, yet was 'disgusted' and 'angry' at what had been said. why would a player be happy to play for a manager that had 'dusgusted' him so?

also, the 'player' said that Thownsend was upset, and he happily believed this to be gospel, yet the lad said he understood the analogy and no offence was taken.

its ridiculous.

i have no problem with someone feeling aggrieved by something, as said, its their choice.

this episode was a massive abuse of trust, and i really dont see how they can be welcomed into the squad to spend a few weeks away, if they are going to run to the press everytime something isnt to their liking.

i feel this players england career SHOULD now be over, as long as Roy is in charge.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"If you called a black man a "cheeky monkey" would that be classed as racist ? No it would not because it obviously means a bit of a rascal etc,nothing else."

a fella phoned the radio last night and told of a bloke that was told to stop 'monkeying around' and sued the company for over 20k in for emotional damages.

so it happens

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It's absolutely pathetic. This analogy could have just as easily been used on a white player had he been the player terrorising the opposition defence. Plus, in the analogy the monkey is more intelligent than the astronaut!!

Whoever has leaked this to the press can never be trusted in this environment again, - possibly at club level also.

Lets face it, he's obviously not the brightest spark in the matchbox, is he?

I was recently listening to a representative of the black lawyers on this subject & they've done themselves no favours either; - just as pathetic!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I agree the world has gone mad but it is the world we are in today so you have to be careful what you say, certainly in public view"

He didn't say it referring to a black man, he said it in a generic sense. Keep feeding your team mates.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Personally, his words where inspiring. I cannot see how anyone could take it as racist, he's from a time where a monkey is a monkey. I am apparently from the generation where a monkey is someone of ethnic origin. If you're calling someone a monkey in a derogatory context, then that can be seen as racist. In what way is that derogatory? The player who reported this shouldn't be playing club nor international football, whether its Lionel messi or David ngog.

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