13-03-2021, 11:56 AM
(13-03-2021, 10:32 AM)exgaffer Wrote:(12-03-2021, 03:28 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(12-03-2021, 02:08 PM)exgaffer Wrote: What evidence do you have that he was a ‘racist toerag’?
Well, there was the CCTV evidence of him wrecking MacDonalds and racially abusing staff. He was found guilty and fined £4,500. That sort of evidence.
Plus the evidence of him and Woodgate being charged for GBH for beating up an Asian student, for which he got off cos Woodgate did the serious damage but he was there and part of the attack.
But it wasn't me that brought the subject up ... why did you not challenge Rick Pumpkin who did ?
Deep, I’m very happy to take it up with Pumpkin but did you, or did you not, post the following:
‘I've never liked the man because of the racist toerag that he was when a young man’.
So, to both you and Punpkin:
I am obviously aware of the many incidents that Bowyer has been involved in, and I see evidence of thuggish behaviour but not of racism. Just because some of the people on the receiving end of his ill judged actions happen to be Asian, black or whatever, that doesn’t make it racist does it? If I punch a white man, it’s a punch, if I punch a black or Asian man, it’s a punch. Sadly, due to the current intersectional hierarchy of victimhood, race is brought into the equation.
If you look at where Bowyer was brought up, he would have had Asian and black friends and he would have had altercations with Asian and black men, it stands to reason.
All the time people like you parrot the ‘racist’ line, we are less likely to get the coherent society we all crave.
There are plenty on here whose past activities would not look good under today’s victimhood spotlight, but I suspect there are very few, if any, actual racists on here.
Give it a rest ffs.
Stop thinking about colour and start thinking about people, colour doesn’t mean a thing.
Gaff, absolutely everything you say there is hypothetical, you have no idea what Bowyer's childhood was like yet you set the narrative to suit your narrow viewpoint. 'Colour doesn't mean a thing' is probably the most stupid comment you have ever made on Pompey forums, and good god there are a thousand to choose from.
Unfortunately colour does mean a thing to so many people who suffer because of it. I'm no left-wing shrinking violet but even from my right of centre views I have witnessed racism on many occasions and hate all of those who advocate it. We should all get along regardless of colour, religion and the rest of it and that's the mantra I live my life by and brought my kids up likewise. At a stroke you've shown yourself to be way too stupid and dismissive of the whole situation to be able to properly discuss it.
Getting back on post - Coleman is a useless coont, Bowyer is a younger Jackett and Eddie Howe too expensive, so who comes in if (and it's still 'if') Pompey don't renew Jackett's contract?