Alan Hansen Apologises For Describing Black Players

[FiNeRaIn]

As "coloured"

Former Liverpool footballer Alan Hansen has apologised after describing black players as "coloured" during a debate on Match of the Day.

Hansen angered viewers after he twice referred to black players as "coloured" when discussing the race row threatening to engulf the sport.

At the time he said: "There's a lot of coloured players in all the major teams and there's a lot of coloured players that are probably the best in the Premier League."

Hansen has now apologised "unreservedly" for using the term.

He said: "I unreservedly apologise for any offence caused. This was never my intention and I deeply regret the use of the word."

VOTE: Was Hansen wrong to use the term 'coloured players'?

England Captain John Terry was told yesterday that he would be charged following allegations of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand.

On Tuesday Liverpool's Luiz Suarez was banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 for using a racist insult against Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

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This is getting silly now. Someone needs to put a stop to this over PC..people choosing to get offended nonsense. Growing up I was taught by my teachers not to use the phrase " black people" and that " couloured" was the correct term...now black people are kicking off about that too?

Just what the FVCK do we call them which will make them all happy and content? Holy shit.

[soggy biscuit]

Growing up I was taught by my teachers not to use the phrase " black people"

Wtf?????

[who are ya?]

[TBM]

Growing up I was taught by my teachers not to use the phrase " black people"

Wtf?????

So was i tbf

We also weren't allowed to call it a "black board" - had to be a "chalk board" and it wasn't "Ba Ba black sheep" but "Ba Ba rainbow sheep"

True story ^^

[FiNeRaIn]

Growing up I was taught by my teachers not to use the phrase " black people"

Wtf?????

Guy behind me at work.. a good 20 years older just confirmed he was also taught at school to use coloured and not black.

[soggy biscuit]

Growing up I was taught by my teachers not to use the phrase " black people"

Wtf?????

So was i tbf

We also weren't allowed to call it a "black board" - had to be a "chalk board" and it wasn't "Ba Ba black sheep" but "Ba Ba rainbow sheep"

True story ^^

cLOLassic RL

[Terminal Boardom]

I heard that at the time and Mrs TB and I raised an eyebrow. A lot of it is a generation thing. Like Hansen has the ability to cause anyone offence - unless it is in relation to shocking defending.

REminds me of when I was in Cape Town about 10 years ago. Was in a cab driven by a Cape Coloured and he told me about an old British / South African woman who was in his cab recently. He stated very matter of fact what she said about the political situation and I quote

I much prefered the old days when you could call a kaffir a kaffir

The taxi driver didn't knnow whether to laugh or cry.

[TBM]

My old boss' Nan's dog was called "nigger" - she couldn't see the problem in it

My Grandad (rip) used to call them "nig-nogs"

[The Rouge]

My old boss' Nan's dog was called "nigger" - she couldn't see the problem in it

She was just a dog though, she didn't have a choice what she was called.

[Scylla]

My old boss' Nan's dog was called "nigger" - she couldn't see the problem in it

My Grandad (rip) used to call them "nig-nogs"

Guy Gibson was your boss' Nan

[TBM]

My old boss' Nan's dog was called "nigger" - she couldn't see the problem in it

She was just a dog though, she didn't have a choice what she was called.

Either you've misread or that was just some shit joke?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Is this for real?

Who exactly is offended by the word "coloured" ???

[Tredder]

Even in downtown whitley, we were told to call them people 'coloured' folk.

[Ian Royal]

I'm guessing when people were taught not to use black it was without anyone having actually asked any black people.

Why on earth would you call them coloured? They aren't purple!

And lets face it, anyone who doesn't know "coloured" isn't an acceptable term must have been frozen in a stasis tank for the last 20 years. Still, apology and lesson learned is all that's needed.

[TBM]

I'm guessing when people were taught not to use black it was without anyone having actually asked any black people.

Why on earth would you call them coloured? They aren't purple!

And lets face it, anyone who doesn't know "coloured" isn't an acceptable term must have been frozen in a stasis tank for the last 20 years. Still, apology and lesson learned is all that's needed.

I dont agree

I've spent most of my life thinking "coloured" is what we should use......i remember being at school and being told off for saying "black"

[Tredder]

Different sayings for different generations.

60's - NigNogs
70's - Coloureds
80's - Blacks
90's - Wassup Nigga
00's onwards - Nothing, as every name is offensive.

[FiNeRaIn]

And lets face it, anyone who doesn't know "coloured" isn't an acceptable term must have been frozen in a stasis tank for the last 20 years. Still, apology and lesson learned is all that's needed.

Utter garbage I haven't heard one person make noises about this not being acceptable until today. Hansen was trying his hardest NOT to offend anyone and be as displomatic as possible, he's a good 30 years or so older than me and my friends and I were taught to use coloured, never seen it raise an eye brow at all. Whats sickening is that people now are CHOOSING to get offended and make issues over everything.

They seriously want people to stop using this? Fine...lets have members of the black communities come out and give us the correct term to use going forward then and we'll teach that in schools. This is an utter joke

[Tony Le Mesmer]

I'm guessing when people were taught not to use black it was without anyone having actually asked any black people.

Why on earth would you call them coloured? They aren't purple!

And lets face it, anyone who doesn't know "coloured" isn't an acceptable term must have been frozen in a stasis tank for the last 20 years. Still, apology and lesson learned is all that's needed.

I dont agree

I've spent most of my life thinking "coloured" is what we should use......i remember being at school and being told off for saying "black"

^ this.

[ZacNaloen]

I'm guessing when people were taught not to use black it was without anyone having actually asked any black people.

Why on earth would you call them coloured? They aren't purple!

And lets face it, anyone who doesn't know "coloured" isn't an acceptable term must have been frozen in a stasis tank for the last 20 years. Still, apology and lesson learned is all that's needed.

I dont agree

I've spent most of my life thinking "coloured" is what we should use......i remember being at school and being told off for saying "black"

^ this.

same actually, by a black person

[who are ya?]

Is coloured gentlemen acceptable