Alan Hansen Apologises For Describing Black Players

[FiNeRaIn]

FFS
It has been black for 25 years: everybody in the media knows that.

I couldn't believe what Alan Hansen said, and it was right that he apologised..

You're part of the problem im afraid. It is NOWHERE NEAR as clear-cut as some people like you and Ian are making out, you only need to look at the difference of opinion on here and ask people in person to see that. No one is trolling but several people have been brought up to refer to black people as " coloured people". Hansen having to apologise like he's done something wrong is silly.

[who are ya?]

Not being funny but black is a colour so what's the big deal

[TFF]

FWIW I'm 43

I reckon I'd have said "coloured' until about 20 years ago.

It's very confusing for us middle class whities. Pulp Fiction didn't help either.

[Big Foot]

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"

Watching Newcastle - Chelsea the other week and my Grandad fell asleep on the sofa...woke up just as Sturridge scored and was celebrating with the likes of Ramires and Kalou. This promoted my Grandad to shout at the tele in a thick old Reading accent - "corrrrr they've got a load of darkies ain't they"


Stunning

[soggy biscuit]

We have the pathetic bleating of the PC-gone-mad brigade, dragging out every single incident like this out for all its worth

+100000000

Said it before on here, the pc gone mad brigade are far, far worse than the pc brigade. Must be the most gullible group in society in 2011.

[FiNeRaIn]

What are the PC gone mad brigade

Surely you don't mean the sensible people moaning about the idiots who keep starting all this drama in the first place?

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

This promoted my Grandad to shout at the tele in a thick old Reading accent - "corrrrr they've got a load of darkies ain't they"

A few years back a mate of mine made a comment about Hull fans, that "...they were really racist towards our darkies..."

[Platypuss]

Not being funny

Redundant statement with your posts, m9.

[who are ya?]

*st8ement

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If "coloured people" is offensive someone might want to have a word with the NAACP