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Don't know whether this has been mentioned before or not but I've just spoke to a very credible source that Blackburns initial offer to Leon Best was in excess of 40k per week.

Hope it's true, he's a really good lad and would have been one of the top three players in the championship this season barring his injury

I didn't know he was injured. I really liked Leon Best and was sorry to see him go, good pro who never gave less than 100% and was a lot better than some gave him credit for.
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its equally as offensive

:lol: yup, those poor ginger slaves

what have slaves got to do with things being offensive? From what I understand there isn't a big stigma placed on ginger hair in the USA compared to the UK where ginger people are mocked and discriminated against.
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its equally as offensive

:lol: yup, those poor ginger slaves

what have slaves got to do with things being offensive? From what I understand there isn't a big stigma placed on ginger hair in the USA compared to the UK where ginger people are mocked and discriminated against.

I don't actually know if you are a WUM or have an unfortunate brain - I was referring to the subjugation of black people where they were considered inferior for hundreds of years, were kept as slaves, treated horrendously and not given equal rights. As far as I know, ginger people have not received the same treatment. Do I, or have I ever ripped on people for being ginger? No, I don't like taking the p*ss out of people for laughs but do I think taking the p*ss out of someone's hair colour is the same as racism? No, I don't

 

Edit: Equally important is racist hate crime and a continuing belief that people from different ethnic cultures are inferior. These opinions still exist, more so than many think.

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its equally as offensive

:lol: yup, those poor ginger slaves

what have slaves got to do with things being offensive? From what I understand there isn't a big stigma placed on ginger hair in the USA compared to the UK where ginger people are mocked and discriminated against.

I don't actually know if you are a WUM or have an unfortunate brain - I was referring to the subjugation of black people where they were considered inferior for hundreds of years, were kept as slaves, treated horrendously and not given equal rights. As far as I know, ginger people have not received the same treatment. Do I, or have I ever ripped on people for being ginger? No, I don't like taking the piss out of people for laughs but do I think taking the piss out of someone's hair colour is the same as racism? No, I don't

It's exactly the same. Black skin, ginger hair, fat people, disabled people etc. Exactly the same.
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Discrimination is discrimination, and in principle none of it is acceptable. However if you think that taking the piss out of the colour of someone's hair has the same historical and societal connotations as taking the piss out of the colour of someone's skin then I worry for your sanity. Any comparison is ALWAYS an attempt to condone racist comments rather than an attempt to condemn all the rest. It crops up from time to time.

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