Steven Taylor (now retired)

[Unbelievable]

Offensiveness is a subjective thing and therefore it is ridiculous to try and quantify how offensive something can legitimately be. I didn't find it offensive (I thought the picture with the blacked out face was borderline IMO) but others might and I can certainly understand why. Would I wag my finger and tell them they're daft to be offended? Not in this instance.

 

The worst thing about this entire incident is that it has allowed insufferable c***s to bang on about "PC gone mad", because pointing out that publicly chastising people for the colour of their skin is a bit f***ing dim is the height of political correctness. For that alone I hope he gets a big bloody fine and/or a ban.

 

What?

 

You know what I mean. I'm battling with a f***ing vicious cold here, I'm not at my most eloquent.

 

I don't. Seriously, how can what Taylor did (as dumb as it is) be construed in any way, shape or form as "chastising people for the colour of their skin"?

[Mike]

There needs to be a word that lies between ignorant and racist. There's no word. The Germans probably have one.

[cp40]

There needs to be a word that lies between ignorant and racist. There's no word. The Germans probably have one.

 

 

Daft?

[B-more Mag]

Christ, man. He responded to jokes about not speaking French well by resorting to a joke based on blackness. He wouldn't respond to white players saying he doesn't defend well by joking about their whiteness.

[Cajun]

Ignoracist.

 

Racorant.

 

[cp40]

InTaylorant.

[Cajun]

InTaylorant.

 

[Unbelievable]

InTaylorant.

 

[Deuce]

Christ, man. He responded to jokes about not speaking French well by resorting to a joke based on blackness. He wouldn't respond to white players saying he doesn't defend well by joking about their whiteness.

 

This.

 

What he did was racist, regardless of his intentions. Accept it.

[Cronky]

Even allowing for Taylor's reputation for being thick, I was quite shocked by those pictures.

 

He has no defence and he's in big trouble now. Apart from the FA punishment, the club may feel they have to let him go.

[Ronaldo]

I think a lot of people need to look up the definition of the word.

[Ronaldo]

the club may feel they have to let him go.

 

Don't be so stupid, man.

[Dokko]

InTaylorant.

 

[Dave]

Even allowing for Taylor's reputation for being thick, I was quite shocked by those pictures.

 

He has no defence and he's in big trouble now. Apart from the FA punishment, the club may feel they have to let him go.

 

And lose money? Don't be daft.

[Robbo]

Even allowing for Taylor's reputation for being thick, I was quite shocked by those pictures.

 

He has no defence and he's in big trouble now. Apart from the FA punishment, the club may feel they have to let him go.

 

Give over They're well aware he's a few sandwiches short of a picnic

[Unbelievable]

Christ, man. He responded to jokes about not speaking French well by resorting to a joke based on blackness. He wouldn't respond to white players saying he doesn't defend well by joking about their whiteness.

 

Irrelevant. Of course there would be no statement that could be construed as racist when it was banter between members of the same race.. Now for example, if Mbiwa made a joke about Williamson's lack of pace or athletecism, would anybody give it a second thought?

[B-more Mag]

You've missed the point.

[David Icke - Son of God]

Offensiveness is a subjective thing and therefore it is ridiculous to try and quantify how offensive something can legitimately be. I didn't find it offensive (I thought the picture with the blacked out face was borderline IMO) but others might and I can certainly understand why. Would I wag my finger and tell them they're daft to be offended? Not in this instance.

 

The worst thing about this entire incident is that it has allowed insufferable c***s to bang on about "PC gone mad", because pointing out that publicly chastising people for the colour of their skin is a bit f***ing dim is the height of political correctness. For that alone I hope he gets a big bloody fine and/or a ban.

 

What?

 

You know what I mean. I'm battling with a f***ing vicious cold here, I'm not at my most eloquent.

 

I don't. Seriously, how can what Taylor did (as dumb as it is) be construed in any way, shape or form as "chastising people for the colour of their skin"?

 

He was taking the piss. Chastising was the wrong word.

[Unbelievable]

You've missed the point.

 

What is your point?

[Cronky]

Even allowing for Taylor's reputation for being thick, I was quite shocked by those pictures.

 

He has no defence and he's in big trouble now. Apart from the FA punishment, the club may feel they have to let him go.

 

Give over They're well aware he's a few sandwiches short of a picnic

 

That's true, but the club is going to come under pressure to act in the days ahead. The club and its supporters can put it into the context of Taylor's well-known bone-headedness. Those on the outside won't be so charitable. And those pictures look really bad.

 

Getting the boot is the worst case scenario, but you don't know how things might develop if the national media start to take a strong interest in this.

[Cajun]

He won't get the boot.

[Ronaldo]

Course he won't, man. Really ridiculous suggestion.

[Unbelievable]

I must have missed something here, but I will gladly be educated. What is so incredibly bad about those pictures, beyond bad taste and a horrendous sense of humour?

[Ronaldo]

I must have missed something here, but I will gladly be educated. What is so incredibly bad about those pictures, beyond bad taste and a horrendous sense of humour?

 

Basically.

[Segun Oluwaniyi]

Suarez and Terry were both convicted of actual racist actions to actual people and no one expected their own clubs to sack them. If a club sacks you, it is generally because you have done something heinous. If it is for something as small as this, you must not be very good at all.