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hypochondriac

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  1. Isn't the major problem online abuse? So even if these scumbags felt alienated by show of support in the stadium why would that prevent them from going online and sending monkey emojis to any black players they want to?
  2. Sure but it can't be nice if you're getting multiple death threats or rape threats against your female family members as has happened to some high profile people. As we know some real scumbags online.
  3. I expect its a bigger issue for a younger generation who live a lot of their life online. I totally get how online abuse can make problems feel larger than they are and really you can find almost anything on twitter it's horrible. I'd still argue against those who say it's something unique to football though. Politicians get some absolutely horrendous abuse for example.
  4. Yes that was clear when you said you thought he had a point about current levels of racism in this country being the same as the 70s and 80s. Presumably you remember at least some of the period?
  5. And there we go we start devolving into the personal attacks and the weird idea that I am "angry" because I'm typing some words on a forum. Why does how large a population is have any correlation with if someone is racist or not? Discrimination against someone based on their race and skin colour has nothing to do with how many people are in a group. I think it's incredibly sad that you think thay no one gives a shit about racism but I think that says more about you than me.
  6. I agree I think a large number are thick people posting in the heat of the moment something shocking to express their anger. I support measures that may make them think twice about their actions but the best and most workable solution I have heard is to have an option for verified status on twitter and then allow people like footballers to only receive replies from people who have been verified if they choose to be so. Problem solved then as anyone receiving abuse after that has effectively made the choice to receive it.
  7. Of course he doesn't have a point. Nobody seriously believes that racism is rising to the levels of the 70s and 80s all it does is devalue the actual issue by exaggerating it to an absurd degree. He would be better served highlighting the actual issues and putting forward realistic solutions that don't involve handing the censorship of the Internet to Google and Facebook.
  8. Hence why it is absolutely ludicrous to say that racism in football is rising to those levels.
  9. The last I heard they, were investigating. I would imagine it takes quite a while for it to be done properly.
  10. That sounds mildly homophobic. Didn't you promise your partner you'd stop posting on here?
  11. Ferdinand won't even have any first hand knowledge of the 70s.
  12. Or maybe they realised that there would be some downsides related to brexit but felt that on balance it was worth it anyway because they valued some things more?
  13. They won't stop until social media companies are given ultimate power as chief censors online. Anything considered even vaguely contentious will be preemptively banned by AI. One of the people today was calling for the removal of content that is legal but which might cause harm. Shocking.
  14. Anyway back on topic. Rio Ferdinand said this today about racist abuse of footballers online: "The former Manchester United defender said it was "disheartening" to see racism in football rising to the levels of the 1970s and 80s." What do we reckon? An accurate reflection to compare the levels of racism today to the 1970s and 80s?
  15. See I can't take you seriously when you call someone like Boris really right wing. It's clear you have clear bias with your political leanings. I'm not a fan of the conservatives or the loony left, I'd much prefer to have a liberal government in charge with a small l rather than Boris and his flip flopping and I'd prefer that you didn't make assumptions about my political leanings based on the caricatures you've made up in your own head. That NHS blog article has provoked widespread outrage and it's horribly racist. The fact she cited the works of the likes of Kehinde Andrews-an appaling racist and grifter- gives you an idea of where the article is going. Imagine if I wrote a bloke calling for black people to be uncomfortable your response would be unequivocal. It's clear you treat actions differently based on the race of the victims and that's incredibly racist in itself.
  16. It's not "off beam" I've read the words in the article. It was disgusting and the only reason I've brought it up again is because of how shocking it is and your poor attempts to deflect from the words in, the blog. It was awful. It's not a matter of interpretation, there have been racists promoted into senior positions in organisations like the NHS and they are dammed by their own words. Similarly it is factually accurate that social media companies are about to be given an unprecedented amount of power online to censor speech that they dislike. I'm sorry I don't really want to go on a tangent about hgv drivers.
  17. Maybe so. My bet is still on one of them swallowing the costs and then using it to sell their products. If someone like O2 kept the benefit then they could really hammer the marketing once travelling abroad becomes more of a thing again. Will be interesting to, see how three do out of this, my bet is not too well.
  18. As the analyst has opined, it's going to be hard for them to differentiate themselves in the future and I'll be interested to see how they do. I would be wrong if I said definitively that it wouldn't happen. I'm surprised that they have got rid of it but I never discounted the possibility as I've said more than once.
  19. No the response I quoted above. I didn't say you had quoted it. It would be helpful if you actually read and responded to replies rather than what you think I said. What part of: says it would never happen?
  20. It's not a subjective description of the country, its things that have actually happened and that can be evidenced. Luckily I can do multiple things at once so I'm able to care about the things I outlined whilst also caring about the growing wealth divide for example. That's the luxury everyone has as multi faceted individuals. Caring about women's rights for example or racist blogs from NHS chiefs doesn't mean that I am incapable of caring about open racists at the football or closeted retired racists in leafy suburbs of middle England. Probably best not to get into the specifics of your example about hgv vehicles as different sources give differing reasons as to the cause. I can also care about that as well though who knew?
  21. My quoted post above says the opposite of what you've just said
  22. Not sure what is oh dear about it. I never discounted the possibility of them introducing charges: Whilst this is disappointing news, the good news for me personally is that I've just recently signed a 2 year contract so I'll have a couple of years to assess the market and then make my choice which is how the market should work. Not going to lie though that is a shame and as the analyst says its going to make their network difficult to stand out.
  23. I know it just feels a bit more dodgy when it's an individual sport rather than a team one. If you really don't have much of a connection to a country then it all seems a bit meaningless. I personally feel a much greater connection to athletes who've actually been brought up here rather than shipped in as an adult because they couldn't get a slot elsewhere.
  24. I saw radacanu rise, radacanu ridge or my personal favourite: Emma elevation.
  25. She looks excellent. Excited to have someone to cheer on in tennis for the first time in a few years.
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