Nah. It's probably only those uncultured savage foreign players who were booing..
PFA team and player of the year.
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Nah. It's probably only those uncultured savage foreign players who were booing..
Seems this comedian story "has legs".
At the risk of being whooshed, it does. The Daily Mail have done its usual sanctimonious faux outrage about it. At least they're consistent!
What the heck were they doing hiring him anyway? Footballers, behind their flash images, are generally an unusually conservative bunch who probably find Lee Evans a bit daring. Couldn't Gordon Taylor have just put on an old Wheeltappers and Shunters DVD? I bet he's got the set.
one prone to using the N word. After the hubbub in the past with racism in football, hiring him (whilst a boos move), was also thick as shit
I think most people are smart enough to be able to tell the difference between words used in comedy gigs and racial abuse in the course of employment.
Unless they're on some Daily mail style faux outrage buzz.
Besides that word is a term of endearment where he comes from
Unless they're on some Daily mail style faux outrage buzz.
Besides that word is a term of endearment where he comes from
"It's not about the intent but the use of the word" - The FA, Suarez/Evra case. You'd have thought they'd have used a bit of common sense.
This is the FA
I thought you might have too.
Legs ignore context totally and become complete fuckwits instead .....yay!
Clarke Carlisle says PFA made 'huge mistake' hiring comedian for awards
• Reginald D Hunter performed at Sunday's event
• 'Using a comedian of his type was a bad error in judgment'
• Reginald D Hunter performed at Sunday's event
• 'Using a comedian of his type was a bad error in judgment'
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- guardian.co.uk, Monday 29 April 2013 15.35 BST
Reginald D Hunter performed a stand-up routine during Sunday's PFA Awards in London which reportedly did not go down well. Photograph: Tony Briggs/guardian.co.uk
Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle believes his organisation made "a huge mistake" in hiring Reginald D Hunter to perform at Sunday night's awards dinner in London.
Hunter, a black comedian from Georgia in the United States, repeatedly used the word "nigger" during his performance, which was not well received by members of the audience in the ballroom of the Grosvenor House hotel in Mayfair.
Carlisle is one of a number of players who has campaigned tirelessly to try to eradicate racism in football, and although he refused to criticise Hunter's act, he admits it was a big error to hire the American for the event.
"I thought we made a huge mistake," said the Northampton defender, who took over as PFA chairman in 2010. I thought with everything that we have gone through over the last few years, using a comedian of his type was a bad error in judgement.
"I was embarrassed sat up there throughout and I want to apologise unreservedly to the footballing community that was present."
The topic of racism in football has become an emotive subject over the last two years in particular, with John Terry and Luis Suárez both receiving bans for racial abuse, although the former England captain Terry was cleared of racism in a criminal trial regarding the same incident.
Carlisle was also annoyed that Hunter's performance detracted from an evening that was meant to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the organisation, and its decision to honour women footballers for the first time.
"What galls me is that it was a momentous occasion," he said. "It was our 40th award, Kim Little won the first women's award, a place in history. It was the first time that the men's and women's game had unified and instead we are talking about someone who we paid to come in as entertainment and be facetious about something we stand vehemently against so I apologise for that. I was embarrassed."
Carlisle's comments bring him into conflict with the organisation's chief executive, Gordon Taylor, who on Sunday night tried to play down the furore caused by Hunter's appearance. When asked whether it was a mistake to allow Hunter to perform, Taylor replied: "No, no, don't be silly. Are you serious?
"I think there were a few raised eyebrows over the comedian but that is the sort of thing you can't control. It was unfortunate. He is a professional comedian. It's a difficult subject in football and with him not being fully aware of how emotive it has been in football, that was probably a difficulty for him."
It is customary for a comedian to perform at the awards, but Carlisle now wants the slot to be axed. "I'm not lambasting Reginald D Hunter," the centre-back said. "That's his act, it's what he does. When you go to a comedy store you know you might have to leave your moral compass at the door, but the PFA awards dinner, the showpiece of our season, is not the time to have an act like that."
The Anti-racism group Kick It Out also hit out at the PFA for booking Hunter. The organisation said in a statement: "It is a matter for the PFA and enquiries related to it should be directed there. Kick It Out condemns racial slurs, the use of the n-word irrespective of context, and will act on any complaints made to the organisation on it."
Still a gang of thick cunts
A perfect representation of the people they represent
It's trending on Twitter. Off with their heads.
When clark carlisle is the best you can get, you do have to question your industrys standards
What do the society of black lawyers think, that's the important question we seem to have overlooked.
*clip clop, clip clop*
God your an idiot, one thread you're asking for written rules, not interpretation, then in this thread you dismiss the words of the FA pleading context, make your mind up.
I swear Eden Hazard gets a lot more respect and publicity because of his cool name.
I'm an idiot?
I'm not the one implying that FA rules for behaviour during a football match should be applied to a fucking comedian doing a gig.
Neither am I. I just think it's funny as fuck.
Didn't they fine Ferdinand for a racial tweet he jokingly made? Was he playing footy at the time?
To be fair, who would the FA ban? The comedian?
Nor am I. The PFA fully supported the strong rulings from the FA about racism, who used written rules and ignored any other considerations to make convictions. They then go and employ a racist comedian and you claim that's fine because of context. Bullshit, if you're going to take a hardline approach, or support one, you do it everywhere, not just on the pitch. You're acting like one of those idiots who argues with the majority to make themselves feel more intelligent recently, i hope its working for you.
I'm lost for words, truly I am.
Tell me about how you work in a court, I always find that really impressive.
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