Molly Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Radio Leicester saying he has apologised for the incident Well that should be the end of it then. But it was chap according to some deaf people on here. Maybe he just took the high road so as not to drag the incident out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 I can't believe this is actually a story... Vardy has reportedly apologised now too. The number of off-field incidents this past year is simply unreal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 I just watched at the video twice, and I can't hear Vardy used the word "Jap". Maybe I am missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 I just watched at the video twice, and I can't hear Vardy used the word "Jap". Maybe I am missing something. The bit your missing is when vardy calls him a Jap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 At an organisation of that size, you'd expect someone would, the question is whether they're relevant to the article - if they're one of the photographers, the story won't go through them, so unless the author, subeditor, editor, head editor and proof readers are one of the people who are aware of the connotations around the word jap, it can slip through the cracks. And the employees don't read their own newspaper and tell the editors "Oi Ed, that was racist, better let everyone know and not do it again" Since it's apparently been in the headlines more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illusion35 Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Difficult one - certainly not clear cut. Very poor quality grainy video - not clear what he is actually saying. I think putting subtitles on isn't really acceptable - it needs to be clear from the audio not subtitles added by the Sun! However he does seem to be saying 'Jap' but not in a wholly derogatory way, not 'you stupid jap xxxx' which would clearly be intended as a racist insult as in the Terry/Ferdinand case - Terry didn't lose his job. Secondly there is the issue of the word 'Jap' itself. I heard this word used a few times in the ground on Saturday to describe our new player when people clearly couldn't recall or pronounce his name e.g. 'That little jap is a real fighter' when he was trying to keep possession. I'm unsure people would use the word in a positive way like that if it was commonly considered to be a racial slur. I can see from reading about it that it dates to American usage during world war 2 and can understand the historical aspect and why it may be considered offensive, but I was unaware of this really before taking time to find out. It's certainly not in the category of the n word as people are suggesting. I doubt I would overhear anyone in the ground saying 'great game from that n****** Morgan' therefore there's clearly a difference in the terminology here. There seems to be disagreement amongst the Japanese community themselves about how offensive this word is. Young man having drunk too much while out with friends loses his rag and shouts at someone - happens every weekend night - just in this case as it is a high profile footballer it is headline news. I would get him to apologise publicly and as others have said perhaps do some work for kick it out if he confirms he said Jap knowing this was racist. Definitely does not warrant a sacking in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Got to love the apology that you know was probably written by the clubs lawyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 I can't believe this is actually a story... Vardy has reportedly apologised now too. The number of off-field incidents this past year is simply unreal... Would you think it was racist if someone said "Oi Dane" to you? honest question, not being facetious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmeh Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Vardy apologises for calling someone chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Vardy apologises for calling someone chap Surprised you're not blaming Pearson for all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Apology for what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Vardy apologises for calling someone chap He apologised for offending anyone, doesn't say what for. Could be his hairstyle or his clobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverybodyDannsNow Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 So what's going to happen now? A fine and a telling off I would imagine. But we all know what happened the last time we had a racism issue. Surely Vards isn't going to get the boot as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 He apologised for offending anyone, doesn't say what for. Could be his hairstyle or his clobber. For using the word 'yo' I should think. Faux-ghetto bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 So what's going to happen now? A fine and a telling off I would imagine. But we all know what happened the last time we had a racism issue. Surely Vards isn't going to get the boot as well? Maybe his father is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 What a time to be alive. I want The Sun newspaper to apologise for wasting paper printing their shit every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 For using the word 'yo' I should think. Faux-ghetto bullshit. Bet his kissed his teeth afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 For using the word 'yo' I should think. Faux-ghetto bullshit. If it's not for wearing his jeans with his arse hanging out the top of them, then he deserves a massive fine. Appalling fashion sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Would you think it was racist if someone said "Oi Dane" to you? honest question, not being facetious. No, but then I don't easily get offended. Vardy said 'Jap' and it clearly wasn't meant in a joking manner either. Is it a story? No, not at all. Will it get consequences? Likely, because with the media bigging this up as a 'thing' the owners/the club will need to take some action to keep face. I just can't believe how stupid these footballers are, thinking they are untouchable because they earn loads and play for a big club. When you see Vardy on the pitch and contemplate his meteoric rise, it is so disappointing to see him act this hotheaded and stupid. Just like the kids in Thailand, just like Pearson and his weird emotional outbursts (which I could forgive if they were one-offs, but they clearly weren't), just like La Manga, just like Dennis Wise, just like Wayne Brown.... it's despairing stuff and will only alienate football even further from 'real' people. How they aren't taught how to behave in public, exactly because you have such brainfarted media picking up on every misstep, is just baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetstonefox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 It doesn't matter what we think, what do the owners think will determine how this plays out. Hopefully the apology will end the story, but has put the owners in a awkward position, they don't want their ownership tainted by racism and unfortunately the terms used have been about people from the far east. That Vardy has apologised means that those who think he said 'chap' will stop posting that crap. The Sun is hypocritical in how its used the story, but again at the end of the day it's another Leicester City story we could have avoided. I'm sure those defending Vardy will be very sympathetic when its the turn of another clubs player appearing on the front page of a tabloid. He's said he's made an error of judgment, hope we can move on but I fear this story may get highjacked by the anti racist zealots looking for a prize scalp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 I'm pretty sure "Dane" is the dictionary defined noun for someone from Denmark. "Jap" is not the Japanese equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Why would he say "Oi Jap" He's clearly saying chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 No, but then I don't easily get offended. Vardy said 'Jap' and it clearly wasn't meant in a joking manner either. Is it a story? No, not at all. Will it get consequences? Likely, because with the media bigging this up as a 'thing' the owners/the club will need to take some action to keep face. I just can't believe how stupid these footballers are, thinking they are untouchable because they earn loads and play for a big club. When you see Vardy on the pitch and contemplate his meteoric rise, it is so disappointing to see him act this hotheaded and stupid. Just like the kids in Thailand, just like Pearson and his weird emotional outbursts (which I could forgive if they were one-offs, but they clearly weren't), just like La Manga, just like Dennis Wise, just like Wayne Brown.... it's despairing stuff and will only alienate football even further from 'real' people. How they aren't taught how to behave in public, exactly because you have such brainfarted media picking up on every misstep, is just baffling. All footballers should be obliged by the football league to go on a course at the beginning of each season - or when they first come into a league like Rookies in the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 It doesn't matter what we think, what do the owners think will determine how this plays out. Hopefully the apology will end the story, but has put the owners in a awkward position, they don't want their ownership tainted by racism and unfortunately the terms used have been about people from the far east. That Vardy has apologised means that those who think he said 'chap' will stop posting that crap. The Sun is hypocritical in how its used the story, but again at the end of the day it's another Leicester City story we could have avoided. I'm sure those defending Vardy will be very sympathetic when its the turn of another clubs player appearing on the front page of a tabloid. He's said he's made an error of judgment, hope we can move on but I fear this story may get highjacked by the anti racist zealots looking for a prize scalp. Again, Vardy apologised for causing offence. That could be a general apology for his actions, it's not admitting guilt for what he's accused of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lcfc82 Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Has he apologised for saying "jap" or for his aggressive knobhead behaviour ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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