accessory Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-16490310 MPs are to hold an inquiry into racism in sport, following a number of allegations involving top footballers. The Commons culture committee will decide its terms of reference next week and will hear evidence on 6 March. The move follows incidents involving Chelsea player and England captain John Terry and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. Conservative MP Damian Collins said recent events had "reignited concerns about racism in the game". Uruguayan striker Suarez was banned for eight games and fined £40,000 last month for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra. Terry has been charged with using racist language towards QPR player Anton Ferdinand, but has vowed to clear his name. Most recently, police have been investigating allegations of racist abuse towards Oldham Athletic defender Tom Adeyemi during a game against Liverpool. A man has been arrested and bailed. 'Real teeth' Mr Collins said: "I think the events of the last two weeks have reignited concerns about racism in the game. "Although this session will not necessarily be restricted to football it will be the principal area of inquiry following the Suarez case and the concerns that have arisen from that." Fellow committee member and Labour MP Steve Rotheram said he was a supporter of the Show Racism the Red Card campaign and believed that, given recent events, it was right for parliamentarians with and without football allegiances to investigate. "Sport should be rightly proud that in many ways it has led the field in tackling social issues such as racism, homophobia and sectarianism and it will be interesting to see what conclusions the select committee draw from the evidence session," he said. Earlier, members of the Parliamentary All-Party Football Group called for an inquiry, accusing the Football Association and individual clubs of "dragging their feet" over the issue. Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock said an inquiry had to have "real teeth", while his Labour colleague Ian Lucas said MPs could look at the matter with a degree of independence. "That, I think, is causing problems for the FA and individual clubs, who can be seen as self-serving," he said. Good to see that MPs from all parties are treating the issue with the priority it deserves. While there is far less overtly racist behaviour in general than maybe there was 20 years ago, recent events, especially those we saw on Saturday, show the problem hasn't entirely disappeared.
acooling08 Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Good to know that the government is working on the really important things. Screw the economy, let's investigate football chants!
jonlcfc1990 Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Well they know fvck all about the economy or football chants so they might as well tinker around with both. I think we can safely say we will be seeing more police more video cameras and more dogs after the MP's have a nice think tank wank over all of our chants
Guest MattP Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Any excuse on the way for the police to treat us even worse than they already do.
purpleronnie Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Good to know that the government is working on the really important things. Screw the economy, let's investigate football chants! Thats right they'll all drop everything else and concentrate on racism in football. Get a clue!
Mike the Metal Ed Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Good to know that the government is working on the really important things. Screw the economy, let's investigate football chants! Yeah, I'm sure Dave and Gids are racking their brains over this. It's backbench/minister business. Behave.
jonlcfc1990 Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 It will get to the point where the police will out support the supporters. Or just knock the supporting spirit out of people
Fox92 Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Can they also stop 'you fat ba***rd' as well? Because that is also offensive. I know some songs are horrible, but it is banter at the end of the day. There are much worser things going on in the Country than 'racist chants' at football matches. One day, in the future, I am sure we won't be able to laugh between ourselves.
m00nie Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Can they also stop 'you fat ba***rd' as well? Because that is also offensive. I know some songs are horrible, but it is banter at the end of the day. There are much worser things going on in the Country than 'racist chants' at football matches. One day, in the future, I am sure we won't be able to laugh between ourselves. its not just about chants..
Corky Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Can they also stop 'you fat ba***rd' as well? Because that is also offensive. I know some songs are horrible, but it is banter at the end of the day. There are much worser things going on in the Country than 'racist chants' at football matches. One day, in the future, I am sure we won't be able to laugh between ourselves. Well it's not. Racism is not, and has never been, banter.
purpleronnie Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 Can they also stop 'you fat ba***rd' as well? Because that is also offensive. I know some songs are horrible, but it is banter at the end of the day. There are much worser things going on in the Country than 'racist chants' at football matches. One day, in the future, I am sure we won't be able to laugh between ourselves. worser
I am Rod Hull Posted 10 January 2012 Posted 10 January 2012 I hope Diane Abbott is involved in the inquiry ...
accessory Posted 11 January 2012 Author Posted 11 January 2012 Well actually, no she isn't. Some posters (and I can guarantee ALL of them will be white) have missed the point with the same regularity our strikers on Saturday missed the goal. There's nothing wrong with our elected representatives seeking to ensure that all spectators at sporting events, be they football matches, Test matches or the Olympics, can attend in safety without having to fear harassment or abuse. At the moment, it would seem we are still some way from that scenario.
Guest MattP Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 Well actually, no she isn't. Some posters (and I can guarantee ALL of them will be white) have missed the point with the same regularity our strikers on Saturday missed the goal. There's nothing wrong with our elected representatives seeking to ensure that all spectators at sporting events, be they football matches, Test matches or the Olympics, can attend in safety without having to fear harassment or abuse. At the moment, it would seem we are still some way from that scenario. You seriously best not start telling the cricket fans we can't call each others poms and convicts in the ashes. You will be told by every fan to go fcuk yourself if you do.
davieG Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 Well actually, no she isn't. Some posters (and I can guarantee ALL of them will be white) have missed the point with the same regularity our strikers on Saturday missed the goal. There's nothing wrong with our elected representatives seeking to ensure that all spectators at sporting events, be they football matches, Test matches or the Olympics, can attend in safety without having to fear harassment or abuse. At the moment, it would seem we are still some way from that scenario. Well as long as any outcome is not an over reaction and is appropriate to the problem. In reality there is little they can do to stop a large group of people singing abuse especially when they are surrounded by innocent people. I can see this resulting in a more stringent policing of sitting, greater emphasis on who is sitting where and ever more cctv. The problem is not directly a football problem it's a culture problem where being rude, nasty and offensive is considered acceptable and humorous. I don't even see how 'offensive banter' of the opposition is supportive of your team and will help them to perform better.
Fox92 Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 Well actually, no she isn't. Some posters (and I can guarantee ALL of them will be white) have missed the point with the same regularity our strikers on Saturday missed the goal. There's nothing wrong with our elected representatives seeking to ensure that all spectators at sporting events, be they football matches, Test matches or the Olympics, can attend in safety without having to fear harassment or abuse. At the moment, it would seem we are still some way from that scenario. That is racist.
Dan Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 That is racist. No, it's probably wrong, doesn't make it fvcking racist. Seriously sick of every fvcker jumping on the racism bandwagon, I don't condone it but this constant attempt by so many to get others in to trouble via racism is absolutely fvcking riling me lately.
Fox92 Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 No, it's probably wrong, doesn't make it fvcking racist. Seriously sick of every fvcker jumping on the racism bandwagon, I don't condone it but this constant attempt by so many to get others in to trouble via racism is absolutely fvcking riling me lately. I was joking! I am also sick of everyone jumping on the racism bandwagon, look at my initial post in this topic. People seem to think it is only white people which are racist, just look at the post which I quoted. That is why I made it bold and said it was 'racist'.
Guest MattP Posted 11 January 2012 Posted 11 January 2012 You are racist, you are a racist...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxa4GwI8MJU&feature=related
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