Rainbow Laces

[James fox]

Well I am not gay and I don't want to hear that sort of childish crap when we should be singing songs to get behind the team

I am not black either but do I have to be black to be offended by racism ?

It's my club and I want everyone to feel welcome , whatever their background and whatever they do in their private life

Anyone who moans about these sort of initiatives is either hiding in the closet or is very small minded , it's a drop in the ocean money wise compared to share going around in football

The kick racism out of football is also a very good campaign

A simple NO would have sufficed.
We both know that is the Truth.

[Auntie Andy]

Well I am not gay and I don't want to hear that sort of childish crap when we should be singing songs to get behind the team

I am not black either but do I have to be black to be offended by racism ?

It's my club and I want everyone to feel welcome , whatever their background and whatever they do in their private life

Anyone who moans about these sort of initiatives is either hiding in the closet or is very small minded , it's a drop in the ocean money wise compared to share going around in football

The kick racism out of football is also a very good campaign

Here, here

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

A simple NO would have sufficed.
We both know that is the Truth.

It needed more than a simple no due to the hysterical nature of your original contribution

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Here, here

Bluebirds !!!

[ccfc_is_my_life]

We could learn a lot from rugby in this respect , football fans can be small minded idiots

Learn what from rugby in this respect, Sludge?

[dembethewarrior]

Learn what from rugby in this respect, Sludge?

There's a gay ref that rugby fans still feel the need to mention (the fact he's gay)
Overall people aren't bothered and comment more on his ability as a good ref, sections will still make remarks though. So not sure what we would learn tbh.

2017 the year everyone is offended by everything all the time.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Learn what from rugby in this respect, Sludge?

Behaviour at the game , afterwards is a different matter as excessive drinking leads to all sorts of problems in town in the night

[James fox]

Most people do not care if people are Gay or Not.
So why the need for this constant Barrage from the LGBTTMFI++ ?.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

There's a gay ref that rugby fans still feel the need to mention (the fact he's gay)
Overall people aren't bothered and comment more on his ability as a good ref, sections will still make remarks though. So not sure what we would learn tbh.

2017 the year everyone is offended by everything all the time.

If a ref came out as gay in football he would be the subject of pathetic abuse , it's as simple as that

I can't be bothered with this thread anymore , it's like pulling teeth

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Most people do not care if people are Gay or Not.
So why the need for this constant Barrage from the LGBTTMFI++ ?.

How do you know most people don't care if someone is gay anymore , the amount of homophobic hate crime such as people getting beaten up , simply because they are gay , is a disgrace in a civilised society

Countries like Holland , Germany and France are a lot more open minded than the Brits

Anyway I am off for a kebab

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Well I am not gay and I don't want to hear that sort of childish crap when we should be singing songs to get behind the team

I am not black either but do I have to be black to be offended by racism ?

It's my club and I want everyone to feel welcome , whatever their background and whatever they do in their private life

Anyone who moans about these sort of initiatives is either hiding in the closet or is very small minded , it's a drop in the ocean money wise compared to share going around in football

The kick racism out of football is also a very good campaign

I think you're missing the point of the original post.

Small-minded? Who?

[Auntie Andy]

Most people do not care if people are Gay or Not.
So why the need for this constant Barrage from the LGBTTMFI++ ?.

I’ll tell you why there’s a “constant barrage” because these kind of things are is still happening in the world.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7757786.html

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news...central-467665

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40643461

There were 7,194 attacks in England and Wales in the year to April 2016

[dembethewarrior]

If a ref came out as gay in football he would be the subject of pathetic abuse , it's as simple as that

I can't be bothered with this thread anymore , it's like pulling teeth

You get chanting in football you don't in rugby internationals.
Some chants are funny, some are offensive, it's done to put people off though.. I can't say I've heard a chant and thought "then horrible bastards mean it"

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Why are you so angry about this? What harm does it do? Are you homophobic?

Why are you asking this question?

[Forest Green Bluebird]

I’ll tell you why there’s a “constant barrage” because these kind of things are is still happening in the world.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7757786.html

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news...central-467665

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40643461

There were 7,194 attacks in England and Wales in the year to April 2016

Plymouth event 1995

[Auntie Andy]

Plymouth event 1995

Exactly, going on then and still going on now, so what’s your point?

[J R Hartley]

How do you know most people don't care if someone is gay anymore , the amount of homophobic hate crime such as people getting beaten up , simply because they are gay , is a disgrace in a civilised society

Countries like Holland , Germany and France are a lot more open minded than the Brits

Anyway I am off for a kebab

Thank **** for that

[James fox]

I’ll tell you why there’s a “constant barrage” because these kind of things are is still happening in the world.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7757786.html

Was in Chechnya, 100% convinced they would not worry about Does your boyfriend know are here chant to Brighton Supporters.

[Auntie Andy]

Was in Chechnya, 100% convinced they would not worry about Does your boyfriend know are here chant to Brighton Supporters.

You obviously don’t get it. Read this and that’s my last post to you.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40846848

[dembethewarrior]

Everyone is part of the problem in some way.

Can't be offended by gay chants, and make posts sexualising women you'd like to ****. That offends someone else.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Exactly, going on then and still going on now, so what’s your point?

You've googled homophobic attacks and come up with three links.

One of the links refers to 1995 ... 22 years ago.

Obviously a very sad event, but hardly worth bringing up in the context of my original post.

[adz-a32]

ITT: homophobia doesn't exist coz I haven't seen it

[Steve R]

'They' will just say it's racist because you refuse to wear black or brown laces. You can't win either way.

[dembethewarrior]

You've googled homophobic attacks and come up with three links.

One of the links refers to 1995 ... 22 years ago.

Obviously a very sad event, but hardly worth bringing up in the context of my original post.

Seen a bloke get punched in town for being gay once. Was told to talk like a man now a ponce..He spoke up and took a blow to the face.

Another time, not too long back, a man got beat up because a straight guy he went with (straight guys choice) got embarrassed when people found out and beat up the bloke the following week..He actually had a hiding after it because people didn't like what he did. He was on a pretty bad state and had the bruises for quite a while.

[blue matt]

Seen a bloke get punched in town for being gay once. Was told to talk like a man now a ponce..He spoke up and took a blow to the face.

Another time, not too long back, a man got beat up because a straight guy he went with (straight guys choice) got embarrassed when people found out and beat up the bloke the following week..He actually had a hiding after it because people didn't like what he did. He was on a pretty bad state and had the bruises for quite a while.

I once saved a bloke from getting a beating after a small group of blokes saw him coming out of " Minskies " ( or whatever it was called ) back in the mid 90's, We went for a Curry after, nice enough lad, a little " camp " but it was all to show he was gay, he would only eat a Korma aswell enough said