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- - Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated abuse after a "joke" he told during a show.
Gascoigne, 49, made the comment during An Evening With Gazza in Wolverhampton on 30 November 2015.
At Dudley Magistrates' Court, the ex-player admitted using "threatening or abusive words or behaviour".
Gascoigne, who lives in Dorset, was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation. - -
More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37406549
Crikey, you don't want to go around telling jokes in this day and age.
He was fined £1,000, ordered to pay the victim £1,000 in compo and clobbered with £500 costs for saying: "Can you smile please, because I can't see you" to a black security guard.
Speech used to be free in the UK. That's inflation for you.
Security guard went home and cried after his 'hero' Paul Gascoigne racially abused him at Evening with Gazza show - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...-cried-8869406
It really is OTT. Most of us have jokes with others about being tall,small,ginger,fat,thin etc etc. It's part of very day living.
I think the Malky thing went to another level. Gascoigne's comment was very mild.
What's the difference between "an evening with Gazza" and "an evening with chubby brown"?
My point being that it seems comedians can say what they like. As do drag artists.
All fair game IMO in the right surroundings of course.
Whatever happened to sticks and stones?
Court case seems over the top, but what a thing to say.
That's the best I've seen Gazza looking for a while though, he should get involved in a court case more often.
When we went to see Bernard Manning he said to me "I bet you've flattened some grass in your time" is that much different?
Jokes by their very nature are usually at somebody's expense. I understand you have to be more careful these days but if he ends up in Court over something like this it's getting to a point where you can't joke at all.
Certainly. That and those who make the rules, the courts solicitors judges and barristers lining their own pockets.
Back in the day if someone offended you then you'd either smack 'em in the mouth, retort with a cutting remark of your own or suck it up with some nervous laughter.
As I said, sticks and stones. We were 'appy then, though we were poor...
He mocked the man over the colour of his skin. I'm not saying that makes him a racist, but it does make him a thick, ignorant twat. Not sure fining people is the way to deal with it. He should have been booed of stage though.
If for example you Went to a Bernard manning gig or Chris rock you except jokes aimed at people's race, colour etc, but it's not what you'd accept at a " "An evening with Gazza"
Take him to court? I think that's well ott but maybe the bouncer doesn't
" an evening with Gazza" who the hell would want to listen To that fool