To the PC brigade its ok to call the English anything as we cannot be offended.

Don't let a certain few leeds fans read this! Remember the apparent racism towards Ryan Bailey by the majority of the forum..?

haha, not surprised by that story. I played American football with Tony, big man who i certainly wouldn't have dared call anything! He protected me a few times!!

No comment of a racial nature is acceptable if the target takes offence.

I am a Tea caddy, paddy, mick, hod carrier....etc....none of which upset me. I have thick skin.
My daughters boyfriend is a "silvery"......ask a cockney if you need to (clue...silvery moon rhymes with.....).....the wellington wendyballers are owned by a "bubble" (bubble and squeak rhymes with a bloke from a skint EU nation) and I regularly refer to the Australians as Crims.....it's all objective/subjective...if it offends one person, it's racist.....
I agree......on the pitch, so long as it's not white supremacist type stuff....it stays on the pitch.

I guess when people treat you differently, stereotype you in a negative way, deny you work opportunities, search you at airports etc etc because of your race/culture then I can see why people would get upset by it. Being called a pom doesn't bother me but then I have never been vilified in Australia for being English.

The closest I've been to understanding what it must be like for people who are treat in this way was when I was working in Pakistan and quite clearly some people judged me by my skin and accent rather than who I was. It was only brief but very annoying and at times disconcerting.

It isn't even about Australia.

It is an issue about race. Equally applicable in most cultures of the world.

The UK is as racist as Australia.

Pretend otherwise if you wish.

The world is racist mate, it differs only in degrees. Ask any Muslim father whose daughter brings home a white boyfriend and says they are getting married.
Take out the extremists and stop pandering to the socialist do gooders.

There are no white muslims in your world? Fascinating.

Dont know any personally, know plenty of Indian/Pakistani origin though. But you understood the point made didnt you, now get a real world job and earn a proper crust.

lets cut out the c&&p its only an aussie thing. cas fans got done for their chants re. gareth thomas.

how many stories have there been about chants towards black soccer players.

the issue was about racism in RL and whether it stays on the field or not

Then you sir are a flipping idiot incapable of doing the job as an official.
Its pillocks like you as to why there's problems in the amateur game.
Handled well and truly wrong.

Regardless of Creed or Colour, most posters on these boards are C()NTS.......is that offensive, racist or pure fact [size=50(and I include myself in that BTW)[/size

I remeber reading that Apollo Perelini and Vila Matautia where often referred to as Coconut 1 and Coconut 2 by the rest of the saints squad.

As Islam is prevalent across many races and countries I think you're confusing racism with religious sectarianism.

I myself do not consider myself racist in any way. However I do think devoutly religious people (of any religion) who believe "their way" is right to the extent that the rest of the world who worship to any one of another set of doctrines are damned are a little bit dodgy, I'm afraid. Is there a word for being prejudiced against [iall[/i religions whilst still believing in a higher being?