I always thought this proves the point of what happens when a 'Pure Symbol' gets into the wrong hands!
(Still too much red though!)
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I always thought this proves the point of what happens when a 'Pure Symbol' gets into the wrong hands!
(Still too much red though!)
Interesting fact for all you youngsters.
During the war and up until rationing was done away with,young ladies use to rub Camp Coffee into their legs to make it look like they were wearing stockings. The look was given the finishing touch by drawing a seam up the back using an eyebrow pencil.
During the war and up until rationing was done away with,young ladies use to rub Camp Coffee into their legs to make it look like they were wearing stockings. The look was given the finishing touch by drawing a seam up the back using an eyebrow pencil.
[Fake tan crew taking notes. ]
Black or white coffee?
Totally deserved. Shit thread to start and single out particular players. If he'd have started a more general thread in the off topic or general football part, or used an existing thread there would have been a different reaction.
Why people of particular backgrounds do better at particular sports or in certain positions in particular sports is a worthwhile discussion to have but not starting off with a crass post like that.
Probably cheaper...
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yeah fully agree.
could be an interesting discussion to have - looking at the lack of high level black keepers, asian centre halves and such - but not under this thread really
One thing among many that sucks about this stereotyping is that it combines traits that are very different.
Moussa Sissoko is a very positionally and tactically intelligent footballer who reads the game extremely well, but he's got a below-average skill level with the ball at his feet.
Dele Alli is the opposite. Probably the most gifted player in the squad technique-wise, but not always the most competent tactically.
The old saw is always "pace and power". Well, neither of those guys are particularly pacy.
To me, when you get too hung up on racial stereotypes, either for or against them really, you end up pushing your analysis astray of the truth. I think a healthy understanding how how we as humans tend toward bias in this regard is a good thing, but ultimately you want to reflect reality.
I think it is because black people never evolved to hold round things, as round things do not exist in Africa. While in Europe, a lot of things are round.
Now Asians not being centre-halves, that's a difficult one... But I think it's because they don't understand the concept of halves. They either have it whole or nothing.
But on a serious note:
It's unavoidable that some charasteristics of players from different countries form as stereotypes. It doesn't mean it's racist.
Germans - Machines
Spaniards - Technical
Dutch - Tactical masterminds
Brits - Cunts
These traits are true, to an extent.
It's unavoidable that some charasteristics of players from different countries form as stereotypes. It doesn't mean it's racist.
Germans - Machines
Spaniards - Technical
Dutch - Tactical masterminds
Brits - Cunts
These traits are true, to an extent.
More importantly when on a night out or the Christmas party, can the white players over 25 dance?..
And the French - cheese eating surrender monkeys
They certainly can't jump!
Brits - cunts.......aye right you speak for yersel squire ..........
They are? Only a cunt would tar all Brits with the cunt brush.