Lewis Hamilton the Victim of "Racist" taunts.

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

See here: - https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7225523.stm

Jesus christ, some people are so quick to pull out the race card, people are forgetting that many Spanish people are likely to be jeering him because he outclassed Alonso who is bloody SPANISH not because Hamilton is a very light shade of brown. Rolling Eyes

Complete over-reaction again by the media, well done. Rolling Eyes

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/motorsport.html?in_article_id=512236&in_page_id=1954

Looks a bit dodgy to me?

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

Im sure he drives back to his mansion in his Lambo to have a little cry.
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Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Some Spanish sports 'fans' have been known to be rather racist. Monkey taunts of football players spring to mind.

However, will reserve judgment until facts emerge. That photo on the Daily Hate link does look rather condemning though... Thinking

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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

Spanish fans being rascist? Surprised

Well I never.

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Blau Zedong · Banned Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Karma :

He's definatley a whinging twat, the fact that he's a whinging black twat is incidental.
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killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

It should be fine to take the piss out of black people for looking like they do.....pasty skinny white fuckers are funny to.

PMSL! I hadn't looked at that second link Laughing

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Saw it on the news last night, they might be cancelling the Spanish F1 forever more because of this.

Admittedly, the spaniards can go and fvck themselves.

But so can Hamilton, stop being a baby and get on with it.

Then suddenly Rio Ferdinand was on the TV at a conference, pleading for racism to stop, and for punishments to be doled out. Fair enough, but why him? If Hamilton was so bothered, shoulda done it himself. *shrugs*
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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

I agree that there is no place for racism, but you have to admit.. where do you draw the line?

What makes one thing ok, and another not ok?
How would you suggest they dress up if they wanted to make themselves look like Hamilton? Or is it not ok to dress up as a black person?

What if there was a group of people stood next to them with strings of garlic round their neck and painting black moustaches on, would that be in the same league as they would also be taking the piss out of a specific group of people, namely the French.

Or is every thing ok, as long as you don't paint your skin?

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

That is fucking brilliant, not sure how it's racist taunts though, the blacked up people in the t-shirts are clearly fans of his.

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

The picture of the people with the shirts and black faces were not on the BBC site when I first saw the news story, so I could only interpret what was put to me. Spanish sports "fans" have a reputation for being racist, but on the surface I suspected it was just jeering cause he didn't have a great relationship with his Spanish team-mate.
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

Shay, are you like ten years old and still being spoon fed?

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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

Fair enough about the golliwogs in having negative associations. I guess it would be similar to dressing as a Nazi.

Would you say the following image is 'racist'.
https://lh3.google.com/Arpit.reddevil/RyndZ3ziCzI/AAAAAAAAAE4/YkmoYD9XyTY/clcop.jpg?imgmax=320

After all, it has negative connotations about a specific group of people, suggesting that they are all criminals.
Where do you draw the line between malice and having a joke?

When a fat physio comes on at a football match (trust me.. it happens a lot in the lower leagues Laughing

), should calling them a fat bas**rd be the same offence as calling them a black bas**rd?
The media governs who we see it acceptable to take the piss out of, and who it isn't.

I admit that judging someone because of their race is not acceptable, but the same can be said for a lot of things which people don't get so riled up by.

Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :

Surely it's obvious why racism is of greater concern than calling someone a fat bastard? How many people have been murdered and persecuted due to their weight?
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

You have a white man being told by the police 'You'll have to come up with a better story than that' implying he stole it. Its not racist. Bigoted maybe, but not racist!

Racism is being prejudice against another due to the colour of his skin or the origins of his background (i.e. ethnicity).

Your confusing Racism with Bigotry. Personally I think Darwin's laws saves the government having to interfere when people start testing the tolerance of some big white skin head at a footy match.

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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

There is not a race called Liverpudlians!!!!!!

Your saying he nicked it because he's from Liverpool, I personally thought it was because most football players are fucking chavs who've scored it lucky! That prejudice but its not racist.

I am saying in this instance, in Spain, with guys dressed as Golliwogs whilst chanting "you fucking black" and "you black shit" then that is considered racist.

If you got dressed up as the golliwog from the marmalade Jars for a fancy dress party then it may be endearing. It depends entirely on your friends.

There's a time and place for nearly anything and individual circumstances dictate that it is impossible to draw a definitive line as to what is considered racist/prejudice/bigoted/sexist. Each case has to be judged by its individual merits as I think we are past the time when racism was a real persecution of coloured people by us white folk.

Malcolm X is a very good read if your interested in the subject of Racism.