Alan Hansen apologises for using the 'C' word on tele...

[Corsair7]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16301357....

Getting too scared to say 'anything' these days....

[oyster]

Corsair7 said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16301357....

Getting too scared to say 'anything' these days....

Why are you scared?
Use of the phrase 'coloured' became outdated decades ago.

[Gow3r]

Our society has gotten beyond a joke, the whole you cannot call it this because it will cause offence: It is no longer a Christmas Tree but a Festive tree, so that nobody is offended



How the mighty have fallen

[oyster]

Gow3r said:

Our society has gotten beyond a joke, the whole you cannot call it this because it will cause offence: It is no longer a Christmas Tree but a Festive tree, so that nobody is offended



How the mighty have fallen

Oh good grief.
Please show me one source where a Christmas Tree is called anything other than that?

You can't. All you do is get wound up when 1 person out of 62 million in this country thinks differently to you. And you call them offended!

[Derestrictor]

Of course he regrets it; those £1M contracts for incomprehensible bumble aren't exactly falling out of the sky.

[Corsair7]

oyster said:

Why are you scared?
Use of the phrase 'coloured' became outdated decades ago.

It may be outdated but its not something someone needs to appologise for. Saying the wrong word to describe something isnt offensive, its a mistake. It doesnt make him a racist either. He shouldnt have to feel he has appologise for using a word or phrase in the wrong context, and people shouldn't be complaining when he does either. They should just fuk off, frankly.

[superkartracer]

Gow3r said:

Christmas Tree but a Festive tree, so that nobody is offended

link?

[sparkypups]

Corsair7 said:

oyster said:

Why are you scared?
Use of the phrase 'coloured' became outdated decades ago.

It may be outdated but its not something someone needs to appologise for. Saying the wrong word to describe something isnt offensive, its a mistake. It doesnt make him a racist either. He shouldnt have to feel he has appologise for using a word or phrase in the wrong context, and people shouldn't be complaining when he does either. They should just fuk off, frankly.

I believe that for someone of Hansen's age it was originally 'PC' to say coloured and black was deemed the offensive word

[Nicholas Blair]

fking ridic these twitter s who moan at anything. Alan Hansen is top bloke and to bring this sort of crap up is outrageous.

fk right off

[SC7]

The funny thing is, if he'd said "different coloured players" instead of just "coloured players" nobody would bat an eyelid.

Storm in a teacup brewed up by ttter morons with nothing better to hashtag. s.

Edited by SC7 on Thursday 22 December 12:53

[paddyhasneeds]

Opening myself up for some ridicule here no doubt, but why not, what are the implications of it that makes "coloured chap" offensive?

Nobody has ever actually sat me down and showed me where it explains why you can't use the word "coloured" any more, though I gather you can't.

[Bebee]

SC7 said:

The funny thing is, of he'd said "different coloured players" instead of just "coloured players" nobody would bat an eyelid.

Storm in a teacup brewed up by ttter morons with nothing better to hashtag. s.

+1 ttter will change the world, soon, it will be law for us to be mute in public, communication only via twitter, so that everyone on twitter can vote to say if it's ok or not to text what you want to say to the person stood next to you.

[Devilstreak]

The look Dixon gave Linekar straight after was best

[Jinx]

There's something inherently racist in assuming the words black and coloured are an insult. So those that complain when these words are used are infact just identifing themselves as racists.
Ergo the person complaining should be identified and laughed at in the streets.

[XJ40]

What is the PC term these days, "black"? I can't see how "coloured" is any more or less offensive. I'm confused.

[Corsair7]

FYI wiki has the answers....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colored

[XJ40]

It's all ever so complicated isn't it.

[Corsair7]

This organisation still think they are happy with their name:

http://www.naacp.org/ (the national association for the advancement of Coloured People}

And so they should.

[Piersman2]

paddyhasneeds said:

Opening myself up for some ridicule here no doubt, but why not, what are the implications of it that makes "coloured chap" offensive?

Nobody has ever actually sat me down and showed me where it explains why you can't use the word "coloured" any more, though I gather you can't.

There's not clear manual on this which is why I have much sympathy for Hansen.

When I were a kid using the term 'black' was deemed offensive and the phrase "coloured" was the PC phrase. Sometime over the last 15-20 years the term 'black' has now become the preferred description amogst black people and the term 'coloured' is now seen is derogatory.

My personal take on it is the black people don't want to be lumped in as 'coloureds' along with everyone who is none caucasian an have decided to reclaim 'black' and make it a word to take pride in rather than it be derogatory.

Seems to have worked as well - just means that occasionally people who have experienced both 'educations' may get a little confused.

I must admit, I still feel uncomfortable using the term 'black' when talking to my team at work, 3 of whom are black. They don't bat an eyelid and freely use the expression themselves... it's just me that feels uncomfortable because I was taught as a kid that it's not acceptable.

[obob]

What colour? Isn't white a colour, what about those pesky yellows and light browns