Evra accuses Suarez of racism

[Fredo]

Nothing wrong or dubious with that site other than its url not being seo friendly. It's a poorly configured drupal page that's about it as far as i can see of my mobile phone.

[Nick77]

I think that we haven't heard the last of this...

[ChesterDave]

Nope, even less subtle than that

http://leejasper.com/node/1

Favourite colour? FAVOURITE ****ING COLOUR? Is that supposed to be a serious website?

[Darkon]

Interesting how litlle attention the racism charges against FC Porto are getting after the match against City, considering how big a deal it apparently is in the UK... Wonder why the media doesn't find it as concerning?

[Craig_H]

Well Porto arent an English club, are they? They'd just tell you their primary concern is the wellbeing of english football... (vomits)....

[Darkon]

Yep, I know the reason they are not interested, but it just calls to the hypocracy of it all when they try defending their headlines and judgement from the moral heigh horse only to forget about when it's across the border (or John Terry).

[Craig_H]

Mate, the hypocrisy of it all is about as subtle as an elephant.

[mick the click]

Mate, the hypocrisy of it all is about as subtle as an elephant.

Oi! Elephants are very subtle, if you don't mind.

Except when they fart, of course, which they do a lot.

[JHP]

Scientific article supporting Barnes' position that race does not exist.

http://t.co/lToEfhTm

[Fredo]

Scientific article supporting Barnes' position that race does not exist.
http://t.co/lToEfhTm

Actually I raised that point before Barnesy in an old thread somewhere.

[JHP]

Actually I raised that point before Barnesy in an old thread somewhere.

So is Barnes the plagiarist or are the scientists?

[JHP]

An interesting read

Kerry Place (@kezzaplace)
24/02/2012 09:38
His support of #LFC has never faltered and never will. An apology @TonyBarretTimes redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.ph…

[JHP]

Maybe this link works

http://t.co/4GbkBJl9

[Vermilion]

Anyone changed their mind on the handshake now it's died down, or do those that think he should have shaken it just to put the matter to bed still think that's what he should have done ?

I'm even happier now than i was on the day he refused Evra's hand, he was spot on imo.

[MrMichael]

Would you like to have your blood boil all over again?

Liverpool Football Club must engage with the anti-racism cause

Gloria Hyatt

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/24/liverpool-football-club-anti-racism

By failing to provide robust anti-racist leadership, the club has let down fans and may have fuelled growing intolerance in the city

The city of Liverpool has the oldest black community in Europe, dating back more than two and a half centuries with many present before the city's trading of slaves. Race relations have historically been fraught, marked by significant events such as the 1919 riots, racial murders, and the 1981 uprisings of black and white communities over police harassment.

Things had nevertheless been improving recently. But Liverpool Football Club's handling of the Luis Suárez/Patrice Evra affair is a defining moment in the history of the city. There is deep unease about the way in which the club have handled the original incident and its aftermath, and many residents are concerned that the club's actions may encourage racism.

Beginning with the wearing of T-shirts supporting Suárez by his clubmates, and culminating in the disgraceful non-handshake affair, there has been an increasing intolerant atmosphere in the city.

My own organisation has seen an increase in derogatory and abusive emails and phone calls. One Facebook page "Evra=scum" has attracted 1,356 likes. The Facebook page "Love Football Hate Racism UK", which was set up by a consortium of anti-racist organisations in the city and across the UK, received threats of violence.

Local black people have endured vile and offensive racial abuse by Liverpool fans. The name Suárez is now being used to taunt people with black or brown skin. A local women, Jane, reported that an acquaintance started a tirade of racial slurs against Evra, not realising she was a black women due to her fair complexion. Another man told us that bananas were repeatedly thrown into his garden and that local youths were walking around his neighbourhood with Suárez masks on.

Through my company, Teach Consultancy, I wrote to Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish to raise these concerns, giving pointers on how to resolve this situation. But this letter was totally ignored.

So I wrote again in collaboration with 18 local, regional and national black and anti-racist organisations. Our purpose was to work towards a peaceful resolution with an offer to support LFC in its endeavours to convey its commitment to providing anti-racist leadership in our multiracial city.

We requested that LFC publicly accept the findings of the FA inquiry into the Suárez case and apologise to Patrice Evra; that the club sponsor a conference on eradicating racism in football; and that civic leaders also reaffirm their commitment to combating racism and promoting race equality.

This time the club wrote back, but its response merely demonstrated the fact that they have learned little since the FA found that Suárez had racially abused Evra. The club pointed out that Suárez had apologised to anyone he offended, but it ignored the fact he had not at that point apologised directly to Evra, nor has he yet done so for the racial abuse.

The club also failed to acknowledge that even Dalglish's apology appeared to be purely for the handshake incident. The club has failed to embrace local expertise and experience, and is consulting with an organisation called Sporting Equals, which has no links to the city, for its race strategy.

Racism in football is in the national spotlight. Clubs have to be fully supportive of the FA's campaign to stamp out racism: anything less is a dereliction of duty. In taking up this issue I have already felt a backlash, mainly through abusive phone calls and emails, and accusations that our consortium's intervention has made things worse. Let sleeping dogs lie, they say. The problem with that is the dogs of racism never sleep.

By failing to provide robust anti-racist leadership, the club has let down many of its fans, both black and white. In a city that is home to a rich cultural mix of indigenous and migrant communities from a wide variety of backgrounds, clear leadership on this issue is critical.

In 1999 the city apologised officially for transatlantic slavery. In times of recession we have to be particularly vigilant about relations between communities, and a club of Liverpool's stature should never risk giving the slightest encouragement to racism. They should engage with us in the anti-racism cause.

This should be easy: the club has a proud history and a positive role to play in shaping and leading the city's ambition to welcome all regardless of races or faith.