Examples are mooted on Page 2 regarding the "Racist Famine Song". A song that has been taken out of context - the context being a football rivalry based wind up to the plastic element of the Scottish Celtic fans, which is now used as an example of Rangers fans being "racist" towards the Irish, when it never was meant to be, yet, is used in that context, not because anyone was offended, but to point score. IMO.
Oh dear. Using the "football rivalry" style of argument that would then extend to mark Walters and the bananas that were thrown at him. Just a bit of banter? Don't think so. But hey......
I don't think you believe that at all. The song was sang at the supporters of a football club who derives a great deal of support from within the Irish community in Scotland. where is football mentioned in the famine song?
You can not compare the Mark Walters incident with a song, surely not!? The Mark Walters thing was the most disgusting and vile act of racism seen on these Isles in the history of sporting events.
Of course I believe that, as I have "consistently" argued against assertions that it was a grand racist conspiracy, but Thellick fans want to make a big deal about being offended by a football rivalry and as such, we are sleep walking into a society where opinions are muted, disagreement with symbols of political significance are punishable in the courts, words are out-lawed, where does it end? It's a joke and guys like you are to blame.
Go away Girvan, as if your time in solitary confinement has reinvented you as some kind of anti racist campaigner.
I really must train myself to be more selective in my memories - it seems that's how it works. I'm glad I read internet forums to keep me right and remind me that only Celtic fans were racist towards Mark Walters. Rangers never banned any season ticket holders for racism against him and Walters never said that the worse experience he had was at Tynecastle (he was almost knocked over with the force of the bananas thrown when he went to take a corner).
I would say that this reformation of character is reminiscent of St Ignatius of Loyola, but he was a Cafflik.....so maybe Nicky Cruz is a better analogy.
quieten down Timmy, this is a thread about racist Celtic fans.....even though the one it was started about wasn't being racist.
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