Alan Hansen uses racist language on live TV

twist3d0n3 · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:31

black is a shade, not a colour

Robbo · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:31

'Twitter users were shocked'

What doesn't shock those morons on Twitter? Idiots.

antijoke · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:32

I am truly lost for words. I really am.

This is well and truly getting beyond a joke now. If people are offended by it, surely they are offended at being black.

grimm · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:33

What's wrong with the word "coloured" anyway? I remember singing a hymn at school when I was about 5 that said something like "and the creed and the colour and the name won't matter...".

What would have been a better word to use instead?

4T5 · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:33

I've had enough of all this crap.

kokuten · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:34

i like the term, chocolate, whether its milk chcoolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate or caramac, it covers all spectrums, and everyone loves chocolate

HEADRAT · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:34

Arghhghghhgh if I see another story about this carp I will write to the Daily Mail and then my MP, I JUST DON'T CARE, THIS ISN'T NEWS :mad:

Merry Christmas

Admiral Huddy · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:35

platypus said:
I had no idea it was a racist term.

I guess you can make anything an issue if you want it be. Seems to be the lastet thing really.

Castiel · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:35

RomanNose said:
How is that offensive?

I have no idea.

scrlk · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:38

From an Asian point of view, I find ethnic minority more derogatory than coloured/Asian.

kokuten · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:38

HEADRAT said:
Arghhghghhgh if I see another story about this carp I will write to the Daily Mail and then my MP, I JUST DON'T CARE, THIS ISN'T NEWS

Merry Christmas

gjc10212 · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:40

Media tripe, sensationalist bandwagon BS.

Russinating · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:41

Just to confirm, white is every colour of the spectrum and black is the absence of every colour.

Although to be fair Caucasian people are beige and Africans/Indians etc are brown, so either way we're all colours.

Tummy · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:41

Russinating said:
Just to confirm, white is every colour of the spectrum and black is the absence of every colour.

Although to be fair Caucasian people are beige and Africans/Indians etc are brown, so either way we're all colours.

I've always thought Caucasians as more Salmon pinky.

james.miller · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:43

Tummy said:
I've always thought Caucasians as more Salmon pinky.

racist

Admiral Huddy · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:44

anticonscience said:
I am truly lost for words. I really am.

This is well and truly getting beyond a joke now. If people are offended by it, surely they are offended at being black.

I recently attended a "respect in the workplace" course - Apparently, it fine to refer to someone as Black, White and so forth.. in the same manner as you would by hair for example. It's not acceptable to conjoin it with offensive abuse which is understandable.

Derek W · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:44

Woman beater stan collymore taking the moral high ground. Well I never :rolleyes:

elmarko · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:45

I wasn't aware it was a racist term either, I even support many aspects of political correctness.

It's not like the term "coloured" is wrapped in history as being a term used to oppress a certain group - neither am I aware of any negative connotations associated with it to make it racist.

Isn't the meaning pretty much the same as "exotic" - which is considered totally acceptable (ie, none-Caucasian).

The problem isn't political correctness, it's fools taking it too far.

Guitarman0 · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:45

I wouldn't have thought twice about using the term 'coloured'. I didn't even know it was a 'dodgy' word to use. Luckily though I'm not on TV.

SoSolid · 22 Dec 2011 at 10:45

Alan Hansen is not racist, I was not aware coloured is a racist term. This is is ridiculous. The media are just looking for more ways to sell stories.