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Fraid so, I’m out with big Dave. That’s Dave’s other cousin, on his dads side I think.Wait...I'm Gay Dave? Oh well! *shrug*
You busy later?
Fraid so, I’m out with big Dave. That’s Dave’s other cousin, on his dads side I think.Wait...I'm Gay Dave? Oh well! *shrug*
You busy later?
Nuts. My first day as a gay man and I've already been shot down.Fraid so, I’m out with big Dave. That’s Dave’s other cousin, on his dads side I think.
Let's face it that won't happen, what will happen is:
Everyone will be told focus on the football and respect another country's culture despite your outrage.
England will get knocked out in the quarter finals to the might of someone such as Japan.
A couple of more outgoing gay fans will get arrested for 6 years for hand holding during the national anthems and be front page news for 3 minutes.
Gareth Southgate will be fired and everyone in the UK will forget the finals.
Brazil will win and ultimately won't care about the human rights anyway.
The gay couple will be released shortly afterwards and some potentially money laundering Quatari's siezed yacht will be returned.
And who defines what human rights are? Humans are not the same all over the world which is why we have diversity and not everyone thinking the same.Rights to a relationship is a human right and isn’t down to culture.
Also, is bender a nice term? I didn’t think it was used by anyone, even homosexuals, unless being used in a derogatory way?
Wow, I'm sure the relatives of the slave labour corpses will be glad we're showing such restraint for fear of causing a bit of tension.Taking a stand does nothing other than create tension.
Wow, I'm sure the relatives of the slave labour corpses will be glad we're showing such restraint for fear of causing a bit of tension.
I completely disagree with that on the basis that it's the actual agreement to hold the tournament there that is the issue, therefore stating that any protest is meaningless after the contract is agreed is absurd.You're misinterpreting what I meant but perhaps I wasn't clear.
Taking a stand after the agreement and contract was signed is pointless. The most effective way of demonstrating solidarity is by not awarding big events to places we don't align with.
Slave trade happened. It's in the past. We move on. Having a chip on your shoulder because of times past achieves nothing. Educating the present and future generations has more impact that nostalgia. Avoiding this sort of thing from happening in the future is more important than mourning the past.
what protests did you organise or attend when Qatar was announced as the host nation? what protests did you organise or attend when you found out about the slave labour being used to build the stadia?I completely disagree with that on the basis that it's the actual agreement to hold the tournament there that is the issue, therefore stating that any protest is meaningless after the contract is agreed is absurd.
Can I ask who we are to tell other countries what they should and shouldn't do, didn't we vote Brexit to 'take back control' as we didn't like being told what to do by the rest of Europe but now we feel we can instruct other societies how they should live? Who is to say the way we are living our lives is the 'right' way?
I'm Scottish, therefore any participation in a World Cup constitutes passive spectator at best.what protests did you organise or attend when Qatar was announced as the host nation? what protests did you organise or attend when you found out about the slave labour being used to build the stadia?
the only thing absurd here is people like you, all of a sudden wanting to protest now. where were you when there was a bargaining chip on our side we could use? how many threads did you create back then? where was joe lycett with his blackmailing tactics then? or are you all just getting all worked up now because it's makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside?
out of curiosity, what protest(s) are you planning or taking part in?
I completely disagree with that on the basis that it's the actual agreement to hold the tournament there that is the issue, therefore stating that any protest is meaningless after the contract is agreed is absurd.
it wasn't a rant fella, far from it. and you're not educating anyone. every single person with half a brain knows what Qatar is and knows what went on during the preparation for the world cup. so again, i'm curious where was the campaign from joe lycette when Qatar was announced as the host nation? and i'll ask you again, what did you do when it was announced? joe is educating no one, he's keeping himself relevant/in the media and folk, who probably need a better education, lap it up.To address your rant; my personal capacity to intervene is limited to educating people like yourself via conversations like this. The people who can actually influence the situation in any meaningful way are people like David Beckham, hence the campaign. Consider Joe Lycett the Dirk Diggler of the Twitter campaign against Beckham; he can't personally intervene but he can contribute by educating with good humour and patience.
I'm Scottish, therefore any participation in a World Cup constitutes passive spectator at best.
To address your rant; my personal capacity to intervene is limited to educating people like yourself via conversations like this. The people who can actually influence the situation in any meaningful way are people like David Beckham, hence the campaign. Consider Joe Lycett the Dirk Diggler of the Twitter campaign against Beckham; he can't personally intervene but he can contribute by educating with good humour and patience.
And, you're welcome.![]()
there's literally nothing anyone can do now and that's the idiocy of this 'campaign' - if it was genuine campaign but personally i believe it's just a glorified publicity stunt by lycette and the suckers are getting caught up, as they tend to do.lol what can Beckham do to stop a world cup?![]()