Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:06 pm  

[quote="cod'ead"]If Hardaker had been in a gay bar with his boyfriend, you may have a point.

Black guys often call each other n**ger. Try driving down Chapeltown Road shouting that out of the window of your car and let me know if you get home safely.

Funnily enough I was going to use that same example.
But coming from Chapeltown myself thought better of it.
I'm not entirely convinced most people are really that bothered that Zac used the Puff word if in fact he did use it.
I do think it is just another way other fans can get at the opponents players to wind them and their supporters up as shown by the number of views this topic has already had.
By the way i probably would get home safely from Chapeltown as I know all the back streets lol

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:50 am  

cod'ead wrote:

If Hardaker had been in a gay bar with his boyfriend, you may have a point.

Black guys often call each other n**ger. Try driving down Chapeltown Road shouting that out of the window of your car and let me know if you get home safely.

40 years ago certain words to describe those of a non-white race were in common usage, as were words such as spaz or mong to describe those less fortunate than most. They are now not generally used. Hopefully similarly used terms to describe those of a different sexual persuasion to what is generally viewed as the "norm", may also pass into lexicography history.

Although there are some on here that I seriously doubt would ever get it

A Hull fan preaching socially acceptable etiquette! I've heard it all!

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:24 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Black guys often call each other n**ger. Try driving down Chapeltown Road shouting that out of the window of your car and let me know if you get home safely.

Are you suggesting that it's not the word that's the problem, it's the person that says it? It seems to me that you are making out that it's OK for some people to use a particular word depending on their Colour / Sexual Preference / etc.

How the hell can you legislate for that?

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:13 am  

chapylad wrote:

Why then is Zac copping so much stick?

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:22 am  

frepneyboy wrote:

:FRUSRATED:

So you are saying it is alright to question the integrity of a referree in as much as he might be bent ( wrong choice of the word there no doubt) or he is cheating to favour another team?
And that is not bringing the game into disrepute?
All in full view of the Sky viewrs.
As opposed to something Zac might have said that might upset a minority group of people who frequently use that word.
Would it help if Zac came out and said he was gay and it is now acceptable to use that language?

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:26 am  

Wonder how long Zak will stay under investigation for? And when will the RFL issue their public apology?

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:30 am  

chapylad wrote:

So you are saying it is alright to question the integrity of a referree in as much as he might be bent ( wrong choice of the word there no doubt) or he is cheating to favour another team?
And that is not bringing the game into disrepute?
All in full view of the Sky viewrs.
As opposed to something Zac might have said that might upset a minority group of people who frequently use that word.
Would it help if Zac came out and said he was gay and it is now acceptable to use that language?

Your player is called Zak

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:43 am  

Not sure that I have a great deal of confidence in a lip reader that takes almost a week to determine a single word

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:42 am  

frepneyboy wrote:

Your player is called Zak

Not on a Monday mate.
He really isn`t bothered what you call him unlike others.

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:11 pm  

Well, i personally will be paying close attention to the next trooping of the Colours down in London, and the slightest hint of the word Queen in any broadcast, will reduce me to a quivering heap of outraged incandescence!

Unless Prince Edward is there of course.....

Allegedly.