Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

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Originally Posted by Chippy

I agree. Scum operation at times and an agenda against the original roots of the club. Maybe it is just a tick box exercise?

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Or maybe it’s just thoughtless diversity pushing with the only agenda being making money, whilst convincing themselves that they are being socially conscious.

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

Or maybe it’s just thoughtless diversity pushing with the only agenda being making money, whilst convincing themselves that they are being socially conscious.

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Whatever it is, I dont really like it.

Herbert Chapman would be turning in his grave.

Is this where I remind everyone that we are all ultimately descendents of people from Africa?

Or that there's nothing wrong with celebrating a particular part of British culture at a particular time?

Or that choosing to take the time to go on a message board and attack something like this, no matter what excuse you claim to have for doing so, ultimately says more about you than anything else?

Oh and btw I like it and may buy one...

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Originally Posted by Mac76

Is this where I remind everyone that we are all ultimately descendents of people from Africa?

Or that there's nothing wrong with celebrating a particular part of British culture at a particular time?

Or that choosing to take the time to go on a message board and attack something like this, no matter what excuse you claim to have for doing so, ultimately says more about you than anything else?

Oh and btw I like it and may buy one...

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I have no excuse for anything I say, it is called free speech (well, for the time being at least).

What you spend your money on is up to you.

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Originally Posted by Mac76

Is this where I remind everyone that we are all ultimately descendents of people from Africa?

Or that there's nothing wrong with celebrating a particular part of British culture at a particular time?

Or that choosing to take the time to go on a message board and attack something like this, no matter what excuse you claim to have for doing so, ultimately says more about you than anything else?

Oh and btw I like it and may buy one...

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Culturally most of of the UK’s black population is West Indian (although of course the reason for this was the slave trade took them to the Caribbean) rather than directly from Africa (you do of course get people from Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Ghana)

The main issue with this, is all the cultural enrichment stuff is largely about liberal middle class guilt than anything

Ajax produced a Jamaican style kit a year or so ago, which was to do with the fact that the fans adopted Bob Marley’s “Three little Birds” as the club anthem. That I quite liked as it was appealing across the fan base

What we are doing by contrast seems patronising and self congratulatory

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

Culturally most of of the UK’s black population is West Indian (although of course the reason for this was the slave trade took them to the Caribbean) rather than directly from Africa (you do of course get people from Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Ghana)

The main issue with this, is all the cultural enrichment stuff is largely about liberal middle class guilt than anything

Ajax produced a Jamaican style kit a year or so ago, which was to do with the fact that the fans adopted Bob Marley’s “Three little Birds” as the club anthem. That I quite liked as it was appealing across the fan base

What we are doing by contrast seems patronising and self congratulatory

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I think my point is, people can either clap, or if not then nod, and move on OR they choose it to be something to posture about on a message board (a kind of inverted virtue signalling if you like) when the reality is it's totally harmless

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/cm5241yd1r7o

If he doesn’t do interviews in patois or at least end every sentence with man/mon then I just have to wonder if his heart is still in it

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/cm5241yd1r7o

If he doesn’t do interviews in patois or at least end every sentence with man/mon then I just have to wonder if his heart is still in it

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:lol: I'm expecting blackface and a dreadlocks wig.

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Originally Posted by Letters

:lol: I'm expecting blackface and a dreadlocks wig.

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Wagwan

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

Wagwan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb72148xQco