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The Chinese community doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry after the latest in a series of gaffes by disgraced football expert Ron Atkinson.
In a fund-raising event at his old club Sheffield Wednesday, Atkinson spoke to a 250 strong crowd where he said: "The Chinese people have the best contraception in the world - but I can’t understand why there’s so many of them because their women are so ugly." It comes just a few months after the Champions League semi-final where he accused the Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly of being "a fucking, lazy, thick nigger". That remark, broadcast live to the Middle East hen he thought his microphone had been switched off, forced him to resign from his role as a football analyst for ITV. It also lost him his position as columnist for The Guardian newspaper. A spokesman for football’s anti-racism campaign Kick It Out said: " [These comments] are deeply offensive. He seems to be consistently insulting about people because of their race. In this day and age you cannot make jokes about race." In the storm that has followed, Atkinson tried to deflate tension by saying "I cannot believe anyone has complained about anything I said. I went there to help them out and to raise money. I stayed for ages and did photographs.” The Chinese community have met his comments with mixed reactions. One Chinese woman said,” His comments are not very helpful and only serve to incense racial divide. At the end of the day, though, the joke is on him – his career is effectively over. No one would want to be associated with this bigotry.” Most fail to take Atkinson’s remarks seriously, although Jabez Lam, of Min Quan, the Chinese branch of Monitoring Group, said: "I think it shows how deeply rooted racism is in British society and the football industry. When people are in an environment in which they feel comfortable they make these kinds of jokes. Of course it is offensive, not just to the Chinese, but also to women." Whatever the reactions of the Chinese community, one thing’s for sure. It’s game over for you ‘Big wRONg’. What do you reckon? Join the debate here: http://www.dimsum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=431 |
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