I’ve been listening to this being discussed on LBC radio and have been dismayed about the amount of black people calling in to call it racist.
And then was even more dismayed to hear Rachel Johnson last night sticking up for him and saying that all the outcry is just because he’s a well paid footballer.
I just want him to be treated the same as everybody else. i.e. the lady who got caught kicking and hitting her horse was a white woman who got fired from her job. The man who was seen taunting Chris Whitty was a white man who got fired from his job. I thought majority of places of employment in this sort of situation would suspend the employee until more investigations were made.
I honestly can’t see why he should be treated any differently.
Yes, “tad” means “a little” to me too - and I assumed you meant you thought it was much more than a tad hypocritical - and I agree with you.
As I explained, it was my family’s habit of using “tad” as a wry understatement of something much bigger.
Sorry, I sometimes use it out of habit, forgetting that other folk who do not know me will interpret my words literally.
Yeah, I wondered when that would be brought into it.
It’s like the old ‘get out of jail free’ card
Did he abuse the cat because he was black - No.
Is he in trouble because he is black - No.
So why should he escape punishment and shame just because he is black?
Course he is, Tabs. I’ve said the same from the beginning.
That manager’s a bloomin’ hypocrite talking about forgiveness, when all he thinks about is his wages!
I agree Boot!
Football managers are interested in winning the match & that is why Moyes let him play. He made a mistake & probably didn’t expect supporters to be so against his decision …probably because many of them have pets & would never treat their own in such an awful way.
If Zouma can’t control his temper better, then what will happen if he loses it & injures a player from an opposing team?
Perhaps it is time that he learned that sportsmen need to play a fair game, just like pet owners should recognize that an apology won’t heal any injuries they inflict on their pets !
In that case perhaps he should be banned from having any pets! If my husband had ever done that to my cats I would have divorced him , after inflicting a similar kick to his sensitive parts!
Maybe Zouma’s wife should be concerned about leaving children with him , if he thinks kicking is funny?
In a statement, the animal charity said: "The two cats are now in RSPCA care. Our priority is and has always been the wellbeing of these cats.
"They’ve been taken for a check-up at a vets and then will remain in our care while the investigation continues.
"We’re grateful to everyone who expressed their concern for these cats. We were dealing with this issue before the video went viral online and are leading the investigation.
“We continue to investigate so we cannot comment further at this time.”
There’s also what I said before about “living it down”
What he’s done means a lot of people have lost respect for him and dislike him for what he’s done
If he wants to get that respect and liking back, he’ll have to work for it by living a decent life for a few years. Just expecting us to forget and demanding instant forgiveness I think is a damn cheek!
His manager and the West Ham supporters I think are just worried about keeping their job and winning a few football matches. They don’t care about the moral issue or the consequences of letting him get away with it
Which is why I compare them to people who still defend Boris Johnson. I think they are just worried about keeping the Tories in power and don’t care about the moral issues or the consequences of letting him get away with it
