Whoops..

[6TimesaRed]

Seems Tranmere James Norwood is in all the paper for all the wrong reasons.

Dressed as a Sunglasses salesman for a fancy dress party.. (Arguably not a wise idea given he decided to go as a coloured chap and the fact the PC brigade would be ready to pounce )

So Obv it sparked as massive outrage on twitter (allegedly) and all the major Newspapers decided to write about it

Of course the anti Racists football brigade have thrown their two penneths worth in too..

My Question if a coloured chap dressed up as 'White' person, would it get as much attention?

 

[gkmacca]

Yes!

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

A coloured chap?

 

[cloggypop]

Here's a photo of an old LFC Chrimbo party.

John Barnes is wearing an outfit of dubious taste on the left of the photo.

 

[cloggypop]

A coloured chap?

 

[6TimesaRed]

A coloured chap?

Ok ok he went as a Black..

Shit I'm a racist now [emoji16]

 

[Modo]

Well he didn't exactly paint his face black and go as Pelé or some movie character.
He chose to stereotype black people.

 

[Insignificance]

Well he didn't exactly paint his face black and go as Pelé or some movie character.
He chose to stereotype black people.

So selling Viagra instead of Sunglasses would have saved the situation??

 

[Modo]

So selling Viagra instead of Sunglasses would have saved the situation??

I honestly don't see it as a problem if someone wants to dress up as some cool character from a movie, but for some reason can't paint his face to enhance the "likeness" if you will.

 

[manwithnoname]

There was loads of those 'Lookee Look' men selling sunglasses but also a wide selection of home furnishings in Sitges this summer

I bought a small rug off one in exchange for information about where to buy drugs

 

[manwithnoname]

Ok ok he went as a Black..

Shit I'm a racist now [emoji16]

It's 'Person Of Colour' actually

And the outfit wouldn't have worked if he'd gone as a white person, because none of them are

 

[Comical Aly]

Here's a photo of an old LFC Chrimbo party.

John Barnes is wearing an outfit of dubious taste on the left of the photo.

Grobbelar looks like he's got a dwarf version of Vladimir Smicer riding on his hat.

 

[jimmy]

Here's a photo of an old LFC Chrimbo party.

John Barnes is wearing an outfit of dubious taste on the left of the photo.

WOW!
That picture almost made me cry. When was it? 1988?

 

[cloggypop]

WOW!
That picture almost made me cry. When was it? 1988?

I think it was his first Chrimbo party so 1987.

It makes it into here

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/16/the-knowledge-footballer-christmas-parties?

 

[manwithnoname]

WOW!
That picture almost made me cry. When was it? 1988?

There's a couple there I can't place with any surety

If that's a word

 

[jimmy]

There's a couple there I can't place with any surety

If that's a word

Which ones?

 

[jimmy]

I think it was his first Chrimbo party so 1987.

It makes it into here

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/16/the-knowledge-footballer-christmas-parties?

You're probably right. Lawro and Walshie are there, and I checked and both left in 1988.

 

[JurgenKlopp]

Who is dressed up as the judge?

 

[jimmy]

Who is dressed up as the judge?

It's His Majesty the King himself.

 

[Esoteric]

I'm pretty sure that's Donny Osmond behind Steve McMahon. I can't put names to the 4 people behind Barry Venison (possibly Harkness and Gillespie to his left?). Peter Beardsley looks like he's come as Stevie Heighway dressed as a Sheikh. Grobbelaar doesn't look like he bothered to wear a costume. Can't tell if it's Aldo or Rushie dressed as Cooperman.

 

[jimmy]

1. It's not Donny Osmond. It's Mike Hooper.
2. Behind Venison from right to left: Gillespie, Beglin, Spackman and last one I'm not 100% sure but I think it's Kevin MacDonald.
3. It's Also not Rushie.

 

[Esoteric]

Beglin is so obvious now.

 

[cloggypop]

 

[C/O]

Negatively portraying a White steriotype, and nobody bats an eye.

Because it doesn't fucking matter.

At all.

 

[Modo]

Yeah that was a stupid movie.

Here's another one:

 

[juniormember]