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Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote:
Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote:Marler is an idiot to put it mildly for his comments. Interesting to see if anything happens to Francis with hand near the eyes incident.

France are poor but Scotland look handy. Scrum going well. Ireland are world class again after beating a woeful Italy :stir:
What did Marler say?
He referenced Samson Lee's apparent background in the travelling community.
So what
Called him a "gypsy".
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote:
Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote:Marler is an idiot to put it mildly for his comments. Interesting to see if anything happens to Francis with hand near the eyes incident.

France are poor but Scotland look handy. Scrum going well. Ireland are world class again after beating a woeful Italy :stir:
What did Marler say?
He referenced Samson Lee's apparent background in the travelling community.
So what
Called him a "gypsy".
I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote:
Russ wrote: What did Marler say?
He referenced Samson Lee's apparent background in the travelling community.
So what
Called him a "gypsy".
I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Ross Ford is so lazy instead of defending French pick and goes on his own line he's rather stand in the 13 channel.

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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Neill_M wrote: He referenced Samson Lee's apparent background in the travelling community.
So what
Called him a "gypsy".
I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote: So what
Called him a "gypsy".
I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
Skin colour is not the same as race.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote: Called him a "gypsy".
I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
Skin colour is not the same as race.
Never said it was
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote: I've read this is being treated as a racial matter ...
Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
Skin colour is not the same as race.
Never said it was
Never said you said it was.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote: Yeah lots whitesplaining about race on fb.
But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
Skin colour is not the same as race.
Never said it was
Never said you said it was.
Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote: But Lee is white ...
So is Marler ...
Is gypsy a race?

If so then I'm claiming fat is a race
Skin colour is not the same as race.
Never said it was
Never said you said it was.
Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote: Skin colour is not the same as race.
Never said it was
Never said you said it was.
Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
Just because he is offended doesn't make it racist
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote: Never said it was
Never said you said it was.
Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
Just because he is offended doesn't make it racist
Who is saying that?
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote: Never said you said it was.
Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
Just because he is offended doesn't make it racist
Who is saying that?
The ERFU and WRU
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Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote: Im still comfused as to why calling someone a gypsy is an issue
You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
Just because he is offended doesn't make it racist
Who is saying that?
The ERFU and WRU
They are saying because he is offended it must be racist?
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Re: Six Nations Week 4

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Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:
Dave wrote: You would have to ask Lee who seemed offended. Probably just banter though.
Just because he is offended doesn't make it racist
Who is saying that?
The ERFU and WRU
They are saying because he is offended it must be racist?
They released a statement saying Marler apologises for racial slurs
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