UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Oct 16th 2012, 4:21 pm
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UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
The Asian Football Confederation has had to apologise after calling the UAE team 'sand monkeys' on their own official website........
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/...163209537.html
Still the UAE fans are getting their own back - now. Currently live on AD Sports, they are playing a friendly v Bahrain and the banners facing the cameras are pretty outspoken.........
Oct 16th 2012, 4:54 pm
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
The UAE released a statement saying: "We express our strong resentment over the use of this bad description by the AFC website.
"What happened is unacceptable and shows disrespect to others. It is a proof of racist attitudes that are starting to surface."
The UAE team are usually referred to as "Al-Abyad", or the whites, because of the colour of their shirts.
They demanded "a quick official apology," and were duly granted that by the embarrassed AFC who admitted they lifted the nickname off the internet
"What happened is unacceptable and shows disrespect to others. It is a proof of racist attitudes that are starting to surface."
The UAE team are usually referred to as "Al-Abyad", or the whites, because of the colour of their shirts.
They demanded "a quick official apology," and were duly granted that by the embarrassed AFC who admitted they lifted the nickname off the internet
Oct 17th 2012, 4:22 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
The Aussies don't complain about being called Wallabies or Kangaroos, so why should the UAE complain? It's their typically derisory attitude towards animals.
Oct 17th 2012, 4:52 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Yeah, to be honest, I think the use of monkeys to describe those of darker skin has a connotation of them being more primitive.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
Oct 17th 2012, 5:07 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Yeah, to be honest, I think the use of monkeys to describe those of darker skin has a connotation of them being more primitive.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
Oct 17th 2012, 5:53 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
You seem to love being contrairy - sand monkey is a well known derogatory term akin to raghead etc. I don't think it had much to do with attitudes towards animals - do you really think that?
Oct 17th 2012, 6:35 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
regardless of what he thinks, he has yet again highlighted what a twat he is
Oct 17th 2012, 11:43 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Yet another trolling event in the public eye that has reached hysterical limits recently because of lack of common sense, general knowledge and/or cultural awareness.
Below the radar I'm seeing a steady stream of misappropriated images and text on social networking sites that are going viral and sucking in loads of people. Incidentally, those posting such are not withdrawing them or explaining them away when challenged with the evidence of their trolling. In fact, the other day we caught someone who accidentally logged in under the wrong account trying to spin it further. A total facepalm incident!
Below the radar I'm seeing a steady stream of misappropriated images and text on social networking sites that are going viral and sucking in loads of people. Incidentally, those posting such are not withdrawing them or explaining them away when challenged with the evidence of their trolling. In fact, the other day we caught someone who accidentally logged in under the wrong account trying to spin it further. A total facepalm incident!
Oct 17th 2012, 11:53 am
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Yet another trolling event in the public eye that has reached hysterical limits recently because of lack of common sense, general knowledge and/or cultural awareness.
Below the radar I'm seeing a steady stream of misappropriated images and text on social networking sites that are going viral and sucking in loads of people. Incidentally, those posting such are not withdrawing them or explaining them away when challenged with the evidence of their trolling. In fact, the other day we caught someone who accidentally logged in under the wrong account trying to spin it further. A total facepalm incident!
Below the radar I'm seeing a steady stream of misappropriated images and text on social networking sites that are going viral and sucking in loads of people. Incidentally, those posting such are not withdrawing them or explaining them away when challenged with the evidence of their trolling. In fact, the other day we caught someone who accidentally logged in under the wrong account trying to spin it further. A total facepalm incident!
Oct 17th 2012, 1:39 pm
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
Yeah, to be honest, I think the use of monkeys to describe those of darker skin has a connotation of them being more primitive.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
I'm sure if you called them falcons (which would be the analogy with us Aussies being call the Roos or Wallabies), they wouldn't have an issue.
Oct 17th 2012, 5:31 pm
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Re: UAE 'Sand Monkeys'
I have completely lost or missed the point here....... pretty good going for a thread I started............