"Funny" also means "dodgy".
Yeh, that's what I took it to mean.. Not funny "haha".
Do I think Kroos is racist? No. Do I think he's very old-school? without a doubt. Hence why he dismissed Ozil's legit complaints about the DFB leaders in 2018 (Ozil came out in support of Aubameyang btw, very telling).
A new generation of people who bring a different vibe & culture will take these criticisms personally, which is why he should have been more careful with his choice of words. That he's an Aryan german with their history just made it low hanging fruit for some.
Evidently so, but that's what I'm bringing into question.
Merely criticising black fella = "racism" is too much of a leap... Unless of course distinct justification is offered up alongside it. You seem somewhat understanding to those reaching of said conclusion, hence I am inquiring thus....
What's "funny"?
What's "dodgy"?
What's "telling"?
What specifically in this context are you implying (both here and below) with your phrasing "old skool"?
To bring it closer to home; When our club promoted their first set of Nike kits in summer '17, they had AJ Tracey and Devlin doing grime sets. AJ Tracey released the false 9 single. A significant amount of our more old school fans started going on about "why couldn't the club use Chas and Dave?!"
How do you think a lot of our more younger, more ethnically diverse fans took those complaints? A lot of us respect Chas and Dave and their contributions to Spurs history, why is it so hard to accept younger people who want to do things a bit differently, something more in line with modern day Spurs?
If anyone in that scenario jumped to the conclusion of "racism"; I'd ask why... Just like I am now.
Too much of a knee jerk leap for my liking....
(I'd suspect those same people would rather Chas n Dave than a plethora of white artists too on the basis of their existing relationship with the club......)
(Not trying to bait here.... I just don't get it.)
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