World Cup tshirts are racist!!!

shillelagh · 24-02-2010, 19:29

Think this is funny ...

BBC News - Police fears over 'Anyone but England' T-shirt

A scottish shop is selling world cup tshirts with 'ABE' on them meaning Anyone but England .. and has had a visit from the police:

A company selling "Anyone but England" T-shirts for this year's World Cup has rejected suggestions it is racist after police in Aberdeen visited its store.

Police warned Slanj, which also has stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh, that a window display featuring the shirt could cause offence.
Grampian officers advised a store worker to consider whether the display was appropriate and should be removed.

but i do like this bit ...

"We have been selling this T-shirt for the past three months and we've had a great response.

"Even the English people who come into the store think it's a laugh and just a bit of tongue-in-cheek football banter.
"We're certainly not being racist. We are the same race as the English. It's just daft to say it's offensive."

cashman · 24-02-2010, 19:48

see more crap from this nanny state we live in, its just a bit of craic fer gods sake.

Less · 24-02-2010, 19:53

What a cracking joke that is, we all know it's true, we laugh & joke about it with all the other sub races, (I'm being inclusive here), of the island and let's face it, it has a chance of becoming the most popular T-shirt ever bought depending on how far into the competition The England team get and the more Countries we knock out.

shillelagh · 24-02-2010, 20:13

spugs is going to try and get me one!!!!

well i do have irish ancestry .. prefer it though if it were Anyone but France though

Eric · 24-02-2010, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Less

What a cracking joke that is, we all know it's true, we laugh & joke about it with all the other sub races, (I'm being inclusive here), of the island and let's face it, it has a chance of becoming the most popular T-shirt ever bought depending on how far into the competition The England team get and the more Countries we knock out.

it's a t-shirt for chrissake ... seems like you guys have more to worry about than t-shirts.

lancsdave · 24-02-2010, 20:21

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

spugs is going to try and get me one!!!!

well i do have irish ancestry .. prefer it though if it were Anyone but France though

Sounds like a good one.

I could make 'Anyone but the USA' but don't fancy having my shop invaded

Neil · 24-02-2010, 20:34

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

spugs is going to try and get me one!!!!

well i do have irish ancestry .. prefer it though if it were Anyone but France though

I am sure Dave can make you one

Less · 24-02-2010, 20:37

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Sounds like a good one.

I could make 'Anyone but the USA' but don't fancy having my shop invaded

Put less oil on your hair they'll lose interest then.

SPUGGIE J · 24-02-2010, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Eric

it's a t-shirt for chrissake ... seems like you guys have more to worry about than t-shirts.

Not when the P.C. brigade and there minions start there are no other crimes more important than this.

DaveinGermany · 24-02-2010, 21:10

Police warned Slanj, which also has stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh, that a window display featuring the shirt could cause offence.
Grampian officers advised a store worker to consider whether the display was appropriate and should be removed.

This is the Jocks here using common sense (Grampian Police) "Could cause offence." not are offensive & "Consider whether" appropriate or not, well done the Jockanese for a sensible approach. A little more of this South of the Border perhaps ?

SPUGGIE J · 24-02-2010, 21:42

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Police warned Slanj, which also has stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh, that a window display featuring the shirt could cause offence.
Grampian officers advised a store worker to consider whether the display was appropriate and should be removed.

This is the Jocks here using common sense (Grampian Police) "Could cause offence." not are offensive & "Consider whether" appropriate or not, well done the Jockanese for a sensible approach. A little more of this South of the Border perhaps ?

I think its great and the police just gave them some great publicity. I am up here and dosnt bother me.

lancsdave · 24-02-2010, 22:19

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

the police just gave them some great publicity.

There's an idea, will make some t-shirts tomorrow and put them in the window. "I have a video camera and I'm not telling you my name". Wonder if I will get the same free publicity

SPUGGIE J · 24-02-2010, 22:26

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

There's an idea, will make some t-shirts tomorrow and put them in the window. "I have a video camera and I'm not telling you my name". Wonder if I will get the same free publicity

Worth a try. Either that or bargy an Argy.

Eric · 24-02-2010, 22:49

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Not when the P.C. brigade and there minions start there are no other crimes more important than this.

So, if I came to the UK, and wore my tee which says (it doesn't really talk, but you know what I mean): "I Think, Therefore We Have Nothing in Common", a moron could claim he felt insulted

I remeber that back in the 80s, during the first referendum on Quebec independence, a guy in Saskatoon made some immensely popular shirts with the logo: "If Quebec Separates, Make Them Take Toronto." Everyone thought it was a blast .... well everyone except the folks in TO, but who gives a flying you-know-what about them

But I still don't get the whole pc thing ... the world is going to hell in a hand basket, and folks claim to be concerned about Mickey Mouse shlt like this .... c'mon, this is fiddling while the world as we know it is self-destructing.

cashman · 24-02-2010, 23:00

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Originally Posted by Eric

So, if I came to the UK, and wore my tee which says (it doesn't really talk, but you know what I mean): "I Think, Therefore We Have Nothing in Common", a moron could claim he felt insulted

I remeber that back in the 80s, during the first referendum on Quebec independence, a guy in Saskatoon made some immensely popular shirts with the logo: "If Quebec Separates, Make Them Take Toronto." Everyone thought it was a blast .... well everyone except the folks in TO, but who gives a flying you-know-what about them

But I still don't get the whole pc thing ... the world is going to hell in a hand basket, and folks claim to be concerned about Mickey Mouse shlt like this .... c'mon, this is fiddling while the world as we know it is self-destructing.

Eric mate most of us don't get it either,except the prats that love all this pc crap, but seems to be sod all anyone can do, cos the clowns from "ALL" major partys support it, its only the bulk of the public that dont.