Mild mannered Janitor wrote:Not sure which is more of a disgrace, that you don't know the operational laws of the game or that you consider a comparison of one player to another as being racist.
Riderofthepalehorse wrote:Definitely the latter, and really the racism post should have been Sir Kevin Sinfields swan song.
I am going to attempt to clear up what I was trying to say when I asked if casual racism had been used.
Is it racist to compare a black player with another black player, no obviously not, however if skin colour is the reason the two players have been compared, then yes it is racist.
Hull’s Ratu Naulago been compared to Mark Calderwood seems odd to me, granted I have only seen him on highlights, but other than playing wing I didn’t see much in common.
I am not saying this is unique to Hull, recently a young Leeds player Muizzi Mustapha has been compared to ex players Darren Flearly and Anthony Farrell. I have challenged Leeds fans on this as I believe the reason they are been compared is skin colour rather than playing style. I would say young Mustapha direct hard runs are more like Barrie McDermott, yet I have heard nobody compare the two.
I hope this post does not warrant deleting/a warning/ban, I am just trying to clear my previous point up.