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20-02-2019, 08:50 AM | #1 | |||
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Veteran football commentator John Motson has offered a personal apology to Tom Elliott after he described the Millwall striker as 'big, black and brave' on the radio.
Sportsmail exclusively revealed on Monday night how the legendary broadcaster had been reprimanded by talkSPORT bosses for his comments during the station's coverage of Millwall's 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. And we can reveal Motson contacted Elliott on Monday to say sorry for his remarks, insisting it was an error of judgement, and apologising for any offence he may have caused. Elliot has accepted the apology and wants to draw a line under it Isn't what he said complimentary
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20-02-2019, 08:52 AM | #2 | |||
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the world truly has gone crazy
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20-02-2019, 08:57 AM | #3 | |||
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don't dare coming for football commentary legend John Motson
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20-02-2019, 08:57 AM | #4 | |||
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he apologized anyway so
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20-02-2019, 08:59 AM | #5 | |||
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Le sigh. I doubt Elliott even cared.
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20-02-2019, 09:01 AM | #6 | |||
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Welp why would you even say that
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20-02-2019, 09:02 AM | #7 | |||
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20-02-2019, 09:26 AM | #8 | ||
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Would a commentator ever describe a footballer as "white" as a defining feature? I would say the problem is that he's used it as a descriptor when it's irrelevant to his abilities as a footballer. Big? Sure. Brave? Relevant to his play. Black? Err...
I guess the thing you have to ask is... Can you see someone being described as "big, white and brave" or would he just have said "big and brave". |
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20-02-2019, 09:27 AM | #9 | |||
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It's just not something you say..? Doesn't even make sense
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20-02-2019, 09:36 AM | #10 | |||
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true, that's why i'm myself never saying that honestly
but look John is a veteran football commentator, also well respected commentator too this from him just a one off wrong thing to say i guess
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20-02-2019, 09:37 AM | #11 | ||
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I mean I wouldn’t see it as a racist slur.Irrelevant yes.
The amount of times i’ve heard “I’m a strong black woman” with no complaints.That’s also irrelevant. Leave Motson alone. |
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20-02-2019, 09:38 AM | #12 | |||
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"I'm a strong black woman" ... said by a black woman? What point does this make..
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20-02-2019, 09:39 AM | #13 | |||
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Is not not big, black and brave then?
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20-02-2019, 09:40 AM | #14 | ||
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What about Nigel Benn “The Dark Destroyer”.
People use colour as a descriptor all the time. As long as it’s not negative. |
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20-02-2019, 09:42 AM | #15 | |||
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20-02-2019, 09:44 AM | #16 | ||
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20-02-2019, 09:47 AM | #17 | |||
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yes back in 2004, what Atkinson said about Marcel Desailly which got him sacked from sports pundit job
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20-02-2019, 09:51 AM | #18 | |||
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20-02-2019, 10:26 AM | #19 | |||
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Lets see if you complain next time you see the insult, pale, stale and male
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20-02-2019, 10:27 AM | #20 | |||
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Exactly he wasn't using black as an insult, he was using it as a descriptor
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20-02-2019, 10:29 AM | #21 | |||
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Seems like a compliment to me like others have said
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20-02-2019, 10:31 AM | #22 | |||
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I wasn't a fan of that remark either others had already picked up on it.. nice to see you following my every move though x
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20-02-2019, 11:04 AM | #23 | ||
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20-02-2019, 11:14 AM | #24 | |||
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It is a strange comment tbf.
However I am happy to see that John Motson hasn't lost his job over it as it's not like Ron Atkinson's comments like someone else has said on here.
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20-02-2019, 11:14 AM | #25 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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It is a strange comment tbf.
However I am happy to see that John Motson hasn't lost his job over it as it's not like Ron Atkinson's comments like someone else has said on here.
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