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20-02-2019, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherie

Whats wrong with it?

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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