Black Players Union

[Will M]

I think we should have a fans union, put the blockers on SKY and Clubs squeezing every last penny out of folk.

[PeterG]

"As far as I've seen it's only one lawyer who's mentioned the discussion. The mere mention of it should wake the FA and PFA up a bit though."

yes I see it as a gambit, if their is a breakaway Black players union then the PFA the FA and the whole Kick it out campaign will be deemed a failure so this is a wake up call for the powers that be to get their act together and sort themselves and take proper action rather than playing lip service

[QPR_NW10]

also - by the sounds of it, none of this racism/racial claims/slurs has actually come from fans? It all seems to be within the football world - be it players and the people that run it. is it that the FA, PFA, football's elite are actually behind us, the fans, the ones who - without - there would be no capacity stadiums across the country week in week out?

[kingy10]

It is like something out of a Monty Python sketch, Black players only union set up to fight racism and to encourage racial integration.....

The union set up to fight racism is in itself inherently racist in name and membership. Brilliant. Couldn't write this stuff......

[QPR Richard]

This kind of stuff angers me. There are a number of black organisations around which is fine if that's what they want, but no one should ever object to a non-black organisation.

These kind of organisations create a type of apartheid and breeds resentment. There is no need for a' Black PFA' and if it does go ahead, they have no need to belong to the PFA, which perhaps should be renamed the 'Non-Black PFA'. You can imagine the reaction of black players and the do-gooders!

[QprSinceBirth]

What if a player is mixed-race? Which one do they sign up to? What if they value both ethnicity values in his

I have yet to meet a mixed races person who considers them self white
Always the say I am a black man/woman even tho there skin is practically white with more white features.

[QPR_NW10]

I have yet to meet a mixed races person who considers them self white
Always the say I am a black man/woman even tho there skin is practically white with more white features.

That is a very good point. Why is that?

[Will M]

I have yet to meet a mixed races person who considers them self white
Always the say I am a black man/woman even tho there skin is practically white with more white features.

I've met a fair amount, though in my experience it's mostly girls and not guys.

[QprSinceBirth]

I've met a fair amount, though in my experience it's mostly girls and not guys.

Fair come to think about you are right .

I don't know why lol I knew a guy who was mixed race never met his dad in his life who was black. But he still perceived himself as a black man .

[Will M]

Fair come to think about you are right .

I don't know why lol I knew a guy who was mixed race never met his dad in his life who was black. But he still perceived himself as a black man .

Depends on upbringing I guess, but think that in society black women get a much tougher time than black men so that could be a factor. Although there's plenty of white and black people that change their tune to whatever band is playing at the time if you know what I mean lol. So maybe how some people define themselves changes depending on their company, labelling people is pretty stupid a lot of the time and gets on my nerves.

I've travelled a lot, and usually have a really dark complexion s I have olive skin to begin with. Have quite a mixed accent too, and people always want to know where I'm from. The laughs I have had with that I can tell you.

[dpmd]

Why does the music industry deem a need to host a "MOBO" awards event?

[Will M]

I'd forgotten all about the MOBO's, think most people had

[QPR_NW10]

Odd - I agree with the MOBOs, for what it initially stands for - Music of black origin...which is of african roots, something like ladysmith blackman bozo something - did the Heinze advert a few years back. Or even reggae, originating from Jamaica. However, now it just seems to be music that "black" people sign/listen to...which doesn't necessarily equate to whether it's of "black" origin.

[SM3 Ranger]

Surely this is like a throw back to the deep south in America?
Swimming pools etc that were "whites only"
Now they want a player union that is "blacks only"
To me this is reverse rascism that can only help to divide instead of uniting and ultimately cause more harm than good

[DeepcutHoop]

Surely this is like a throw back to the deep south in America?
Swimming pools etc that were "whites only"
Now they want a player union that is "blacks only"
To me this is reverse rascism that can only help to divide instead of uniting and ultimately cause more harm than good

We should probably wait and and see if it happens and the form it takes, before getting all upset about how bad it is.