• TheRealSlyCooper@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Is it really such a crime for your XI to have the same skin colour? Are 11 white people not allowed to be together without it requiring a club statement anymore?

    Fucking hell man.

    • Internetwielder@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      I get what you’re getting at, but people are reacting to the full squad photo, not just the XI, so 27 players.

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          11 months ago

          Not quite understanding that one myself. Just pointing out what the article they obviously didn’t read says, not saying the outrage is justified or anything.

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        11 months ago

        It’s still ridiculous. They have players from all over the world, and they are diverse. Signing a black player for the sake of diversity is pure tokenism.

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          11 months ago

          Just saying what the article says in response to a guy who just read the title. Not saying it justifies the outrage, did I?

  • lolzor7@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    People saying “What” in the comments clearly haven’t read the article and jumping to conclusions.

    It’s not hard to see the glaring differences between women’s and men’s football in the UK. While a lot of Premier League stars are from working class backgrounds, most WSL players are from middle class families instead.

    Supporting grassroots, accessible women’s football is only going to help in giving young girls opportunities in life, and spots talent which would never get the chance otherwise.

    Good on them for recognising this tbh.

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      11 months ago

      Football is one of the cheapest sports to play. You just need one ball that cots 10pounds and 20 kids can have fun on the street. All those working class girls need is a desire to play football which they obviously don’t have. And it is not an opportunity either… the mean salary in WSL is £47,000. This is if you become one of the best 400 football players in the country (which is extremely difficult, by the way). This is by no means an opportunity for those girls… they are better of studying and becoming doctors, lawyers, etc…

      • ThereWillBeGoals@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        All those working class girls need is a desire to play football which they obviously don’t have

        I’m getting strong “Look at the Lobster, for example” vibes here.

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    11 months ago

    Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Australia, USA,

    Have the English completely embraced American race theories? Skin color is the only thing that matters?

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    11 months ago

    Before everyone gets angry, they’re not saying that they’re gonna purposely pick more players of different ethnicities. They’re saying that they’re working on encouraging more of them into football

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      11 months ago

      Reddit gets very testy whenever the topic of diversity in the workforce comes up, even when the context is as tame as “We’d like to make sure that everyone feels there’s a possibility of finding successful employment here”.

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        11 months ago

        This is a sensible and actually admirable example of it to be fair. Recent “diversity pushes” like the RAF actively rejecting candidates because they were white was abhorrent.