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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
Chelsea FC: The Great Marescape
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Oxeki
Match Day Thread Merchant
Country: Nigeria
Player:Saliba
What a stupid take. I personally don't agree with that ebere dude either. But asking a Nigerian living in Nigeria to sit out a convo about about racism because you saw a couple of tweets from Nigerians on racism is pathetic imo.
You can disagree with with that Chelsea fan, I do too, but you don't have right to question 200 million black people from a country because of a few tweets.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
I'm not questioning them because of a few Twitter takes. I'm literally Nigerian and have lots of family in Nigeria. Scenarios like this have come up lots of times and they literally come out with "how is that racism?" and belittle my lived experience.
TH14shahriar
A gentle soul
Country: Sweden
Player:Saliba
Can you explain how they view racism in Nigeria? I have a close friend from Eritrea and he's very casual about racism.
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
For context, @Oxeki is a Nigerian from Nigeria so you can see why your post might have rubbed him the wrong way.
Fwiw as a Bangladeshi expat I see similar things with some people back in the homeland trivialising racism because they’ve never really experienced it, but obviously you can’t paint everyone with the same brush etc etc.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
My family in Nigeria are all lawyers, doctors, scientists etc etc. Literally all. Education is extremely important. They believe you just need to work hard and you will get ahead. They think there is no such thing as institutional racism. Easy to say when you are a black person living in Nigeria and have never experienced even a micro aggression. Never had to be head and shoulders above the competition just to get the same benefits.
When George Floyd was murdered the response on the family WhatsApp group was black people need to stop disgracing us.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
I know he is, which is why I was surprised at his anger. I didn't think it was a controversial opinion. Maybe my family is different.
Oxeki
Match Day Thread Merchant
Country: Nigeria
Player:Saliba
That's still not enough racism to right off Nigerian's opinion on racism.
I'm Nigerian and I ive in Nigeria too. I believe racism do exist. A most Nigerians believe racism do exist. Me and my arsenal mate mock Chelsea fans in my area about the racism in their club.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
I've literally posted only a couple of lines. I know my lived experience. I'm not going to go into more detail. All I know is that I am not surprised at all the Nigerian accounts minimising the Fernandez affair.
Oxeki
Match Day Thread Merchant
Country: Nigeria
Player:Saliba
I respect your opinion. I'm just saying not all Nigerians share that sentiments.
TH14shahriar
A gentle soul
Country: Sweden
Player:Saliba
Ah I see. It makes sense if you think like that and have never experienced racism/aggression. Thanks interesting.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
It's a very complicated discussion. It's interesting that certain Asian communities do tend to do very well in this country, and I think they have the same "just work hard" attitude. But one of my cousins came over here to work as a GP and her husband as a hospital consultant. They have had a lot to contend with (posted in the @rse end of nowhere where they are the only black people) and funnily enough replied to the WhatsApp group that the others don't truly understand.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
Macho
Mr Delete
Country: England
Chelsea have a lot of west african fans due to Mourinho's time there and the prominent players during that period. What you are seeing are fanatics on twitter that will defend racism, rapists and all sorts due to football fandom.
They definitely don't reflect the sentiment in nigeria.
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
So you're basically saying Chelsea fans are stupid? I knew this already
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Miss Bold Superstitious [B/]
Country: England
Why did Mourinho attract West African fans?
Macho
Mr Delete
Country: England
Drogba, Essien, Obi Mikel (some minor ones like Kalou etc). Similar thing with Wenger with Kolo, Kanu aswell.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/why-Arsène-wengers-legacy-will-forever-endure-africa
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
Remember when Weah was president he gave Arsène an award, it had a mad title or sth. Hold up lemme find it…
Got it: Arsène was inducted into Liberia’s order of distinction with the title “Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption”
Got it: Arsène was inducted into Liberia’s order of distinction with the title “Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption”
Dokaka
Gunner come out of the closet any day now…
Remember when Weah was president he gave Arsène an award, it had a mad title or sth. Hold up lemme find it…
Got it: Arsène was inducted into Liberia’s order of distinction with the title “Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption”
Wow I can't believe he got the KGCotHOoAR
