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Out of that entire post, you choose to argue the toss about the meaning of the word 'plenty'?

Really, just let it go. Not everything has to be an argument because people on the Caf don't side with your opinion on something.
Show me one person that's offended. Just one.
 
What I said went over your head

Well then I dont understand what we are debating.

Investigating Cavani is like investigating an English speaking player who says 'black business owner' because of the word 'black'.
 
Yeah different from the Suarez stuff as it's very "innocently said" but still not great. I get that it's part of their culture... but it's such a backwards thing and needs to be stamped out of every culture. Shouldn't get anything big, but at least a 1 game ban wouldn't surprise me unfortunately. Anyway, one of those where he should just take whatever punishment comes, apologizes in terms of using the word/not knowing the culture, and move on.
 
Well then I dont understand what we are debating.

Investigating Cavani is like investigating an English speaking player who says 'black business owner' because of the word 'black'.
Where did I say Cavani should be investigated? You like arguing with yourself?

You replied to me so surely you should know why you did?
 
Suarez kicked a man because he's black, he could call evra a french born African descent and still be a racist cnut in my book.

If any of you draw any similarity with cavani thanking his friend in his native language then you really need to recheck on your view of racism
 
Suarez kicked a man because he's black, he could call evra a french born African descent and still be a racist cnut in my book.

If any of you draw any similarity with cavani thanking his friend in his native language then you really need to recheck on your view of racism
Dont think anyone is calling him a racist...
 
Context is definitely everything, but as I posted above. People should stop talking about it as if it doenst have any negative connotations in latin america itself because it does.

Even in England and the US the word negro itself isnt bad by itself its the way its been used. Like calling black music Urban. There is anything wrong with the word urban. Its the context. Anyway as the Suarez case showed the word can be used in a negative way and together with a slur And that happens in Latin America.

Overall though Cavani should get a warning and be told not to use it here
Agreed about the warning part. It should be a made absolutely clear to all Spanish speaking players to never use any variation of that word under any circumstances. I suppose those who aren’t fluent in English aren’t allowed to express themselves in their own languages. Ironic in a way.
 
some posters are saying that he might get a one game ban

i guess that someone is thinking something along that way
Or that some are thinking the FA will act on it...
Literally no one is saying he said anything with any malice
 
So the lesson to be learned here, is don't speak spanish if you play in an english league?

Wankers.
Pretty much.

Deserves to be on cloud nine after his performance earlier, and this nonsense is what social media are going on about instead, trying to get him banned.

Wankers sums it up. Whole country full of them.
 
This the ideal opportunity for the FA to prove that they have a broader sense of cultural awareness. Football is after all a world game and so is the Premier League. There was nothing sinister or racist behind the intention of Cavani's post (from my understanding of interpretations provided by Spanish speakers on here).
 
Mate, i call my wife “negra”
we call our friends “negro” or “negrito”
to use it as a racist term you need to accompany the word negro with an insult
else, it isn’t a racist term
Who called it a racist term? Again another person who argues with themselves. Ive simply said it not always a term of endearment and can have negative connotations (of which I have first hand experience). Take from that what you will
 
Yeah different from the Suarez stuff as it's very "innocently said" but still not great. I get that it's part of their culture... but it's such a backwards thing and needs to be stamped out of every culture. Shouldn't get anything big, but at least a 1 game ban wouldn't surprise me unfortunately. Anyway, one of those where he should just take whatever punishment comes, apologizes in terms of using the word/not knowing the culture, and move on.
thank you Culture Police, for teaching the world how to be a worthy culture. I will stay tunned so you can teach us our language too
 
Yeah different from the Suarez stuff as it's very "innocently said" but still not great. I get that it's part of their culture... but it's such a backwards thing and needs to be stamped out of every culture. Shouldn't get anything big, but at least a 1 game ban wouldn't surprise me unfortunately. Anyway, one of those where he should just take whatever punishment comes, apologizes in terms of using the word/not knowing the culture, and move on.
Wow

The white man's burden all over again
 
Who called it a racist term? Again another person who argues with themselves. Ive simply said it not always a term of endearment and can have negative connotations (of which I have first hand experience). Take from that what you will
You said it has negative connotations
and it doesn’t
 
thank you Culture Police, for teaching the world how to be a worthy culture. I will stay tunned so you can teach us our language too
We have the same words they do in English. We just dont refer to every black person as hey black or Chinese as hey china man. We used to at one point...
 
Mate, i call my wife “negra”
we call our friends “negro” or “negrito”
to use it as a racist term you need to accompany the word negro with an insult
else, it isn’t a racist term
I think he just mean it CAN be used in a negative way, which I guess it is true...
As most words I guess
 
Yeah different from the Suarez stuff as it's very "innocently said" but still not great. I get that it's part of their culture... but it's such a backwards thing and needs to be stamped out of every culture. Shouldn't get anything big, but at least a 1 game ban wouldn't surprise me unfortunately. Anyway, one of those where he should just take whatever punishment comes, apologizes in terms of using the word/not knowing the culture, and move on.
Take it from your culture
my latin american culture is just fine

cheers
 
I think he just mean it CAN be used in a negative way, which I guess it is true...
As most words I guess
No I meant that it is used negatively in the region as well as a term of endearment. Depends who is saying it and in what context
 
Mate, i call my wife “negra”
we call our friends “negro” or “negrito”
to use it as a racist term you need to accompany the word negro with an insult
else, it isn’t a racist term
Ni te quemes Marquitos. Estamos equivocados y debemos someternos a su superioridad cultural. Fachos progre.
 
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Ni te quemes Marquitos. Estamos equivocados y debemos someternos a su superioridad cultural. Fachos progre.
se caen de boludos
les iba a decir que uno de los mejores musicos uruguayos es el negro Rada y si le preguntan el mismo se llama Negro y nadie se ofende ni quiere ofender
 
Ni te quemes Marquitos. Estamos equivocados y debemos someternos a su superioridad cultural. Fachos progre.
No, I for one am not attacking the culture. Maybe someone else is. Im not even English
 
Yeah different from the Suarez stuff as it's very "innocently said" but still not great. I get that it's part of their culture... but it's such a backwards thing and needs to be stamped out of every culture. Shouldn't get anything big, but at least a 1 game ban wouldn't surprise me unfortunately. Anyway, one of those where he should just take whatever punishment comes, apologizes in terms of using the word/not knowing the culture, and move on.
"It's such a backward step"?

Another language/culture can say something they think is a term of endearment and another culture/country can not only tell them they're wrong but that they're backward?

Wow.
 
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