Kelvin McKenzie uses racial slur against Ross Barkley

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

Just read this on BBC Sport - apologies if its already been posted am on mobile.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39601728

Calls Barkley one of our dimmest footballers, says his eyes make him look like a gorilla at the zoo.

Is Kelvin trying to continue muddy the city of Liverpool?

On a side note I had no idea Barkley's grandfather was Nigerian.

 

[AltiUn]

I'm pretty sure Kelvin had no idea Barkley had a Nigerian granddad.

 

[Damien]

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And on the eve of Hillsborough too. Attention-seeking vile cnut.

 

[Adisa]

The Sun. Enough said.

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

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And on the eve of Hillsborough too. Attention-seeking vile cnut.

Guy is the lowest of the low, doesn't surprise me that the s*n employs him. Vile gutter press.

 

[Wino1]

Absolutely ridiculous if that can be classed as racism

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

I'm pretty sure Kelvin had no idea Barkley had a Nigerian granddad.

He also says the only lads with big paychecks in Liverpool are drug dealers.

 

[AltiUn]

Absolutely ridiculous if that can be classed as racism

Agreed, article is tasteless but I really don't think he meant it racially.

 

[Damien]

He also says the only lads with big paychecks in Liverpool are drug dealers.

Yep. He loves to shit on Liverpool.

 

[Steven Seagull]

I'd love it if somebody filled him in. cnut

 

[Tarrou]

Why is he having a pop at Barkley all of a sudden?

 

[Theafonis]

Is Barkley even black??

 

[redman5]

I'm pretty sure Kelvin had no idea Barkley had a Nigerian granddad.

I'm pretty sure he has no idea full stop.

 

[Cassidy]

Is Barkley even black??

His grandfather is

 

[prateik]

Racial slur.. sure..

 

[NinjaFletch]

It's Kelvin McKenzie. He's long ago waived the right to be given the benefit of the doubt on anything.

 

[stevoc]

How the feck is a paper like the Sun still in business.

Can't believe people still actually buy it.

 

[Skills]

It's Kelvin McKenzie. He's long ago waived the right to be given the benefit of the doubt on anything.

This. feck him and the sun

 

[alanjohnson]

No, it isn't a racial slur at all. Ross Barkley genuinely does look thick

 

[derace]

racial slur lol.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

FFS how is that paper still being printed , it should have gone the way of the News of the World and closed down.
McKenzie is just vile, should be sacked and charged with wasting oxygen.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

If Kelvin McKenzie is what's classed as intelligent. I would rather be a bit thick.

 

[Lennon7]

He's a cnut but calling that a racial slur is crazy

 

[DomesticTadpole]

He's a cnut but calling that a racial slur is crazy

Don't think it is racial, but it is very personal.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

It's not meant racially, it's not a criminal matter and I think those saying otherwise are undermining their arguments.

However though I've no love for Liverpool nor the people of Liverpool I stand with them on two things: Hillsborough and believing McKenzie is one of the biggest bellends of all time.

 

[Lennon7]

Don't think it is racial, but it is very personal.

I think his only intended offence was to make Barkley seem thick, like (apparently) a gorilla. I still despise the bastard so don't think I'm sticking up for him

 

[EyeInTheSky]

If Kelvin McKenzie is what's classed as intelligent. I would rather be a bit thick.

I'm so tempted...

 

[SirAF]

Racist? Wtf?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I'm so tempted...

Go on. If you dare.

 

[Gio]

Typically classless timing from Mckenzie attempting to stay relevant.

 

[Wade3]

It's a poor article, no doubt, but so much is judged as racism nowadays. It's getting old.

 

[Stobzilla]

I don't even know much about Barkley but even I know that he had a Nigerian grandad. I can't imagine that ol bollock head didn't know.

 

[SteveJ]

It's class hatred, courtesy of the newspaper that markets itself as 'the people's friend'.

‘PERHAPS unfairly, I have always judged Ross Barkley as one of our dimmest footballers. There is something about the lack of reflection in his eyes which makes me certain not only are the lights not on, there is definitely nobody at home.

‘I get a similar feeling when seeing a gorilla at the zoo. The physique is magnificent but it’s the eyes that tell the story.

‘So it came as no surprise to me that the Everton star copped a nasty right-hander in a nightclub for allegedly eyeing up an attractive young lady who, as they say, was “spoken for”.

‘The reality is that at £60,000 a week and being both thick and single, he is an attractive catch in the Liverpool area, where the only men with similar pay packets are drug dealers and therefore not at nightclubs, as they are often guests of Her Majesty.

‘However, 23-year-old Mr Barkley will have learned a painful lesson. He is too rich and too famous to be spending his time in local hangouts where most of the customers have only just broken through the £7.50-an-hour barrier.’

 

[EyeInTheSky]

Go on. If you dare.

I was going to reply with "your wish has been granted" or something witty like that...

It's annoying that I like your posts whenever I come across them

 

[711]

I'm beginning to regret referring to Gareth Bale as Chimpy now, it might turn out he has some recent simian ancestry after all.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I was going to reply with "your wish has been granted" or something witty like that...

It's annoying that I like your posts whenever I come across them

 

[OL29]

People who have never been on the end of racial discrimination that patronisingly try to shrug off any accusation of racism and accuse alleged victims of 'playing the race card' or being overly sensitive are even more grating than outright racists.

Not all racism is overt and I think some people would do well to remember that.

 

[JPRouve]

Gorillas are fairly smart, aren't they?

 

[DWelbz19]

It's class hatred, courtesy of the newspaper that markets itself as 'the people's friend'.

What an absolutely horrid article. Detestable man.

 

[Gatti33]

The irony in the sun calling someone thick!