marjen
Desperately wants to be like Noodle
Pete and retardman both have a point - with the one caveat being the racism case.
Suarez is clearly a detestable prick who'll do anything to gain an advantage on the pitch. Do this mean he's a vile human being? No, not because of his diving and cheating. In that he's far from alone. I don't know anything about his off the field antics, nor do they concern me, and nor should they. He's probably an entirely ordinary bloke.
I think it says a lot about your character though if you kick someone in the chest as hard you can and pretend you didn't do it on purpose just because you're annoyed, even if it is on a football pitch. Biting someone, even if it is on a football pitch, also isn't a very adorable trait. Spitting at someone falls into this category too. And definitely the stamping he's gotten away with this season, clearly with the intention of hurting the opposition player.
I do feel that using the colour of another person's skin to rile someone up, no matter if it happens on a football pitch, says a whole fecking lot about someone's personal character though. It's a whole different level to simply cheating or going in hard on someone.
So I don't think it's as clear cut as "happens on football pitch, is okay".
Suarez is clearly a detestable prick who'll do anything to gain an advantage on the pitch. Do this mean he's a vile human being? No, not because of his diving and cheating. In that he's far from alone. I don't know anything about his off the field antics, nor do they concern me, and nor should they. He's probably an entirely ordinary bloke.
I think it says a lot about your character though if you kick someone in the chest as hard you can and pretend you didn't do it on purpose just because you're annoyed, even if it is on a football pitch. Biting someone, even if it is on a football pitch, also isn't a very adorable trait. Spitting at someone falls into this category too. And definitely the stamping he's gotten away with this season, clearly with the intention of hurting the opposition player.
I do feel that using the colour of another person's skin to rile someone up, no matter if it happens on a football pitch, says a whole fecking lot about someone's personal character though. It's a whole different level to simply cheating or going in hard on someone.
So I don't think it's as clear cut as "happens on football pitch, is okay".