What is up with Bernardo Silva?

[TsuWave]

made this idiotic post:

when people tell him these jokes are not the move. he reacts like this:

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now, I see people trying to defend it with "ignorance" or "no malicious intent" with posts like these:

I agree I don't think there was any racial Mal intent and it was all fun between them both but the public will make it into something there Is not.

but this isn't the first time he makes these so called "jokes", i mean, he's surely aware of the racial connotations as they are the basis for/crux of his "jokes", i.e:

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"b-b-but Mendy is ok with it"

1. Mendy is his team-mate.
2. These "jokes" with racial connotations have the potential to not only impact Mendy.

I like him as a player, but the guy is coming off as grade a dickhead. If an effort is being made to kick racist feckery out of the game, then shit like this cannot be allowed to slide.

 

[DWelbz19]

That video clip. Jeez...

 

[SilentWitness]

wtf. that video makes it even worse.

 

[Di Maria's angel]

Meh, everythings considered racism these days. As a man of colour, I've had friends make similar jokes. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Personally. The original joke, that is - yet to watch the video.

 

[Eboue]

the video

 

[SportingCP96]

made this idiotic post:

when people tell him these jokes are not the move. he reacts like this:

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— Twitter API (@user) date

now, I see people trying to defend it with "ignorance" or "no malicious intent" with posts like these:



but this isn't the first time he makes these so called "jokes", i mean, he's surely aware of the racial connotations as they are the basis for/crux of his "jokes", i.e:

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— Twitter API (@user) date

"b-b-but Mendy is ok with it"

1. Mendy is his team-mate.
2. These "jokes" with racial connotations have the potential to not only impact Mendy.

I like him as a player, but the guy is coming off as grade a dickhead. If an effort is being made to kick racist feckery out of the game, then shit like this cannot be allowed to slide.

Like I said because of his fame he should know better and he should have known there was going to be backlash. In terms of the actually banter itself between two friends I think it was absolute banter that people perceived as racist. I have a buddy who is pale as snow and we call him casper and it has become his nickname now.

Once again in the context of who he is as a famous footballer he is a fecking idiot and he should not be surprised of the backlash but the banter was harmless between two mates.

 

[LARulz]

I can't make it out, what's the video saying?

 

[Cheesy]

Bernardo Silva is cancelled.

 

[SportingCP96]

I can't make it out, what's the video saying?

Mendy had a black shirt so since the shirt is the same color as his skin Bernardo Silva was saying Mendy was "naked".

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Alright that video kills any benefit of doubt I have for him. Sort out this shit, Silva. It's not hurtful but players should be educated about these things.

 

[robinamicrowave]

Bernard, Bernard, Bernard...

 

[SportingCP96]

Alright that video kills any benefit of doubt I have for him. Sort out this shit, Silva. It's not hurtful but players should be educated about these things.

I don't think he understands the influence he actually has just yet.

 

[Kill 'em all]

It's just a joke. People are offended so easily these days. Bubblewrap society.

 

[Oly Francis]

It's pretty hard to claim it was a private jokes between friends when you do it publicly on SN. If you want to make a private joke without being judged for its potential public consequences, do it privately, it's not that hard to understand.

 

[TsuWave]

It's just a joke. People are offended so easily these days. Bubblewrap society.

edgy

 

[youmeletsfly]

So you can joke around with your friends on twitter but Silva can't?

Jesus people are pussies these days.

 

[Ødegaard]

Wouldn't be shocked if he was a racist.

 

[Theafonis]

It's just a joke. People are offended so easily these days. Bubblewrap society.

If you’re gonna “joke” do it among your friends. Posting anything on social media is in the public space which opens you up to any form of criticism, Bernardo should know better

 

[sullydnl]

It seems quite likely that Silva is a stupid person and, like a lot of stupid people, still hasn't figured out how social media works.

 

[Theafonis]

It seems quite likely that Silva is a stupid person and, like a lot of stupid people, still hasn't figured out how social media works.

Guy speaks like 5 languages. Seems he can probably differentiate between posting something and not posting it.

 

[sullydnl]

Guy speaks like 5 languages. Seems he can probably differentiate between posting something and not posting it.

And yet here we are.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that posting that picture on twitter will get you criticised so either he's randomly done it deliberately for some reason or he is a bit of an idiot who somehow hasn't grasped what is/isn't appropriate to post in public.

 

[Wumminator]

Racism is not acceptable in any form. Same ban that Suarez got incoming.

 

[VeevaVee]

Even if he think it's fine, it's really fecking dumb not to foresee it.

I know football isn't a real job, but can you imagine doing either of those things anywhere else?

 

[Eric7C]

What a dumb shi*.

 

[Toddler]

I dont see racism here bubble boys. But nevertheless stupid thing to post...

 

[mancan92]

That is some ridiculous stuff he just posted. You have to be some sort of idiot especially with soo much talk of racism in football the last few months.

I've had friends make certain jokes and I've called them up on it. It's not acceptable. It is racism anyone denying is likely a racist.

 

[Lay]

Stupid to do any inside racial jokes on social media.

 

[Schneckerl]

Bernardo knew that this would generate a backlash and tweeted to attention whore.

 

[dbs235]

Saying Mendy resembles that character is hardly racist. The video is bad though.

 

[Bruno Marques]

Here comes all the people outraged because they don't have anything else to do

 

[SteveJ]

Here comes all the people outraged because they don't have anything else to do

...closely followed by all the people downplaying racism because they're bored of it being discussed.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Just a bit of banter they say. My arse is it.

 

[LilyWhiteSpur]

Can I ask if this was a private conversation as “banter” between friends is that ok?

 

[Bruno Marques]

...closely followed by all the people downplaying racism because they're bored of it being discussed.

But only after people that find that friends of different races playing with each other its clearly racism

 

[wr8_utd]

I don't think he understands the influence he actually has just yet.

He probably thought the media won't cover anything City as usual.

 

[mancan92]

Here comes all the people outraged because they don't have anything else to do

If your bored of people pushing against racism then just stay out of the way whilst people who are affected by it day to day fight for a better world.

 

[Kostur]

He deserves whatever the punishment he gets purely on the fact of being an idiot and bringing this type of shit public to twitter with all the racism discussion happening for the past couple of months. You genuinely have to be a moron.

 

[Traub]

Racism is not acceptable in any form. Same ban that Suarez got incoming.

I really hope so. Even though it helps Liverpool, he has to be punished to send out the right message.

 

[Bruno Marques]

If your bored of people pushing against racism then just stay out of the way whilst people who are affected by it day to day fight for a better world.

I'm sure the people that suffer from racism everyday are really worried about an internal joke of two friends. I see you have all your priorities completely right

 

[esmufc07]

I'm sure the people that suffer from racism everyday are really worried about an internal joke of two friends. I see you have all your priorities completely right

It wasn't an internal joke, he posted it on twitter. Trivialising racism when it's back at the forefront of football.

Let's see how serious the FA are. Season ban.