Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
03-10-2020, 19:35
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Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
On Thursday's 'Steph's Packed Lunch' presenter Steph McGovern broke down in tears after hearing how former footballer Chris Kamara was subjected to racism in his footballing days because of programmes like 'Love Thy Neighbour' and the character Alf Garnett:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jbUu-ZuA8PU
Russell Kane had to take over to go to an early break whilst she composed herself.
The only other time i've come across someone breaking down with emotion was after seeing the footage of the Hindenburg disaster where the reporter broke down whilst reporting the tragedy of the airship bursting into flames mid air with people on it, but there must have been other occasions.
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03-10-2020, 20:27
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
On Thursday's 'Steph's Packed Lunch' presenter Steph McGovern broke down in tears after hearing how former footballer Chris Kamara was subjected to racism in his footballing days because of programmes like 'Love Thy Neighbour' and the character Alf Garnett:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jbUu-ZuA8PU
Russell Kane had to take over to go to an early break whilst she composed herself.
The only other time i've come across someone breaking down with emotion was after seeing the footage of the Hindenburg disaster where the reporter broke down whilst reporting the tragedy of the airship bursting into flames mid air with people on it, but there must have been other occasions.
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Brilliant show, brilliant actor too.
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03-10-2020, 20:53
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Brilliant show, brilliant actor too.
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Indeed.
Of course kamara has no way of knowing whether any alleged racism was as a result of any tv program.
Kamara became the first English player to be convicted of grievous bodily harm for an on-pitch incident, after breaking Shrewsbury Town player Jim Melrose's cheekbone with a punch straight after the final whistle of a game in the 1987–88 season; he was fined £1,200. Which tv show is he blaming for that?
And the presenter needs a new career if she can't interview someone without blubbing.
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03-10-2020, 21:06
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Indeed.
Of course kamara has no way of knowing whether any alleged racism was as a result of any tv program.
Kamara became the first English player to be convicted of grievous bodily harm for an on-pitch incident, after breaking Shrewsbury Town player Jim Melrose's cheekbone with a punch straight after the final whistle of a game in the 1987–88 season; he was fined £1,200. Which tv show is he blaming for that?
And the presenter needs a new career if she can't interview someone without blubbing.
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Spot on, way too many snowflakes!
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03-10-2020, 21:21
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Originally Posted by Julian
Indeed.
Of course kamara has no way of knowing whether any alleged racism was as a result of any tv program.
Kamara became the first English player to be convicted of grievous bodily harm for an on-pitch incident, after breaking Shrewsbury Town player Jim Melrose's cheekbone with a punch straight after the final whistle of a game in the 1987–88 season; he was fined £1,200. Which tv show is he blaming for that?
And the presenter needs a new career if she can't interview someone without blubbing.
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I totally disagree. Steph herself has no doubt suffered abuse for being a lesbian and had empathy.
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03-10-2020, 21:35
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
Pretty much all black players - even now - will have examples of them being racially abused from the stands. It's less common in major grounds these days although still happens.
I was at an England game many years ago and two guys behind me were saying under their breath some very racist remarks.
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03-10-2020, 21:50
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
And white, heterosexual players have never been abused? Or have they simply had to put up with it.
Howard Gayle, a black ex-Liverpool player, said in a documentary that abuse was given to him by Bayern Munich fans, and his response to it was that it spurred him on.
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03-10-2020, 21:55
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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And white, heterosexual players have never been abused? .
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Yes but not for the colour of their skin. If they're abused it's because of the football: they are really good, or they dived in a game, or they got away with a tackle, or they switched team, or they said something in an interview, or they're John Terry.
Either way they don't get abused simply for turning up whereas black players didn't/don't have to do anything other than be black and the abuse will come.
Last edited by Damien; 03-10-2020 at 21:58.
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03-10-2020, 22:57
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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And white, heterosexual players have never been abused? Or have they simply had to put up with it.
Howard Gayle, a black ex-Liverpool player, said in a documentary that abuse was given to him by Bayern Munich fans, and his response to it was that it spurred him on.
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The fact Gayle felt spurred on by receiving racist abuse is neither here nor there. To imply that an abuse victim is somehow at fault for not being able to shrug it off or learn from the experience is really ignorant.
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03-10-2020, 23:16
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
She probably was crying because she's got no viewers. I wouldn't call it 'breaks down' she just got a bit emotional. A bit pathetic really.
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03-10-2020, 23:28
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Yes but not for the colour of their skin. If they're abused it's because of the football: they are really good, or they dived in a game, or they got away with a tackle, or they switched team, or they said something in an interview, or they're John Terry.
Either way they don't get abused simply for turning up whereas black players didn't/don't have to do anything other than be black and the abuse will come.
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Actually the abuse I had in mind was for none of those things. Although your list emphasises my point that white players also face abuse.
The abuse is aimed at putting the opposition players off their game. What other purpose would there be?
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The fact Gayle felt spurred on by receiving racist abuse is neither here nor there. To imply that an abuse victim is somehow at fault for not being able to shrug it off or learn from the experience is really ignorant.
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He rose above the attempts of the opposition fans trying to put him off.
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04-10-2020, 00:32
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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I totally disagree. Steph herself has no doubt suffered abuse for being a lesbian and had empathy.
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Is she, what a shame.
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04-10-2020, 10:05
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
And white, heterosexual players have never been abused? Or have they simply had to put up with it.
Howard Gayle, a black ex-Liverpool player, said in a documentary that abuse was given to him by Bayern Munich fans, and his response to it was that it spurred him on.
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A bit of whataboutism there..
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The fact Gayle felt spurred on by receiving racist abuse is neither here nor there. To imply that an abuse victim is somehow at fault for not being able to shrug it off or learn from the experience is really ignorant.
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
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He rose above the attempts of the opposition fans trying to put him off.
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He did, and it’s great that he was able to do so.
It is, however, not a personal failing if another abuse victim is unable to do that. Abuse is the abuser’s fault. The consequences of the abuse are the abuser’s fault. Criticising the victim for not rising above it is called “victim shaming”. Implying that the victim is at fault for feeling crushed by the abuse they have received is ridiculous.
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04-10-2020, 15:25
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Re: Presenter breaks down live on air after hearing about football racism.
Absolutely and this has recently happened to Sue Perkins. I don't particularly care for the presenting style of Sue Perkins, but she didn't deserve this:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...attack-london/
Oh how times have changed, I can remember the vile healines that The Sun used to make about LGBT people as far back as when I had to deliver this crap as a paper boy! I also didn't know that she was in a lesbian relationship with the presenter of Naked Attraction.
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