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Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

ITV supported Wright in that row not Aluko. Aluko had a fair point in that there are very limited opportunities for woman pundits in comparison to men's. She just shouldn't have mentioned Wright, who as you said, has been a strong advocate for Woman's football. If anything from that incident, it was Aluko that got a backlash not Wright.

But actions speak louder than words and ITV's actions show the contrary.

Wright said it was nothing to do with his row with Aluko.

He would say that, wouldn't he?

Wrighty was the larger than large personality of the last Women's Euros.

It was a no brainer to ask Wrighty back - He knows the Women's Game - He is respected by the Male football fraternity - He attracts viewership from the male football fraternity.

We all want rights for women. For them to be treated well and have equality. To some peoples surprise equality is a two way street. Aluko played the taking women's jobs card. It wasn't about equality or ability.

You're running a narrative without knowing it's correct. That for me is one of the major dangers about the internet right there.

No, the narrative is pretty clear. Aluko says Wrighty a competent male is taking jobs from women in punditry.

Aluko gets the gig, Wrighty does not.

[No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!]

No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!

The sickener for women's equality was the same age for retirement age lol

If all the women involved know the game, have maybe played and have competent analysis ability, then I have no bother with that. Putting in a token male who may not be as knowledgeable for the sake of it commentating on Camogie. It's all about the best people for the job not balancing gender numbers.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

ITV supported Wright in that row not Aluko. Aluko had a fair point in that there are very limited opportunities for woman pundits in comparison to men's. She just shouldn't have mentioned Wright, who as you said, has been a strong advocate for Woman's football. If anything from that incident, it was Aluko that got a backlash not Wright.

But actions speak louder than words and ITV's actions show the contrary.

Wright said it was nothing to do with his row with Aluko.

He would say that, wouldn't he?

Wrighty was the larger than large personality of the last Women's Euros.

It was a no brainer to ask Wrighty back - He knows the Women's Game - He is respected by the Male football fraternity - He attracts viewership from the male football fraternity.

We all want rights for women. For them to be treated well and have equality. To some peoples surprise equality is a two way street. Aluko played the taking women's jobs card. It wasn't about equality or ability.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

ITV supported Wright in that row not Aluko. Aluko had a fair point in that there are very limited opportunities for woman pundits in comparison to men's. She just shouldn't have mentioned Wright, who as you said, has been a strong advocate for Woman's football. If anything from that incident, it was Aluko that got a backlash not Wright.

But actions speak louder than words and ITV's actions show the contrary.

The unlucky thing for Derry is that Gallagher had assembled a decent squad, had them playing to a system, had given the players belief in themselves and just when they were about to go to the next level - Gallagher was gone mid championship and with him went most of what he had brought. Since then everyone who has came in has only (and I mean only) been keeping them afloat.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

Police won't intervene when a bonfire is beside a substation that powers a hospital.

Its just unreal how normalised this stuff is, as much as people pretend otherwise its a different country.

The intervening should have been done at the foundation level of that tower. Coming in now and saying stop is just stupid.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

Rossfan -

To be honest -  I wasn't looking for a bite.

It was just a statement that distractions like your post and just highlighting people who are in the main fools.

We are in unsettled times. We are in a constant flux of lies and half truths.

It has become impossible to almost discern between the truth and the lie. 

Journalism is at it's lowest ebb and the fear of being cancelled or ostracised huge.

This has always happened - We only have to look at our own Island and the lies we were feed from both the UK and Ireland about - The Famine, The Civil war, The Northern Problem, Northern Catholics, The IRA, Civil rights, Magdellan laundries.

Both Downing Street and Leinster House were complicit in many lies.

Much on the complicity south of the border had to do with Irelands reliance on people emigrating to Britain for work and not affecting their life there. 

Is it people that need government handouts that do most of the protesting, cause it's being sold that it will affect their benefits? And the rest are just racists?

If your life is being affected by a very small percentage of immigrants/asylum/migrants who come with virtually nothing then you need to give your head a wobble...

The girls are being attacked is a good sound bite, but I've yet to see them burning down too many churches over the years, so Father Pat was ok.

Also there has been a housing crisis in the south long before this has been an issue

The Unemployed protest because they have the time to protest. The 'we need to protect our women' is an older than old scare  tactic.

Of course the Housing Crisis is not new. All the more to be upset about it as an issue.

The lack of incentives by the government to make this country a place young people would want to live in, contributed to and grow old in - is the worst part of modern society in taking care of it young people.

Another "citizen journalist"(sic).... not even a slap on the wrist....

https://m.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/livestreaming-citizen-journalist-was-riling-up-immigration-protesters/a638744570.html

I've told you before these lads are only a distraction. I wouldn't waste my time posting this up.

Take more interest in the real issues - Housing, Democracy, the overbearing influence of the EU, the continued immigration of our youth from rural areas, Our Health system, the Fianna Fail - Fine Gael monopoly on Government, The lack of a creditable opposition......

The GAA said last year there was "no appetite among the Counties" for a 3rd tier.
3 (or more) Tiers work at Club Football, Hurling,  LGFA and Camogie.
Also work at Inter County Hurling,  LGFA and Camogie.
But inter County men's football it's a big NO!
Took years to get the TC established as a kind of halfway house.

Yeah, there is no rush. I'm just looking at the bottom of the pile Gaelic counties and the Diaspora abroad having something to aim for and the chance of a Big(ish) day out.

[But at least he speaks his mind]

We have no cutting edge Journalists left anymore. They are all afraid of going against any Narrative and being cancelled. 
McKenna is all over the place - But at least he speaks his mind.

This f**king nonsense. Any stupid **** can "speak their mind". Doesn't mean they've anything to say.

Agree. Look regardless of anyone's political views or opinions, he went after Evanne ni chuilinn when she went into senate. Saying realy horrible stuff and when I pointed out her work in adoption (she's adopted) and did a doc on it. Her ivf journey (she wrote about it ) her writing a children book on gaa, and her work in keeping girls involved in sports he actually said she hadn't done any of that. So speaking your mind is grand but speaking bullshit and total untruth is an entirely different thing. As I say he could have had problems with her appointment in so many areas but he chose those that weren't based on facts or even reality.

We have no cutting edge Journalists left anymore. They are all afraid of going against any Narrative and being cancelled. 
McKenna is all over the place - But at least he speaks his mind.

This f**king nonsense. Any stupid **** can "speak their mind". Doesn't mean they've anything to say.

Agree. Look regardless of anyone's political views or opinions, he went after Evanne ni chuilinn when she went into senate. Saying realy horrible stuff and when I pointed out her work in adoption (she's adopted) and did a doc on it. Her ivf journey (she wrote about it ) her writing a children book on gaa, and her work in keeping girls involved in sports he actually said she hadn't done any of that. So speaking your mind is grand but speaking bullshit and total untruth is an entirely different thing. As I say he could have had problems with her appointment in so many areas but he chose those that weren't based on facts or even reality.

Yeah -agreed! There has to be a filter sometimes. The problem with modern Journalism is the filter is just to high.

Bringing this back to the top - where it belongs!

Kildare were atricious v Fermanagh but they are always bad against a team that really sit back. Still, there were so many individual 'meh' performances that I think there will be a reaction.
Limerick will surely just go for it as I don't think they are able to lock things down as well as other teams, so that should suit Kildare too.

Hoping for a win and finishing the year with promotion and a place in Sam. Kildare, Meath and Louth are all getting their acts together and the Dubs in transition should make the province better.
That being said there were some cracking games this year - Dublin v Meath, Kildare v Westmeath and Louth, plus the Final.

Any Limerick fold on here?

I can't see either of these teams having any impact in Sam next year. Kildare probably have more potential.

There is a huge need for a third tier with a reduction of teams in Sam and the Tailteann and letting Scottish, English and USA based regions into it (the 3rd tier). A reduction to 12-12-8 (8 + others) would provide three competitive competitions.

Occasions like this make you realise there are just some players who are Liverpool players. Henderson looks no way out of place at Diogo and his brother's funeral. Some times you just are what you were.

RIP Andre and Diogo 🙏