Does This Remind Anyone

[choux]

of the "stupid woman" denial?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46779604

[ludwig]

He's obviously doing the old Hitler arm and moustache thing. Someone else is doing the bunny ears. No big deal, but it'll probably get blown out of all proportion.

[choux]

I always thought that if you wanted to carry your voice you would put your hand(s) to the side(s) of your mouth.

Just another liar who doesn't mind bringing adverse attention to his team. Can you imagine the fans, home or away, responding to his next appearance? Not a prospect to relish.

[woofgang]

even worse now he's denied it.

[choux]

Quite so, woofgang.

[youngmafbog]

Oh dear, does it really matter?

Too much offence taken of the little things these days.

As I see it the denial is the only problem.

[choux]

I think it does matter and with Holocaust Memorial Day coming up I notice that CP fortunately don't have a fixture on 27th January.

[andy-hughes]

It's another salutary reminder to anyone in the public eye that dodgy behaviour can and will end up on social media.

It's also a salutary reminder that when said dodgy behaviour does end up on social media, the best response is to say absolutely nothing about it, instead of fanning the attention with pointless and fatuous denials which compound your initial stupidity.

[spathiphyllum]

"Too much offence taken of the little things these days. "

I assume it's not the sort of thing that would offend you. That isn't to say it's not offensive.

[hereIam]

Definitely looks like he's doing the nazi salute !

[choux]

a-h, I believe the better response is to admit stupidity and apologise.

[ludwig]

// Definitely looks like he's doing the nazi salute ! //

He is. I doubt if he's a genuine neo-Nazi though. They tend not to do the jokey one with fingers for the moustache, as they take themselves quite seriously.

Slightly ill-judged in these times when everyone's desperately looking for something to be offended by, but nothing more.

[ChillDoubt]

What Ludwig said.

[hereIam]

I never thought for one second he was a 'genuine neo-Nazi' !

[THECORBYLOON]

It looks like the Beeb have removed the page.

[Peter Pedant]

answer removed
page removed more like !

[choux]

They too have moderators or just a legal team?

[ChillDoubt]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46786189

I believe they moved it because the original link had cricket in the title for some reason, which I had noted.

[Canary42]

/// Too much offence taken of the little things these days. ///

I quite agree - what happened to sense of humour - it apears to have been replaced by sense of outrage.

Here is another example: https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/dog-mess-poster-threatens-owners-who-do-not-clean-up-after-pets-1-5841946

[choux]

https://news.sky.com/story/crystal-palace-goalkeeper-wayne-hennessey-denies-making-nazi-salute-11601158

Canary, a sense of humour is subjective. You keep yours and I will keep mine.