Mario Balotelli Thread

[Casualista]

because only a black person can understand what its like going through racism

 

[nuttela]

because only a black person can understand what its like going through racism

sometimes i think people who are black want to believe in racism. if it exists, it exists and if it doesn't - good.

if you completely delete it from your mind - then any real racism will become purely evident, because you aren't fishing for it and tryna make a scene.

 

[jammin]

Racism?

Where is Corzioli?

 

[forward]

Ashish... fishing for racism arguments ever since he talked shit about other's race.

i have sauid so much shit about others race .. when i am mad ..

 

[leaf]

Being a little Hypocritical now are we?

Like you, he's been following me around trolling and insulting. Doing this totally unprovoked. You guys are overdoing it

because only a black person can understand what its like going through racism

No that was never my point. But I'm sure you don't buy that Prince decided to take some sort of revolutionary stand against racism. Many black legends of the game disagreed with his actions but because two non-black #taskfarce posters think he's some kinda Rosa Parks I should agree?

sometimes i think people who are black want to believe in racism. if it exists, it exists and if it doesn't - good.

if you completely delete it from your mind - then any real racism will become purely evident, because you aren't fishing for it and tryna make a scene.

This is a highly ignorant take on it. In Prince's case he was subjected to racist chanting etc.... He didn't make it up. Else the team wouldn't have supported him at all

If you have any understanding of history or current affairs you'll know that racism is alive and well...yeah some ppl are overly touchy about it but there are many instances where there are genuine victims of it. A white lady turned around and told me to "back the fuck up ******... U here to rob
Me?" in Boston just because I was munching on some potato chips on an escalator behind her

All I'm saying, despite being trolled and insulted to death...is that the ONLY way racism can be comprehensively fought is through EDUCATION. Petulantly kicking the ball away might give some temporary results and satisfaction, but it also gives the genuine racists the satisfaction that their attack on you worked

 

[Prince_27]

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Lol You okay Mister?

 

[ladro]

I love this guy. Come back soon balo.

 

[Casualista]

No that was never my point. But I'm sure you don't buy that Prince decided to take some sort of revolutionary stand against racism. Many black legends of the game disagreed with his actions but because two non-black #taskfarce posters think he's some kinda Rosa Parks I should agree?

ah huh. and what about the legends that agreed with what he did?

And afaik he is the first player to do what he did? That sounds pretty revolutionary to me.

 

[nuttela]

This is a highly ignorant take on it. In Prince's case he was subjected to racist chanting etc.... He didn't make it up. Else the team wouldn't have supported him at all

If you have any understanding of history or current affairs you'll know that racism is alive and well...yeah some ppl are overly touchy about it but there are many instances where there are genuine victims of it. A white lady turned around and told me to "back the fuck up ******... U here to rob
Me?" in Boston just because I was munching on some potato chips on an escalator behind her

All I'm saying, despite being trolled and insulted to death...is that the ONLY way racism can be comprehensively fought is through EDUCATION. Petulantly kicking the ball away might give some temporary results and satisfaction, but it also gives the genuine racists the satisfaction that their attack on you worked

I am upset for you that you had to withstand such an ignorant woman.

i'm gonna pm you a reply to this, for the sake of not going off-topic anymore.

 

[Congo Powers]

people on this forum aren't mature enough to talk about what prince did vs the provincial team

just look at the reactions by some posters after the Bild interview came out...in which boateng said he'd have to reevaluate whether it makes sense for him to stay in italy

 

[leaf]

ah huh. and what about the legends that agreed with what he did?

And afaik he is the first player to do what he did? That sounds pretty revolutionary to me.

kicking a ball back at ppl chanting at you isn't revolutionary. It's petulance. To me and it's really not up to me to judge Prince by my standards...but to me....the classy thing would have been to keep succeeding as a player. Success is the best revenge


Imagine if the ball hit a kid in the stands....Racist fucks would have said "See what that violent here ****** did?"

I would have preferred he stayed on and played well. Kicking a ball at ignorant idiotic racist fucks only serves to aggravate them and give them more shit to talk about you

 

[Casualista]

kicking a ball back at ppl chanting at you isn't revolutionary. It's petulance. To me and it's really not up to me to judge Prince by my standards...but to me....the classy thing would have been to keep succeeding as a player. Success is the best revenge

I dont think the legends that supported him think its petulance. And its safe to say there was more support than disagreement.

Got world's attention and got the racist club punished with stadium bans rather than just the 50k fine or whatever that never has any effect.
Dont see how kicking the ball at racists is stopping him from being successful.
In fact he has been very successful post that incident. And quite sure those haters are being roasted in their vitriol seeing his success.

Those racists guys can get aggravated and talk about it ... from home.... far away from the stadiums now since many of them got bans.

Well done prince. Achieved so much with 1 kick. I call that revolutionary.

 

[KujaIX]

kicking a ball back at ppl chanting at you isn't revolutionary. It's petulance. To me and it's really not up to me to judge Prince by my standards...but to me....the classy thing would have been to keep succeeding as a player. Success is the best revenge


Imagine if the ball hit a kid in the stands....Racist fucks would have said "See what that violent here ****** did?"

I would have preferred he stayed on and played well. Kicking a ball at ignorant idiotic racist fucks only serves to aggravate them and give them more shit to talk about you

Fucking Rosa Parks.

Should have just moved and became the bus driver in a few years instead!

What Boateng did was new and revolutionary. With issues like this, the best thing to do is to attempt to resolve them.

Gandhi didn't succeed by becoming some auxiliary legate. MLK didn't succeed by working his way up and becoming some metre maid.

They did what they did through action. If Boateng would have played, they would have continued.

Do you honestly think that Boateng taking their slurs and succeeding would have made them stop? No. The only way to make them stop is to bring attention to them.

Would Emre have stopped insulting Zokora if Zokora would have scored? No. Zokora had to kick him(very hard and in the balls) to stop him.

 

[leaf]

I dont think the legends that supported him think its petulance. And its safe to say there was more support than disagreement.

Got world's attention and got the racist club punished with stadium bans rather than just the 50k fine or whatever that never has any effect.
Dont see how kicking the ball at racists is stopping him from being successful.
In fact he has been very successful post that incident. And quite sure those haters are being roasted in their vitriol seeing his success.

Those racists guys can get aggravated and talk about it ... from home.... far away from the stadiums now since many of them got bans.

Well done prince. Achieved so much with 1 kick. I call that revolutionary.

All good points. But his successes are still ephemeral . It didn't stop Printer phans from abusing Balotelli. It didn't stop the Zenith fans from writing against gays and non whites.

Oh by the way I think I need to clarify that I am not particularly against him walking off. I am deeply against him shooting the ball at them. I'm sure that even the legends that supported him disagreed with this part of his action because it's tantamount to replying to racism with violence.

Seedorf said: "I don't see it as such a positive thing because [it] empowers more and more of this behaviour

"Walking away? Yes, you send a signal. But this has happened more than once and I don't think it really changes all that much. We are just empowering that little group with their behaviour to make this mess." ."

the legends that did support him....supported leaving the pitch not kicking the ball at them

Fucking Rosa Parks.

Should have just moved and became the bus driver in a few years instead!

What Boateng did was new and revolutionary. With issues like this, the best thing to do is to attempt to resolve them.

Gandhi didn't succeed by becoming some auxiliary legate. MLK didn't succeed by working his way up and becoming some metre maid.

They did what they did through action. If Boateng would have played, they would have continued.

Do you honestly think that Boateng taking their slurs and succeeding would have made them stop? No. The only way to make them stop is to bring attention to them.

Would Emre have stopped insulting Zokora if Zokora would have scored? No. Zokora had to kick him(very hard and in the balls) to stop him.

Was going to reply....then noticed who was being compared to a millionaire footballer and decided against it.

 

[KujaIX]

Would Rosa Parks's actions have been any different if she was worth 10million?

No.

Wealth means nothing. KPB stood up against racism and you're slagging him off for it.

Racism is not a problem which'll just disappear if it's ignored. You need to act.

 

[Casualista]

All good points. But his successes are still ephemeral . It didn't stop Printer phans from abusing Balotelli. It didn't stop the Zenith fans from writing against gays and non whites.

Oh by the way I think I need to clarify that I am not particularly against him walking off. I am deeply against him shooting the ball at them. I'm sure that even the legends that supported him disagreed with this part of his action because it's tantamount to replying to racism with violence.

I dont think he was naive enough to think he would wipe racism out with just a walk off. What he did do was try to set precedent.

Sure its debatable whether he should have kicked the ball at crowd or not. But I dont consider it a major aspect of what to take from the incident. I am more interested in the overall signal. This is the first time a player has just walked off followed by his team mates and an entire game cancelled (albeit a friendly). The ramifications were also severe.

So yes, this was a revolutionary act imo.

 

[leaf]

Would Rosa Parks's actions have been any different if she was worth 10million?

No.

Wealth means nothing. KPB stood up against racism and you're slagging him off for it.

Racism is not a problem which'll just disappear if it's ignored. You need to act.

Who am I slagging off? Saying that I don't agree with kicking a ball at a racist is slagging off? Can you attempt at being rational?

Rosa Parks stayed on a seat that at the time she wasn't allowed to be on. That's taking a stand against racism. She didn't toss her handbags at the bus driver She stood up to pressure and didn't lash out at her persecutors. It's utterly hilarious that you continue to make this incongruous analogy

 

[KujaIX]

I think him kicking the ball at those in the crowd is completely fine. I see no problem with it.

In fact, I hoped he'd hit a couple and they'd plummeted to their deaths.

 

[jammin]

Who am I slagging off? Saying that I don't agree with kicking a ball at a racist is slagging off? Can you attempt at being rational?

Rosa Parks stayed on a seat that at the time she wasn't allowed to be on. That's taking a stand against racism. She didn't toss her handbags at the bus driver She stood up to pressure and didn't lash out at her persecutors. It's utterly hilarious that you continue to make this incongruous analogy

Rosa Parks did something out of the norm, something that was unprecedented, as a stand against racism.

Kevin Prince did the same.

 

[leaf]

I dont think he was naive enough to think he would wipe racism out with just a walk off. What he did do was try to set precedent.

Sure its debatable whether he should have kicked the ball at crowd or not. But I dont consider it a major aspect of what to take from the incident. I am more interested in the overall signal. This is the first time a player has just walked off followed by his team mates and an entire game cancelled (albeit a friendly). The ramifications were also severe.

So yes, this was a revolutionary act imo.

Well I think him kicking the ball at them IS a major part of the incident. I'm not harping on it alone....just responding to the troll brigade who seek to paint my opinions as evil. It IS a major part of the incident because it is an act of violence....much the same way you throw anything at someone that gets you mad. Doesn't matter if it hit them or not. It's still an act of violence....perhaps aggression might be a more accurate word.

Agreed with the rest of it though about the ramifications and knock on effects. I guess time will tell if it truly was revolutionary

 

[Congo Powers]

i thought it was awesome

great kick..great aggression

alphas gonna alpha

made me proud

 

[leaf]

I think him kicking the ball at those in the crowd is completely fine. I see no problem with it.

In fact, I hoped he'd hit a couple and they'd plummeted to their deaths.

Rosa Parks did something out of the norm, something that was unprecedented, as a stand against racism.

Kevin Prince did the same.

No disagreement there. but was it the right stand? That's debatable. I'm not alone in this opinion, neither am I "slagging him off". I just want the best for the team and the players.

 

[blaze]

comparing kpb to rosa parks

 

[Ashish]

no tolerence to racism

but you have to be black to understand racism and then people talk about educating

 

[Albertini]

wtf why are people talking about rosa parks here

ive been out of the look this last week was surprised to hear that balo hasn't trained all week, scary

 

[Redman10]

comparing kpb to rosa parks

 

[Curupira]

Why did he not play today?

 

[Ashish]

injury

 

[capcap]

Balotelli driving golf cart in Milanello LINK

 

[Jasper]

This surely has been here, right?