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Very off-topic: EEN commenters

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  1. Focus
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    I think this sums up an awful lot of the EEN commenters. Just read the reactions to the Scotland soccer team's new away strip. Admittedly, I think it looks awful (but I don't follow the sport anyway), though not in the way the many homophobic commenters react. I think it shows that it's not just cycling and driving EEN's online readers have irrational views about!:

    New Scotland strip: What do you think?

    (I'm not suggesting all EEN commenters are homophobes or irrational of course - some make perfectly reasoned and valid comments - but I just found this amusing, sad and disturbing, with the emphasis on the last two. I sadly can't say I'm surprised though).

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Surely I'm not alone in enjoying just how camp some of the (very vaguely) homophobic comments are?

    For a sport without a single out professional player, I always thought the 'tattoos and hair styling' culture of soccer was very revealing.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. deckard112
    Member

    "I always thought the 'tattoos and hair styling' culture of soccer was very revealing"

    Revealing of what?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. EddieD
    Member

    Bald patches and which tattooists have chorea.

    I always thought the communal baths were more revealing.

    Especially when they left their towels in the changing rooms.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. minus six
    Member

    This new away strip looks commercially aimed at the summer majorca / blackpool beach hordes

    The EEN commentariat, i would like to throttle til their eyes bulge and then i would bite and chew the eyeballs.

    I suppose that makes me pathological..

    Theoretically, at least

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    Careful with your stereotypes...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. deckard112
    Member

    @chdot

    That was my point. Sad that a post decrying homophobic comments descends into the very same. I have tattoos and use hair product, not sure what that reveals about me!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. chdot
    Admin

    @ deckard112

    So you're a footballer then...(?)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. wee folding bike
    Member

    A rugby playing friend says that they haven't used communal baths for a long time. It's health and safety gone mad.

    I don't watch football or wear strips but even I thought it was hideous.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. crowriver
    Member

    New Scotland kit reflects country's tradition of twee indie music

    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/new-scotland-kit-reflects-countrys-tradition-of-twee-indie-music-2014022784082

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. Stickman
    Member

    Crowriver

    Very good! I love to see a mention of Teenage Fanclub (even if affectionately mocking)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  12. PS
    Member

    I always thought comments about communal baths were very revealing of repressed feelings... ;)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. PS
    Member

    Good article here by Ed Smith on the subject of journalism, social media and comments.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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