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    #26
    What I like about that is that Nev is open about his own homophobia when he was younger. Some people seem to think that they can't mention that they were homophobic, racist, sexist whatever when they were younger or ignorant of other ways of living. I think that, although it is nothing to be proud of, it is not a damning to admit it if you have matured. Although you will always regret bigotry and prejudice and, especially, the targets of such things, I am not even sure that 'shame' is something to feel (although all credit to Nev for saying that). Racism, homophobia, sexism are the results of a combination of three things - ignorance, hatred and fear. To be fair, ignorance is no excuse for sexism. However, growing up in a place where, not only were there no people from other cultures or openly gay people, but the surrounding culture was openly homophobic and racist, you haven't got much of a chance. However, if, upon maturing and experiencing more of the world, you still hold these views, you are just a bigot. I always say the example that if you use, say, "pikey" in complete ignorance, you are just using racist language; if you insist on still using it after being enlightened on its offence, you are a racist. Nev would, I expect, have grown up in a much more blinkered ignorant era than I did and, perhaps, a more bigoted area.

    In the last couple of decades, I think that this has changed. The world has become much smaller and much more available. Children, especially, are more knowledgeable of the world around them. That is one of the reasons why they are, in my experience, far more open-minded and accepting of difference in others than, certainly, we were. Ignorance is becoming less of a viable excuse which just leaves hatred and fear which, obviously, are being exploited greatly presently by Trump, UKIP etc.

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      #27
      That's a magnificent piece of writing.

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        #28
        Oh, it's just something I knocked up in...oh, you mean Nev.

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          #29
          Ok, it's been three months, and I give up. What does the "Woke" bit mean?

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            #30
            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

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              #31
              He hates golf. I love him.

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                #32
                Currently having a pop at ice dancing over on twitter (which TLMG uses, I don't). Fully on board with Nev's brand.

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                  #33
                  Nev sums MOTD up perfectly.

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                    #34
                    Neville Southall: ‘I’ve got a bit of flak because I stick up for sex workers’

                    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...y_to_clipboard

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                      #35
                      didn’t see you’d posted it already, Antepli

                      It is an astonishing-and at times very moving piece.
                      Last edited by Nefertiti2; 04-06-2018, 17:56.

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                        #36
                        There are very few chinks of light in a very dark world. Big Nev’s Twitter feed is one of them

                        https://twitter.com/nevillesouthall/status/1009179015175811072

                        https://twitter.com/nevillesouthall/status/1009133742286401536

                        https://twitter.com/nevillesouthall/status/1009143505606856704

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                          #37
                          it's incredibly refreshing to see a celebrity giving their platform over to people better qualified rather than speaking for them. Especially when the groups he's giving a platform to are tiny, underfunded grassroots organisations like SOAS Detainee Support and SWARM.

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                            #38
                            Top man.

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                              #39
                              I hope he doesn't turn out to be a chicken strangler or something. I'm worried that We're not allowed have nice things any more.

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                                #40
                                The Brighton local of Anarcho-syndicalist union SolFed took over Neville Southall's twitter last night to talk about wage theft

                                https://twitter.com/NevilleSouthall/...57731330633729

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                                  #41
                                  That's extraordinary - who i wonder manages and schedules the Southall twitter takeovers?

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                                    #42
                                    https://twitter.com/NevilleSouthall/status/1015594797095096320

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                                      #43
                                      https://twitter.com/nevillesouthall/status/1026444437818429440

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                                        #44
                                        Originally posted by Nefertiti2 View Post
                                        That's extraordinary - who i wonder manages and schedules the Southall twitter takeovers?
                                        Not sure, but I imagine some questions may be asked after today's "adult babies" kerfuffle.

                                        EDIT: We have the answer, c/o HuffPost: "Southall’s Twitter takeovers are managed by Asha Iqbal, who “clarified” on her own Twitter, @_socialdrone, that it was not her but the former footballer who chooses them."
                                        Last edited by Jobi1; 15-08-2018, 15:47.

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                                          #45
                                          What was that "adult babies" thing? I can't work Twitter.

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                                            #46
                                            His account was being used by someone who was into Adults in Nappies. But called it off. (I think that was it).

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                                              #47
                                              Basically yes

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                                                #48
                                                That was way too much information for me.

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                                                  #49
                                                  Woke Hector Bellerin:

                                                  http://twitter.com/HectorBellerin/status/1129460551061581825

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                                                    #50
                                                    I grew up thinking that Peter Shilton was far better than Nev, I have now realised that not only was Nev a better keeper but also a better human being.

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