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Now you're just going off on a weird tangent.It’s not about offence mate, if people stereotype a demographic via a certain lens they cannot see positive traits outside that stereotype. For example why do you think so many black players who played in the same generation with Lampard and Gerrard aren’t in a management? Do you think out of the hundreds that played in the top 2 flights that none of them were good enough to get a first team job?
see that is when stereotypes actually affect real life.
secondly again commenting on stereotypes of Black people, specifically black women that have been perpetuated possibly even meant to be seen as compliments or left over from past negative overt racism. Black women are apparently seen as more hardy and pain resistant than other women and are often subconsciously given less pain medication during Labour and childbirth. Then if you look at childbirth mortality rates between black women and white British in this country it’s 5x more for black women I believe. This is when stereotypes that don’t come from overt racism seriously affect you. Yes this perpetuating of beast may be a compliment but it also means that perhaps someone who’s not a spurs fan may not see Udogie through the lens we see him through, but it can also mean that pundits, managers etc also can incorrectly subconsciously have the view that he lacks intelligence and leadership and can not be captain material. Them on the flip side again the dark undercurrent of stereotypes on black physicality is the high mortality rate of black women in childbirth and that is to me a serious racist issue.
happy to take this elsewhere on general if anyone wants to?
The comment wasn't meant to have racist connotations, nor does it have to most people who use it.
Stop looking for things that aren't there.