Spurs fans pretend Asian fan in Son shirt is Son

[BuryMeInEngland]

I can't embed this as its on Twitter, but take a look it's hilarious:

Spurs fans outside White Hart Lane pick up an Asian fan with Son on the back of his shirt pretending it to be Son.

https://twitter.com/FootyAwayDays_/status/645625110536286209

 

[Bulletspur]

Hilarious? Must say your sense of humour is at loggerheads with mine.

 

[BuryMeInEngland]

Hilarious? Must say your sense of humour is at loggerheads with mine.

Different strokes and all that.

 

[Matthew Wyatt]

Looks like assault to me. The poor fellow is grinning to keep the louts sweet while they force him to wave his arms in the air.

 

[Mullers]

Dunno, doesn't sit well with me, seems a bit shit.

 

[MrShibby]

Isn't that a little racist?

 

[Mullers]

I think the people were well meaning but one wonders if they would pick up a random black supporter and pretend it's one of our black players. I don't think they would.

 

[eddiev14]

That was a bit of an awkward watch, as I suspected...

 

[ajspurs]

I was fearing for worse before viewing but I think it was all in good spirit. Not that I'd argue with someone who would take offence mind. Would be even worse if he didn't even have 'Son' on the back of his shirt.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

Hmmmmmmmmmm...

Spurs fans pretend black fan, in N'jie shirt, is N'jie!

 

[absolute bobbins]

The bit of arse crack is the funniest bit of this photo.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Well that's all just a little 20th century

 

[tototoner]

Too many shandies I think

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Isn't that a little racist?

Are you kidding?? Bit of rowdy fun on a matchday is all FFS

 

[TaoistMonkey]

Isn't that a little racist?

That's exactly what a racist person would say

 

[Dougal]

I wore an Ireland top with Keane 10 on the back to the game when he scored 4 against Burnley. Outside the ground afterwards some fella shouted 'look, it's Robbie Keane' before he and his friends started shouting 'Keano! Keano!' at me. I wasn't offended. As a shortened version of my name is Kea, I get offended when the Wife says 'Kea, no!', but that's another story.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

All seems in good spirits to me. I don't see how anyone can take offence to that.

 

[TaoistMonkey]

All seems in good spirits to me. I don't see how anyone can take offence to that.

Because that is the mind set of people these days. Unfortunately.

 

[hughy]

I wore an Ireland top with Keane 10 on the back to the game when he scored 4 against Burnley. Outside the ground afterwards some fella shouted 'look, it's Robbie Keane' before he and his friends started shouting 'Keano! Keano!' at me. I wasn't offended. As a shortened version of my name is Kea, I get offended when the Wife says 'Kea, no!', but that's another story.

No one tried to pick you up then Dougs?


Don't take it to heart mate.

 

[dude573]

I think there is a huge lack of representation and misplaced support of Asian footballers in England on a whole. Chants of "eating dogs" usually always crop up, and I know while they're meant to be humorous, they just come across as a bit backwards. I know that these type of things are meant to be light hearted humour, but parading a fan around in relation to Son just because he is Asian could offend a few people, and I don't quite agree with it.

The guys lifting him do seem to mean well, but there is a bigger problem with the reception that Asian players get in this country, and I think that needs to be addressed.