ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[davek]

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Brilliant. It's like the opposite of a sectarian chant. Bringing religions together!

It also eloquently displays how enamoured Liverpool fans have been with their Summer arrival from Roma.
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Just read that.

They just don’t see how offensive this song is to the millions upon millions of decent, honest, peace loving Muslims worldwide.

There's loads of media Kopites spinning it as a breakthrough for inter-communal relations.

It about as much a positive portrayal of Muslims as the Horst Wessel lied was a song championing Judaism.

 

[davek]

One of his muslim followers tweeted a link to a video of Liverpool fans singing it and his response was



Im sure your intentions are good but taking offence on behalf of another race when they seemingly seem fine with it isn't a particularly good look.

Yeah, because obviously an individual gets to speak for the whole of the Islamic world.

 

[Seathestars]

One of his muslim followers tweeted a link to a video of Liverpool fans singing it and his response was

Just seen that, fair enough to him but I still think it’s offensive.

 

[longers]

Yeah, because obviously an individual gets to speak for the whole of the Islamic world.

Surely you're not oblivious to the irony in your statement ?

 

[davek]

Surely you're not oblivious to the irony in your statement ?

What irony?

 

[Yarrgh]

Does this now mean that koppites are gobshi'ites now?

 

[Seathestars]

Does this now mean that koppites are gobshi'ites now?

Whatever gave you that idea mate.

 

[longers]

What irony?

You say individuals can't speak for the entire islamic world and yet you're here saying that its offensive to muslims...

At the moment it seems to be a case of some non muslim Everton supporters saying its racist whilst the muslim player and his muslim followers all seem to have reacted positively to it.

Maybe im missing the outrage for other sections of the muslim community and you can point me towards it ?

 

[Yarrgh]

Whatever gave you that idea mate.

I was trying to go down the Wailing Wall route for a pun, but I couldn't get it to work.

 

[davek]

You say individuals can't speak for the entire islamic world and yet you're here saying that its offensive to muslims...

At the moment it seems to be a case of some non muslim Everton supporters saying its racist whilst the muslim player and his muslim followers all seem to have reacted positively to it.

Maybe im missing the outrage for other sections of the muslim community and you can point me towards it ?

I'm not pretending to speak for Muslims. I'm giving my understanding of how - beyond the media spun BS positive reaction to this - the reality behind the imagery it conveys is an underscoring of the usual neo-colonial stereotypes about "inferior people".

If the subject of the song doesn't see it then he's just a bit thick, that's all that proves.

 

[roydo]

If the subject of the song doesn't see it then he's just a bit thick, that's all that proves.

More likely he has a social media fella who plays the game for him.

 

[davek]

More likely he has a social media fella who plays the game for him.

Ha Ha. Probably yeah. Nice use of emojis. He'll get a bonus for that: keep it vague in case Mo gets a fatwah placed on him.

 

[Seathestars]

I'm not pretending to speak for Muslims. I'm giving my understanding of how - beyond the media spun BS positive reaction to this - the reality behind the imagery it conveys is an underscoring of the usual neo-colonial stereotypes about "inferior people".

If the subject of the song doesn't see it then he's just a bit thick, that's all that proves.

He could hardly say he was offended with that lot could he.

I read he does loads for his home town in Egypt, fair play to the guy.
Why even mention his religion in a song though, I don’t get it.

 

[roydo]

Ha Ha. Probably yeah. Nice use of emojis. He'll get a bonus for that: keep it vague in case Mo gets a fatwah placed on him.

FFS Dave!!

lollollollollollollol

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

I thought all this religion/football rubbish died a death years ago. Why are they trying to revive it? Only trouble can follow trust me.