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C’mon Rfu Get A Grip
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /sport/ rugby-u nion/53 096584
It’s going beyond silly now and will surely burn itself out
It’s going beyond silly now and will surely burn itself out
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.//"We need to do more to achieve diversity," an RFU spokesperson said.//
And quite how will the banning of a popular song achieve that? What utter drivel.
Apparently it was written by somebody who had been enslaved in the USA. So how does that make it unacceptable?
Anyway, good luck to the authorities if they try to prevent rugby fans singing their chosen song.
And quite how will the banning of a popular song achieve that? What utter drivel.
Apparently it was written by somebody who had been enslaved in the USA. So how does that make it unacceptable?
Anyway, good luck to the authorities if they try to prevent rugby fans singing their chosen song.
// The song enjoyed a resurgence during the 1960s Civil Rights struggle and the folk revival; it was performed by a number of artists. Perhaps the most famous performance during this period was that by Joan Baez during the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival. //
So a Classic civil rights song is now taboo. The world has gone mad.
So a Classic civil rights song is now taboo. The world has gone mad.
I always thought the ‘chariots’ nickname for Martin Offiah was very funny.
Offiah, an England player of Nigerian parentage was first serenaded with ‘Sweet Chariot’ by the Twickenham England fans in 1987.
To make any racist motive from the singing of this song is barmy, and obviously counter productive to genuine racism concerns.
Offiah, an England player of Nigerian parentage was first serenaded with ‘Sweet Chariot’ by the Twickenham England fans in 1987.
To make any racist motive from the singing of this song is barmy, and obviously counter productive to genuine racism concerns.
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