Daley Thompson and his racist slur

Tabnabs · 23-07-2012 3:45pm #1

The double Olympic champion, who has been tipped to light the Olympic torch during the opending ceremony on Friday, was criticised by viewers of The One Show.

BBC bosses were forced to apologise after a string of complaints.

Thompson made the gaffe during last Thursday's show when he was shown a photo of a torch bearer with 'Oylmpic torch bearer' tattooed on her arm.

The Decathlon gold-medalist quipped that the tattooer must have been Irish.

He was quickly corrected by presenter Matt Baker that the tattoo had been done in the USA and the presenter apologised to viewers straight away and then again at the end of the show.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9418536/London-2012-Daley-Thompson-accused-of-racism-after-Irish-gag-on-One-Show.html

A slur that's all too common in the UK from my experience. Disappointing that it's trotted out so easily and I hope he regrets the idiocy of the remark.

chin_grin · 23-07-2012 3:47pm

Ah sure the Oirish, we can't splel!

alphabeat · 23-07-2012 3:48pm

so daly hates the micks eh ?

FatherLen · 23-07-2012 3:48pm

his mustache must have been italian....

Diapason · 23-07-2012 3:48pm

Anyone else singing Iron Maiden in their heads?

phil1nj · 23-07-2012 3:48pm

Maybe he was just advertising this place:

http://www.city-data.com/ny-restaurants/OYLIMPIC-DINER.html

kfallon · 23-07-2012 3:49pm

I'm not overly bothered tbh, let them think we're stupid just makes them feel even worse when we get one over on them!

suicide_circus · 23-07-2012 3:50pm

Don't mind him, stupid nagger.

chin_grin · 23-07-2012 3:50pm

FatherLen wrote: »

his mustache must have been italian....

He kind of reminds me of Hightower from Police Academy....Anyone else? No?

stovelid · 23-07-2012 3:51pm

Diapason wrote: »

Anyone else singing Iron Maiden in their heads?

De-na-de-na-de-na-de-ne-DUH-DUH

mikemac1 · 23-07-2012 3:51pm

That man keep people in jobs and off the dole queues manufacturing joysticks

Anyone else have his games on the Commodore 64

Those games would destroy a joystick quicker then your parents could buy you a new one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AR0e4q1EYM

biko · 23-07-2012 3:52pm

meh

who_me · 23-07-2012 3:52pm

I don't know... "Oylmpic" does kind of sound like the "Oirish" pronunciation! Wouldn't get too worked up about it, personally.

stovelid · 23-07-2012 3:52pm

chin_grin wrote: »

He kind of reminds me of Hightower from Police Academy....Anyone else? No?

Or Richard Pryor.

Seedy Arling · 23-07-2012 3:53pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

That man keep people in jobs and off the dole queues manufacturing joysticks

Anyone else have his games on the Commodore 64

Those games would destroy a joystick quicker then your parents could buy you a new one

Ahhh yes, many the time i waggled my joy stick to Daley Thompson.

seamus · 23-07-2012 3:53pm

I always find it odd when members of minorities - particularly those who have been in the public light and had to break down racist barriers to get there - go on and make remarks like this.

Vijay Singh did something similar about ten years ago when he made a remark that a female player in a pro tournament, "doesn't belong out here" and she was displacing a male competitor. Which is no doubt a remark that was made about Vijay on more than one occasion.

danniemcq · 23-07-2012 3:54pm

rabble rabble rabble...

actually i just checked and the amounts of f*cks i give is 0

Plazaman · 23-07-2012 3:54pm

I thought he was dead. There ya go, you learn something new everyday.

I'd say he must be publishing a book or something shortly and just wanted to get a bit of publicity any which way.

chin_grin · 23-07-2012 3:54pm

who_me wrote: »

I don't know... "Oylmpic" does kind of sound like the "Oirish" pronunciation! Wouldn't get too worked up about it, personally.

If that's the case wouldn't it be "O'Lympic"?

<gets coat>

charlemont · 23-07-2012 3:54pm

Ha That's actually hilarious.

buck65 · 23-07-2012 3:55pm

Remember his T shirt about Carl Lewis?
saw it yesterday in the paper
"Is the worlds 2nd greatest athlete Gay?"

WTF??

I_smell_fear · 23-07-2012 3:55pm

stovelid wrote: »

Or Richard Pryor.

They all look the same

Cienciano · 23-07-2012 3:55pm

Anyone who watches The One Show deserves to be offended

phil1nj · 23-07-2012 3:56pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

That man keep people in jobs and off the dole queues manufacturing joysticks

Anyone else have his games on the Commodore 64

Those games would destroy a joystick quicker then your parents could buy you a new one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AR0e4q1EYM

I had this for the Spectrum 128K (the poor cousin of the Commodre 64) when I was a teenager. Nearly wore a hole in my right hand (and not in a good way) trying to complete all of the events. Them Atari standard joysticks must have had adamantium shafts too. It took some abuse over the years.

Lumbo · 23-07-2012 3:57pm

Anyone else notice the spelling mistakes/typo's in the Telegraph's report?

Must be an Oirish journo :pac:

stovelid · 23-07-2012 3:58pm

I_smell_fear wrote: »

They all look the same

Needs joke about them all being great runners but I don't have the guts.

mikemac1 · 23-07-2012 3:59pm

He had getting away from the cops speed :cool:

M cebee · 23-07-2012 3:59pm

bit irish alright
cnut

danniemcq · 23-07-2012 4:00pm

what?

One blogger wrote on a message board: "Anyone watch him on the One Show cracking anti-Irish jokes. Charming man. Always thought he was a bit of a k***, now confirmed.

what the hell is k***

Samich · 23-07-2012 4:01pm

Yeah because it's not like we ever slag the British or anything.

I have no problem with it, thought us irish were all about having the craic?

davet82 · 23-07-2012 4:01pm

danniemcq wrote: »

what?

what the hell is k***

kock - obviously irish too :rolleyes:

Daley Thompson and his racist slur

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