Getafe and shoe polish

Space Coyote

I read about this on teletext the other night. The players of Getafe (promoted to La Primera Liga this season) are thinking of blackening their faces with shoe polish as an anti-racism demonstration for their next home game. Hard to say if it'll do any good or not but it's definitely strange. I wonder if they have any black players in the team?! Doubtful.

What do yis make of this?

Getafe players in ‘blackout’ mode to protest racism

MADRID: Players with Spanish first division club Getafe could play their next match with blackened faces in a protest against racism, Spanish media reported on Wednesday.

Getafe president Angel Torres told Punto Radio that he would propose the “black-out” to his players ahead of the club's weekend fixture with Villareal.

The move follows racist chants hurled by Getafe supporters at Barcelona's Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o during a La Liga clash.

Torres put the disturbances down to “three or four crazy fans” he said he would ban from the ground if it was found out that they had season tickets.

“We reject racism and xenophobia and we will show it. I will propose to my players to paint their faces black for the next championship match which we play at home,” Torres said.

read article here

thejollyrodger

im all for anti racist measures but this idea is completly stupid

Zaph

The Black and White Minstrels are considered racist and offensive these days. What the players are doing isn't all that different...

Makaveli

Pretty silly idea as said by Zaph already, what they are doing in considered racist. Just think if people who had no idea what was going on switched on to a match with all the players done up like that. Wouldn't come across very well.

Seaneh

Makaveli wrote:

Pretty silly idea as said by Zaph already, what they are doing in considered racist. Just think if people who had no idea what was going on switched on to a match with all the players done up like that. Wouldn't come across very well.

Actually they have a fe blck players, Kome springs to mind.
And anyone who thinks it's offensive has some issues to sort out, serously.

Makaveli

Afaik they have 1 black player.
I'm not really sure why you quoted me either.

jesus_thats_gre

How is this offensive...

BolBill

Everythings offensive these days but I reckon its not a good idea.