racial slur

UK NEWS: FOOTBALL CLUB QPR TO LOOK IN TO JOHN TERRY ‘RACIAL SLUR’ CLAIM

The BBC reports that football club QPR will look in to claims that Chelsea star/England captain John Terry racially abused fellow player Anton Ferdinand during the Chelsea v QPR game yesterday. QPR officials will meet Ferdinand on Tuesday (24 October) and decide whether to proceed with a formal complaint. There was online footage showing Terry “allegedly” calling Ferdinand a “f**king black c**t”,  but the FA (Football Association) instructed its minions to ensure that all footage was removed. Terry said in a statement, I’ve seen that there’s a lot of []

UK NEWS: STRICTLY COME DANCING STAR APOLOGISES FOR RACIAL SLUR

Via The Guardian The BBC has received 63 complaints after it emerged Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke called his dance partner Laila Rouass a “Paki”. The dancer issued an apology after the News of the World revealed he had used the offensive term to describe the actor Laila Rouass, his partner on the BBC1 show. Du Beke reportedly said Rouass, who is mixed race, “looked like a Paki” after she turned up to a rehearsal with a spray tan. Rouass []