Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine

Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Flin5tone on December 04, 2019, 12:28:40 PM

Title: Official facebook page
Post by: Flin5tone on December 04, 2019, 12:28:40 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Nev on December 04, 2019, 12:43:38 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: chrisw1 on December 04, 2019, 12:46:34 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Hookeysmith on December 04, 2019, 12:55:36 PM
could you send me a link - I don't have a facebook account but would like to see how they have done it
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Pete3206 on December 04, 2019, 12:59:04 PM
The BBC have reacted, blaming Corbyn.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Lastfootstamper on December 04, 2019, 01:14:37 PM
12k reactions, of which over 7k are angry faces. Scrolling through the names of those, I can't not think that some of the recent Trezeguet fan club arrivals on our social media platforms aren't too happy.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on December 04, 2019, 01:27:11 PM
That is weird. From this you'd assume that Egypt has a bit of a problem. I blame their mummies.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: paul_e on December 04, 2019, 02:14:09 PM
Ignoring all the complaints there on the basis of religion (which is a whole other topic) I love the "Stick to Football" style comments because they're all being made by the sort of people who like to use the term snowflake a lot and yet a temporary change to the clubs badge on facebook has them triggered.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: paul_e on December 04, 2019, 02:24:29 PM
Just to be clear this seems to be a, somewhat late, sign of support for this - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/rainbow-laces-%E2%80%93-come-out-active-lgbt-equality-sport (https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/rainbow-laces-%E2%80%93-come-out-active-lgbt-equality-sport)
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: purpletrousers on December 04, 2019, 02:39:09 PM
could you send me a link - I don't have a facebook account but would like to see how they have done it
(https://i.ibb.co/Hp0SrrG/D24-C725-A-1864-4808-9-DA0-5984-BB82-C169.png) (https://ibb.co/Hp0SrrG)

2.7k comments in a couple of hours...
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Ian. on December 04, 2019, 02:48:28 PM
I'm sure the majority of Facebook users have very rightwing, homophobic, racial and just generally hateful views. I have left so many groups and blocked so many people on there and try not to go on it al all.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: LeeB on December 04, 2019, 03:41:50 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.

We want are cullers back
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 04, 2019, 04:08:23 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.

Alright, calm down Snowflake...
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: john e on December 04, 2019, 04:12:00 PM
I'm sure the majority of Facebook users have very rightwing, homophobic, racial and just generally hateful views. I have left so many groups and blocked so many people on there and try not to go on it al all.


doesn't that all depend on what sort of friends you've got
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Ian. on December 04, 2019, 04:43:29 PM
I'm sure the majority of Facebook users have very rightwing, homophobic, racial and just generally hateful views. I have left so many groups and blocked so many people on there and try not to go on it al all.


doesn't that all depend on what sort of friends you've got
Actually John, I was only saying to a few friends (proper friends) at the weekend half my Facebook account is filled up with people you went to school with, played football with, or had dealings through work and actually when you start seeing some of their views you realise what complete cocks they are. It's very surprising with some people and I find it hard to believe some people I know can be so hurtful and nasty.
I have to remind myself they are not really friends and cull them from my account.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Mister E on December 04, 2019, 04:48:26 PM
I'm not on Farcebook; never have been.
Looking at the crest makes me pine for references to 1874 and Prepared, to make it stand out from all the other crests with lions. Also, claret and blue would be nice.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: itbrvilla on December 04, 2019, 04:50:14 PM
I'm sure the majority of Facebook users have very rightwing, homophobic, racial and just generally hateful views. I have left so many groups and blocked so many people on there and try not to go on it al all.

looks mostly to be rightwing homophobia of the religious variety.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: pauliewalnuts on December 04, 2019, 05:07:22 PM
Social media is a fucking cesspit.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: PeterWithesShin on December 04, 2019, 05:34:40 PM
The reactions from so many to that badge is fucking depressing.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: hilts_coolerking on December 04, 2019, 05:39:53 PM
Social media is a fucking cesspit.
Social media is a superb delivery system for getting contemptible human beings into your home. 
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Nev on December 04, 2019, 05:41:40 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.

This couldn't be more political, and I'm proud of the club doing what I believe is the right thing. For generations football clubs and indeed many other organisations have been unwelcoming and hostile to minorities, thankfully that is changing due to the bravery and hard work of so many people. Witness Punjabi Villans and their efforts re the racist chanting earlier this season. So when people of power and influence try and drag us back decades with their bigoted language it can only act as encouragement and validation for those who oppose the direction both society and our football club are travelling in.
Oh it's political alright, and as I have said before, our little internet community has higher standards in this respect than the country itself.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: PeterWithesShin on December 04, 2019, 05:44:11 PM
I see it more as religious than political. Well judging by the comments I read before I had to stop as I was getting so fucking angry.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: p_ad on December 04, 2019, 05:45:02 PM
Well said  part of the PRIDE
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Legion on December 04, 2019, 05:53:39 PM
It's on our Page aswell as a normal post.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: chrisw1 on December 04, 2019, 06:04:56 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.

This couldn't be more political, and I'm proud of the club doing what I believe is the right thing. For generations football clubs and indeed many other organisations have been unwelcoming and hostile to minorities, thankfully that is changing due to the bravery and hard work of so many people. Witness Punjabi Villans and their efforts re the racist chanting earlier this season. So when people of power and influence try and drag us back decades with their bigoted language it can only act as encouragement and validation for those who oppose the direction both society and our football club are travelling in.
Oh it's political alright, and as I have said before, our little internet community has higher standards in this respect than the country itself.
I'm not on about the crest, which I think is great. 
I'm on about your reference the the PM, which is unnecessarily bringing party politics into it.

Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: Nev on December 04, 2019, 06:35:50 PM
I've seen the club have updated the club crest to the pride colours which if you look has had somewhat of a negative reaction.... Quite worrying to see the club has some rather homophobic followers :-[

If it's OK for the PM......
oh FFS, just leave politics out of it.  Seriously its a fucking football forum.

This couldn't be more political, and I'm proud of the club doing what I believe is the right thing. For generations football clubs and indeed many other organisations have been unwelcoming and hostile to minorities, thankfully that is changing due to the bravery and hard work of so many people. Witness Punjabi Villans and their efforts re the racist chanting earlier this season. So when people of power and influence try and drag us back decades with their bigoted language it can only act as encouragement and validation for those who oppose the direction both society and our football club are travelling in.
Oh it's political alright, and as I have said before, our little internet community has higher standards in this respect than the country itself.
I'm not on about the crest, which I think is great. 
I'm on about your reference the the PM, which is unnecessarily bringing party politics into it.

I bought the leader of the Conservative Party into because he holds the highest office in the land, not because he's the leader of the party. That argument, of course, is for the off topic thread. But my point remains that if it's seemingly acceptable for the PM to use this sort of language, whoever they may be, then others will believe that it is acceptable for them to do so.
Title: Re: Official facebook page
Post by: themossman on December 04, 2019, 07:08:40 PM
That Karim Solaiman (top fan) sounds like nice lad.
SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal