Fanning the flames of bigotry

[tapnagol]

Re sickening graffiti in three towns. I share the disgust at most of this mindless graffiti, but surely affording them the oxygen of detailed reports of these incidents simply fans the flames of their senseless bigotry. I for one was unaware of the significance of ' 66 ' until I saw this post, and I'm sure that I'm not unique in this.

[michaelm]

I tend to agree there tapnagol as I seldom give much thought to the implied significance of mindless graffiti scribbled on a wall unless the message is absolutely clear to me.

'Whataboutery' now there's a word.

[brian f]

michaelm- 'Whataboutery' is a new word for me had to google it !!

[michaelm]

First heard it used by a presenter on a Scottish football radio phone-in show a few years ago Brian.

[brian f]

Sevco

[John Donnelly]

In my innocence, I had to Google this.
I suggest that we close this thread down so that this disgusting idea doesn't get any more publicity.

JD.

[michaelm]

Personally, I'm curious as to what it was you googled and what the disgusting 'idea' is you're on about there JD?

[John Donnelly]

As I understand this, it purports to celebrate the death of 66 Rangers fans in the Ibrox disaster in the early 1970's.
JD.

[Hughie]

Sorry this all went over my head till John's last post, So I did a search to reveal the topic in question.

I don't think we need to close this down, no one here will condone or support the actions of these idiots.

[John Donnelly]

Thanks Hughie. Maybe I over-reacted. JD.

[MANBEAR]

Saw this painted on the bridge near the old shell refinery in Ardrossan and just didn’t know what it was until I asked an uncle,sad people