So youre offended by Gibbs' comments because you think they were aimed at you?
Maybe it's time to take a break from the subject, mate. Your posts on this matter are getting fairly nonsensical, IMO.
Sorry but the notion that Gibbs was applying a racial slur to an entire country simply because he addressed 3 or 4 individuals by their nationality is absolutely ludicrous.
I personally don't think there's enough to prove that's what Gibbs was intending, but don't act as if it's ludicrous that it could be taken that way. Think about just about any environment, where somebody says "****ing Asians" or "****ing Africans" or whatever, even if it's only addressing a small group of people actually present. It's going to get people's back up, and in most cases, rightly so. I would argue that it doesn't always mean what it might look like, but you can't blame people for responding with hostility to the comments, and serious questions will be asked. Dasa himself has said he doesn't really believe the worst was intended by Gibbs, but he (and others) is having a go at you because you are reaching so hard to defend the comments, to the point of irrationality.
I don't disagree, but did Gibbs actually make both those comments? Maybe I've gotten confused.
According to the SA camp, Gibbs was abused by a group of Pakistani supporters whilst fielding at third man
F***** go back to the Zoo
He was certainly provoked by the fans there, but that doesn't excuse him saying something like ****ing [a whole religion/nation/race] instead of '****ing assholes those guys.'
Maybe I should have been clearer - I wasn't asking what was said, I was asking if Gibbs made both those comments. I was under the impression that the outbursts were a conversation between two players, and that one made the zoo comment, and the other (Gibbs) made the "****ing Pakistanis" remark. At least, that's how I saw it reported. Is that incorrect?
The full comments were something like:
Anyway mate, I know you've been copping a lot from a lot of Asians (not all) on the board, but you have to understand that a lot of us disagree with you on the context as most times when we hear the comments, they are very much racist and/or bigoted. That's all.
Ah, fair enough. I thought the other player had contributed the "zoo" part.
I was only inquiring as to whether it was Gibbs alone that made the two comments, which SS clarified.
If he was abused by the crowd, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
It is not and i've already explained to you why it is not.
Sorry but getting on national tv or radio and making a catch-all phrase like those above when potentially addressing millions of people is a totally different scenario
He wasn't talking about an entire religion/race/nation, he was talking about a select group of people. I would have thought that's pretty clear by what he said, its just a fair few people want to try and find a way to think its insulting to the entire nation. It isn't, the players was being provoked, and Gibbs was simply talking to a team mate and calling the guys in the crowd animals.