Reply With QuoteI certainly don’t like anyone pouring beer or champagne over me ...Originally Posted by drillerpie
... though in my case I don’t object to the beer being poured into me.
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Apparently Mercedes mechanics said Lewis Hamilton lost the race when his car became unbalanced......due to the massive chip on his shoulder.
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I certainly don’t like anyone pouring beer or champagne over me ...
... though in my case I don’t object to the beer being poured into me.
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Fair enough utm you obviously know your own mind. I’ll tell you what I thought when I saw the photo and your post. I thought because it was posted on a thread about hating Lewis Hamilton(all these patriots dissing a British world champion, weird) the issue must be about the brown bloke on the left. And I was right.
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I'd hate it if that happened to me, because I'm hyper sensitive to smell (and just about everything else) and I'd be mighty peed off if I'd asked team mates beforehand not to pour a strong smelling substance all over me. If I hadn't asked them, then I shouldn't expect them to know what I can and cannot tolerate even if they were aware of my condition, but either way I certainly wouldn't expect it to be picked up by the media and politicized. You look at the comments on twitter and news websites and yet again, it brings out the worst in people and nothing is achieved but further division.
When is somebody going to put the breaks on this thing? I've heard a psychologist on the radio this morning insist that everything in sport is a political act. Well, it's nice to know that every time Matt Redmile booted the ball into the heavens, what he was really doing was subliminally influencing us fans to stick it to Tony Blair or William Hague, depending on which side his bread was buttered.
If you do attempt to "educate yourself" then you'll find that there is a debate to be had over whether or not it is OK, as a Muslim, to allow your skin to come into contact with alcohol. Hand sanitizers for example, or that a legendary figure in Islam bathed in alcohol after going into battle. Then there's the obvious but overlooked fact that not all muslims are as strict as others in following these codes of conduct.
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I think you would know if you have a muslim teammate or otherwise what their feelings on booze are. It's really that simple. The only person politicising it on here is you.
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The Guardian - A drinker's guide to Islam
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...erfest-alcohol
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I never knew I had to like and agree with everything a British ( and a world champion to boot) says or does. Just as well I didn't agree with Tyson Fury's views a few years back.
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The point stands - I think you would know if you have a muslim teammate or otherwise what their feelings on booze are. If I knew a teammate never touched a drop I would not think it was in anyway appropriate to pour alcohol on them as a form of 'celebration'. I'm pretty certain most reasonable people would feel the same.
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Didn't stop people offering to buy serious alcoholic George Best drinks though, even if it was killing him. Some people do things for a 'laugh' or just don't think.
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In this case, one that made his debut for the club less than two months ago. You're not only supposed to know if they drink or not, but also how they feel about having it on them amidst a celebration? Seriously?
Maybe the other player did know and his intent was akin to placing a pig's head outside his front door, but my strong suspicion is that he was simply being inclusive by involving his Muslim colleague in the celebrations and he doesn't deserve to have his face and name plastered all over the media, with the obvious risks involved - seeing that there is a fanatical element to this religion in this country.
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