Via The Guardian: ”Liverpool have issued members of staff with a list of “unacceptable” words and phrases in their efforts to combat all forms of discrimination at Anfield. The guide, part of a wider education programme run by the club, details terms that employees should deem offensive under the headings of race/religion, sexual orientation, gender and disability. Most are self-explanatory and the guide advises that it is “important to understand the context of what’s being said”, as in the use, under gender for example, of “princess” or “don’t be a woman” on the Anfield terraces next season.”
I’ll be honest, if I was employe by Liverpool today, I’d put in my papers first thing tomorrow morning. No way I make it through one soccer match without using the phrase “man up.” Guess you can’t encourage you teammates to cover the opposing team anymore.
Look, all sarcasm aside, probably a solid move by the ownership group. While it’s a good publicity move, I can’t imagine this is going to keep the likes of Luis Suarez from spouting out whatever he feels right before he bites another player in the ear.
Here are my favorite word from that list that I’ve never used but may need to add to my vocab immediately….
1. Knob-jockey. How does that indicate your sexual orientation? I just imagine it’s a broad who’s good at what she does. No chance I don’t use that word 50 times by Friday, no chance.
My question is, what happens if they go to see the Queen of England? Can they not say queen because it’s on the list? Are their times when this list doesn’t apply? If I’m Suarez or anyone on Liverpool, I’m going to need clarification as soon as possible.
