Scholes Upsets ‘The Gays’
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has opened a can of worms by allegedly calling referee Frank De Bleeckere a “flipping homosexual” (or something to that effect) after he was booked inside 10 minutes during United’s midweek win at Benfica.
In today’s PC climate, Scholes could have perhaps used a more acceptable insult, such as questioning the marital status of the referee’s parents. However, non-PC or not, the reaction to Scholes’ gaff has been nothing short of hilarious.
Former Labour MP Peter Tatchell, now filling his days with British gay human rights group OutRage!, said: “We urge Paul to apologise and to express his opposition to homophobia.
This, in itself seems a reasonable enough request and rightly so, but Tatchell’s call for Scholes to “attend a training course on homophobia” if he is found to have made the remark is a bit much.
What nonsense goes on at such courses (paid for at the tax payer’s expense, no doubt)? Do the organisers get out the ”Cabaret” dvd, sing a few numbers from “the shows” and then down a few Cosmopolitans?
Utterly ridiculous. It’s unlikely Scholes will be welcome in Canal Street any more and may find himself run out of town should he try and get a drink there.
Although if he shouts “chase me, chase me” while being followed in hot pursuit that may be taking things a little too far.
October 3rd, 2006 at 11:36 pm
hes a flipping awesome footballer! was the best player on earth in 2001
October 7th, 2006 at 9:38 am
God, what is the world coming to? Fucking hell, I hate all this PC bollocks, and anyway, poofters and faggots are there to be insulted in their buggering ways.