Amaury Pierron and Commencal 21 team manager, Charlie Julia Barthe have both issued an apology on their social media. This follows an Instagram story ...
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A fair apology IMO.
I do wonder though how naïve you have to be to *not* know how offensive that word is, even with English as second language.
It always amazes me when people post something like this then have to retract it. I mean, how dumb do you to be? How could he possibly think that was going to go OK?
Not know how offensive the N-word is a bit of a stretch to believe... but then again most non french speaking people would use the word 'Arab' without realising how offensive it is in French.
An EU Friend of mine that has English as one of their 2 second languages used it in front of me very recently, I was shocked but to them it was just an everyday word with no story or context behind the meaning.
The crux of it can be that English and International English are two very different things even if as a native English speaker you think English is English. In a room full of foreigners speaking English it is probably the native English speaker that is least understood.
I was working in New Zealand and a Kiwi colleague came out with the 'N' word. I quickly advised that she should not say that word when she travelled across to England - a trip she was planning. Different cultures, different understanding. I am pretty sure Kiwi shoe polish described a colour with that term, in France.
As if being a downhilling radster wasn't badass enough, he's got cornrows as well. those guys are so edgy.
Oh he just missed out by being a non african american calling his homies this all day long
Bandwagon jumping young white woman who hasn't realised anyone this would be pertinent to has never heard of her or him, more likely the reality is the only people concerned is the white folks trying not to look like closet racists.
She gets a pat on back for trying.
Isn't he from Reunion island (French ruled island off the coast of Africa in the southern Indian ocean), while I still don't really believe his apology, his upbringing could have been and probably was a very culturally different from France.
It's a bullshit apology from both of them posted on their stories so that it all disappears after 24 hours.
Even without the language the whole thing is racist & dumb.
It’s a bullshit apology from both of them posted on their stories so that it all disappears after 24 hours.
They wish 😂
Commencal have just disabled comments on their instagram account
So long as rappers continue to use it in their songs you can’t complain when people sing along.
Does everyone know how offensive ceetain terms and words are in different languages?
The 'K word' will almost certainly land you in very hot water with any south African - except those that use it knowingly.
'Boer' is mildly offensive too - especially coming from an English person.
Pierron has never struck me as a genius and he is a bit of a loose cannon. I can see how he could have listened to some records and thought it was just edgy and amusing. Whatever the French equivalent is of the n-word, he isn't the kind of bloke who I think would use it. I hope not, anyway.
So long as rappers continue to use it in their songs you can’t complain when people sing along.
I think anyone with any intelligence has figured out the difference between one group of people using a term and another.
Although this guy hasn't;
https://twitter.com/sunnmcheaux/status/1417494975424733193?s=19
I think anyone with any intelligence has figured out the difference between one group of people using a term and another
There is no difference remember. Either everybody gets to sing it or no one does.
There is no difference remember. Either everybody gets to sing it or no one does.
1) I'm not sure taking life lessons from a fictionalised/semi-biographical character is a good way through life. Otherwise we're going to have to deal with all the crap Jesus said.
2) He's saying he finds it offensive.
Much safer if you just refer to yourself as Honky or Cracker. You can do your bit to reclaim those from their offensive origins and neutralise them if you like?
There is no difference remember. Either everybody gets to sing it or no one does.
Definitely not how it works though if you are from a certain subset of the American population its a term of endearment
If you are white and mention the word your immediately a racist , oh how very woke, god forbid you're a white person singing along at a Kendrick lemar concert.
we’re going to have to deal with all the crap Jesus said.
Yet we still do have to deal with all the crap Jesus said, not to mention a whole host of other fictional religious deity's.
I’m not sure taking life lessons from a fictionalised/semi-biographical character is a good way through life. Otherwise we’re going to have to deal with all the crap Jesus said.
Clearly missing the point of what is being said.
Definitely not how it works though if you are from a certain subset of the American population its a term of endearment
If you are white and mention the word your immediately a racist , oh how very woke, god forbid you’re a white person singing along at a Kendrick lemar concert.
Steelbike - why are you so keen to normalise the use of an offensive racial slur?
What would it have to do with you?
I can answer that for you Nothing.
And today it is the turn of the German green party leader to apologise for using the N word in a TV interview.
What would it have to do with you?
You're commenting on a public forum. Pick up your toys and put them back in your pram.
You can't even be racist any more without people calling you racist. I remember when woke used to be called 'political correctness gone mad' - those were good times.
You’re commenting on a public forum
Wrong again, people being offended on others behalf still ,how novel.
Seriously dude, your toys... all over the floor. What will yer mammy say when she gets back from the pub?
So long as rappers continue to use it in their songs you can’t complain when people sing along.
You do realise why musicians from a minority background want to take ownership of a pejorative term, right? You also understand why it's not seemly for someone NOT from a minority background to appropriate said pejorative term, right?
Wrong again, people being offended on others behalf still ,how novel.
EDGELORD KLAXON! WE HAVE AN EDGELORD!
Have any sponsors said anything about this or are they hoping it will blow over?
I get the feeling of this was a more mainstream sport he would have been dropped for this
That mucoff statement makes no sense. He rides for commencal muc-off and they are remaining as title sponsors of the team. So what are they actually withdrawing? He will still be racing with their logos all over him
Yep I'm puzzled as to what it really amounts to, however, their actions in asking that Amaury undertakes a course to reflect on what he's done is welcome.
So what are they actually withdrawing?
The guy who first put it on insta, is the team manager of commencal 21 (a different team to commencal mucoff), mucoff have withdrawn their support/funding of that team. They have also insisted that Pierron (commencal mucoff rider who shared the original story) do an awareness course
Seems that now, anything regarding mucoff on social media now has a ‘tell us you are racist, without telling us you are racist’ section.
Guessing it wasn't viable to cancel their sponsorship of the factory team - depends on the terms of contract and cancellation clauses etc.
Dropping the sponsorship of the satellite team was probably done due to it being the team manager that was being a dick.
Also depends on what Amaury has do do after his course. Working with under privileged kids etc.