Whilst I appreciate the motivation for change, does anybody else think that the wording neatly captures 3 isms that would be utterly unacceptable in similarly describing almost any other demographic, apart from mainly "middle aged white men"
I've said it before in relation to white middle aged men, that I do object to such derogatory language being used to describe a certain section of society, regardless of their shortcomings. If the individuals concerned had expressed a need for new faces and fresh blood, that would have been different, as it wouldn't be insulting one group by express implication.
If I was there, I'd be tempted to say "you got a personal issue with elderly white men? Some of the wisest most decent people I know, are the aforesaid elderly, white men"
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I've said it before in relation to white middle aged men, that I do object to such derogatory language being used to describe a certain section of society, regardless of their shortcomings. If the individuals concerned had expressed a need for new faces and fresh blood, that would have been different, as it wouldn't be insulting one group by express implication.
If I was there, I'd be tempted to say "you got a personal issue with elderly white men? Some of the wisest most decent people I know, are the aforesaid elderly, white men"
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“Five former Football Association chief executives have launched an extraordinary attack on the governing body’s antiquated structure, declared a group of mainly “elderly, white men” are holding it back and the Premier League is being allowed all of the game’s money and power but none of the responsibility to police it.
In a letter to MP Damian Collins, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee which may now trigger an embarrassing House of Commons vote of no confidence in the FA, David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman say the 25 life presidents on the unwieldy 123-strong FA Council are “all elderly white men who do not represent anyone but block even the most minor of changes.””
“Five former Football Association chief executives have launched an extraordinary attack on the governing body’s antiquated structure, declared a group of mainly “elderly, white men” are holding it back and the Premier League is being allowed all of the game’s money and power but none of the responsibility to police it.
In a letter to MP Damian Collins, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee which may now trigger an embarrassing House of Commons vote of no confidence in the FA, David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman say the 25 life presidents on the unwieldy 123-strong FA Council are “all elderly white men who do not represent anyone but block even the most minor of changes.””




