Talk:Oleg Blokhin: Difference between revisions
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:::You're probably right with your comment that Blokhin's remarks weren't very special or controversial in Ukraine, but that doesn't make them any less worse. Besides, it IS something Blokhin has said, so why not mention it in the article, even if there wasn't a big controversy about it? You're right that calling Blokhin a 'well-known racist' is an exaggeration, so I'm not putting that back.[[Daaf]] 21:26, 30 June 2006 (UTC) |
:::You're probably right with your comment that Blokhin's remarks weren't very special or controversial in Ukraine, but that doesn't make them any less worse. Besides, it IS something Blokhin has said, so why not mention it in the article, even if there wasn't a big controversy about it? You're right that calling Blokhin a 'well-known racist' is an exaggeration, so I'm not putting that back.[[Daaf]] 21:26, 30 June 2006 (UTC) |
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:::Absolute rubbish. If the US coach made a racist comment about, say, Mexicans, it would go on his page regardless of how special or controversial racism toward Mexicans was in the US (and believe me, such bigotry isn't rare in the states). Racism is racism, no matter the source. Oleg hasn't apologized for his comments, despite criticism from within and outside Ukraine. Leave the article as it stands.[[Osx85]] |
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Revision as of 20:33, 30 June 2006
Blokhin played for Aris Limassol (Cyprus) not Aris Thessaloniki (Greece)!!!
Top 10 coaches citation
I've added a citation needed tag to the statement about Blokhin's honour as one of the top ten coaches of 2005. If anybody can provide a citation for this, please do so. Thanks, and enjoy. -- Filliam H Muffman 23:59, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Racist comment
How come the racists comment attributed to Blohkin regarding Black soccer players hasn't been added to his article?
Such bigoted and racist village idiot, the mentally blocked Blokhin, does not normally fit in the beautiful world of football, but in Stalin’s Gulag!
- What you have to understand is that in the former Soviet Union political correctness and "enlightened" views of other cultures so prevalent in the West have not taken hold. The view of blacks as savages is very common in the area simply because of deep-set stereotypes and underexposure to African cultures. Thus it would be a lie to call Blokhin a "well-known racist", as he stands out little from the myriad other Ukrainians who share the same notions and that is certainly not one of the primary things he is known for. So if you believe that he needs to be imprisoned, you also believe that the vast majority of people in the region belong in the Gulag. I am removing your section, also for the reason that this has sparked no "controversy" of which I am aware. Cossack 21:22, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- You're probably right with your comment that Blokhin's remarks weren't very special or controversial in Ukraine, but that doesn't make them any less worse. Besides, it IS something Blokhin has said, so why not mention it in the article, even if there wasn't a big controversy about it? You're right that calling Blokhin a 'well-known racist' is an exaggeration, so I'm not putting that back.Daaf 21:26, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
- Absolute rubbish. If the US coach made a racist comment about, say, Mexicans, it would go on his page regardless of how special or controversial racism toward Mexicans was in the US (and believe me, such bigotry isn't rare in the states). Racism is racism, no matter the source. Oleg hasn't apologized for his comments, despite criticism from within and outside Ukraine. Leave the article as it stands.Osx85
Birth Location
Gonna make the birth location a little more professional and uniform. The Frederick 07:21, 15 June 2006 (UTC)