To report my colleagues fantasy football team name?

The name is just "Nigewillstopthem"??

That as a sentence is not inappropriate or offensive? You are assuming your colleague is trying to be political and choosing to interpret that as inappropriate/racist.

@MouthOfTheThamesand @LuckyHazelFoxthank you although not a story 😊 the colleague follows vile racist parties Reform and Restore those colleagues thought it was hilarious as he spouts out quite nasty stuff when drunk and says he would have been a perfect candidate for Hitler Youth (that is the racist part)…he has had warnings about making offensive comments in addition to misogynistic comments on nights out. He is one of the MDs nephew so awkward all round and I suspect why he hasn’t had his arse handed to him.

Of course ‘the boats’ are an issue the majority of people desperate and fleeing from horrendous situations with no safe passage many exploited and Governments past and present not willing to work together with other Governments because of greedy fat cat contracts/brown envelopes left right and centre. The Governments over many years could do something about it but chooses not to and is more focused on creating division and lining their pockets out of situation that has caused so much hate and division.

There are plenty of other names he could have chosen for a football name and he deliberately chose that. Just like my DHs colleague plenty of other names they could have chosen but chose to call him that and in public. In a way I’m glad as exposes more of these types to avoid.

He probably is racist, it would be naive to think otherwise. But don't we all want the boats stopped. They are run by violent criminals and people are getting killed.

I truly don’t know. But I’ll make a genuine good-faith effort to engage with you and not to straw-man you.

Why do you think this is wrong?

I can think of a few possible arguments, but I don’t want to assume that I know what you think.

Exactly! I couldn’t agree with you more, @MouthOfTheThames

Haha- that old chestnut.

So you don't have an answer then except for that cop out line.

If you don’t already know, then any explanation will be lost on you.

I think the laugh emoji is actually on you tbh. This isn't a thread about immigration. It's a thread about reporting a colleague for an inappropriate team name. No clue from the title what the name even was when I opened the thread.

To be fair, this is a Europe wide problem and not just happening in the UK, so I don’t think you need to be embarrassed.

But I agree with what you’re saying. And the silence from the top when it comes to any crimes perpetrated by asylum seekers/ illegal immigrants is disturbing.

Totally agree. Not a peep from Starmer and his acolytes.
Now we are at a stage of having print leaflet in many different languages politely asking these undocumented men not to rape women, and that sex with children is illegal.
Jesus fucking christ on a 3 wheeler bike. What must the rest of the world think of us?
Its so fucking embarrassing 😳

To be fair it doesn’t actually mention boats. Which makes it worse. Don’t know what your workplace culture is like but it’s got nothing to do with football.

"NigeWillStopThem"

I don't see how this is offensive, if HR says anything they could say it's referring to another Nige anyway, it was quite a popular name in the 70s and 80s. Or they could be referring to Labour by "them" and the next general election. They haven't actually called themselves "stoptheboats" which isn't offensive anyway, it's topical at the moment and a common held opinion. It isn't racist to want to stop these people coming in. I'm all for skilled migration through legal channels, something needs to be done to stop these people though.

All wrapped up in a (tatty and decaying) St George's flag.

otherwise its dictatorship by the backdoor

She's taking omnicause to a whole new level.

Who made you the fantasy football name police

oh my word

Where's the nuance and critical thinking? You have to be a Reform voter to believe Arday was a fake (which he was).

@Hulkins87 So you're not a fan of Nigel Farrage and you want to cause a problem for someone who is.

Free speech in this country (supposedly), read it, inwardly groan, and move on. Then focus your energies on something actually important.

Voted Labour last time on local issues. Remainer. Centre-right liberal. Think a Reform govt would probably be disastrous.

Think that reporting colleagues to HR for their (legal, mainstream) political views is abhorrent.

What’s your view on that issue?

Agree. If people aren't strong willed and single minded enough to stay loyal to their vote, they are mugs. No adult should be telling another how to exercise their democratic vote.

When I look at his ugly face I want to vomit.
Vile piece of excrement.

Poor Rhiannon. And her poor mum and son.

God this all makes me so angry!

But yes, we must report anyone who dares to object to this.

No, it isn't.

Reform voter?

Think Jason Arday was a fake?

I assume AndyWillSaveUs or KemiForTheWin or (back in the day) OhJeremyCorbyn would be fine?

If so, what basis for seeking to punish Nigel supporters?

The party is legal and mainstream. The policy is shared by all major parties.

It looks most like ideologically-motivated harassment.

(And, as I always seem to end up saying, I’m no fan of Reform. But democracy and pluralism are fundamental, not just conveniences for when it suits your own team).