Surely it’s more wrong to say “this team isn’t black enough”, all the players got there on merit
Problem would be solved easily if the ladies spoke to Ben White on tanning advice.
Just pick the best.
Martin Luther King wanted people to be judged on the content of their character (including football ability) and not by the colour of their skin
If they’re the best 11 players at the club what’s the issue
Whatever happened to the best person for the job?
Before everyone gets angry, they’re not saying that they’re gonna purposely pick more players of different ethnicities. They’re saying that they’re working on encouraging more of them into football
Reddit gets very testy whenever the topic of diversity in the workforce comes up, even when the context is as tame as “We’d like to make sure that everyone feels there’s a possibility of finding successful employment here”.
Nowt to get testy about. Cream always rises to the top.
This is a sensible and actually admirable example of it to be fair. Recent “diversity pushes” like the RAF actively rejecting candidates because they were white was abhorrent.
Every push for diversity is by definition a push for " anyone but a white man" and by definition racist
You say that, but Arsenal are literally responding to freaks getting angry on Twitter about their team photo
White men are gathering in this thread
Heaven forbid
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Agreed, way to few men in the their womens team
Looking forward to Crystal Palace’s statement on their lack of diversity for the Men’s team.
The French Men’s national team should release a statement too.
This is a perfectly reasonable statement acknowledging a systemic lack of diversity in women’s football, and commiting to long term solutions to grow women’s football around the world. Anyone who actually read this article could not possibly get upset by this
Absolutely appalling that this statement had to be made.
Pick those who are the most competent not the most diverse. Ffs this is beyond absurd 🤦🏼♂️
Whats wrong with people? This sounds like OCD intrusive thoughts!!! It’s not wrong to look the same as long as fair chance is given to everyone. We just don’t pick diversity to be diverse. If they’re not talented, they won’t make the team. As simple as that!!
Fucks sake, who gives a toss what colour their skin is. Priority should be people who can pass a ball
I don’t understand why people have a problem with this. The squad is pretty much entirely white. That is not representative of North London.