[PICS]"If Moeen were not stuck with cricket, he would've gone to Syria to join ISIS":Taslima Nasreen

[MenInG]

No one should condone the comments of taslima nasreen. That has no connection with Moeens logo issue.

But Moeens insisting on not sporting a alcohol logo when the entire team is owned by a alcohol company is hypocritical.

And the franchise rejected that (I believe) so shouldnt be an issue now?

 

[cricketjoshila]

And the franchise rejected that (I believe) so shouldnt be an issue now?

It was never an issue that should have attracted such pathetic remarks by Taslima Nasreen. It has no connection with it.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

No one should condone the comments of taslima nasreen. That has no connection with Moeens logo issue.

But Moeens insisting on not sporting a alcohol logo when the entire team is owned by a alcohol company is hypocritical.

Why don't you and your Indian bros start a new thread about the logo since so many of you seem keen to discuss that? I am sure one or two Pakistanis, and perhaps friends of Taslima might want to join the discussion, but as has been pointed out many times now, his stance on alcohol sponsors don't really make him a terrorist or potential ISIS candidate.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

So many Indians ( I include some Pakistanis as honorary Indians) still trying to discuss Moeen and IPL rather than Taslima Nasreen's claims that he would have been an ISIS recruit if not a cricketer. Just make another thread already, we can discuss it there.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

And still the logos and IPL!!

 

[Mamoon]

So many Indians ( I include some Pakistanis as honorary Indians) still trying to discuss Moeen and IPL rather than Taslima Nasreen's claims that he would have been an ISIS recruit if not a cricketer. Just make another thread already, we can discuss it there.

What is there to discuss? It was a horrible tweet, and she made it worse with her follow-up tweet when silence would have been a smarter option.

She didn’t expect the white (or black) English players to stand up for Moeen which is why her tweet backfired.

Good on the players who defended their teammate and this woman scored an ugly own-goal. End of story.

What is there to discuss?

 

[Kroll]

What is there to discuss? It was a horrible tweet, and she made it worse with her follow-up tweet when silence would have been a smarter option.

She didn’t expect the white (or black) English players to stand up for Moeen which is why her tweet backfired.

Good on the players who defended their teammate and this woman scored an ugly own-goal. End of story.

What is there to discuss?

He means the whataboutery of IPL and logos which is probably more relevant in the cricket forum.

 

[Mamoon]

He means the whataboutery of IPL and logos which is probably more relevant in the cricket forum.

Whataboutery happens in almost every thread because the discussion spirals off in different directions. He just wants this discussion to stop because he is uncomfortable with posters exposing Moeen’s double-standards.

 

[OMB]

Don't get personal. Stay on topic.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

What is there to discuss? It was a horrible tweet, and she made it worse with her follow-up tweet when silence would have been a smarter option.

She didn’t expect the white (or black) English players to stand up for Moeen which is why her tweet backfired.

Good on the players who defended their teammate and this woman scored an ugly own-goal. End of story.

What is there to discuss?

We could discuss why Taslima found it so hard to make a simple apology for such an ugly statement. She still hasn't done it to my knowledge. Does she hate Moeen personally? Is it a long standing grudge with Moeen? Is it his Pakistani heritage? Does she think he should be playing for Syria rather than England? There is lots of relevant stuff, or if we really don't want to discuss Taslima, we could just leave the thread and let it drop down the list of topics.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

If I was Moeen, I would've replied with an equally "sarcastic" statement to her.

If not for Twitter, she would've ended up in a dumpster

 

[cricketjoshila]

So many Indians ( I include some Pakistanis as honorary Indians) still trying to discuss Moeen and IPL rather than Taslima Nasreen's claims that he would have been an ISIS recruit if not a cricketer. Just make another thread already, we can discuss it there.

What Taslima said is utter rubbish. Its so pathetic that discussing it is giving it credibility. Moeen may be religious, but he is no extremist.

 

[Local.Dada]

If I was Moeen, I would've replied with an equally "sarcastic" statement to her.

If not for Twitter, she would've ended up in a dumpster

In a way his respect and stature increased by not responding to this.

Very classy.

On the other hand not sure a religious and pious man like Moeen who stays away from social gatherings would be quick enough to think on his feet and come up with a smart comeback. Not sure how much local slang or pop culture he is familiar with outside of cricket and religious discussions.

 

[Saj]

If I was Moeen, I would've replied with an equally "sarcastic" statement to her.

If not for Twitter, she would've ended up in a dumpster

He's too classy for that.

I think he left it to his team-mates to sort her out.

 

[the Great Khan]

In a way his respect and stature increased by not responding to this.

Very classy.

On the other hand not sure a religious and pious man like Moeen who stays away from social gatherings would be quick enough to think on his feet and come up with a smart comeback. Not sure how much local slang or pop culture he is familiar with outside of cricket and religious discussions.

you have no idea what your talking about. I know where Moeen is from and have met tons of people from that neck of the woods. Let me tell you he would have destroyed Taslima begum in about three sentences. You really need to take off your prejudcied anti Muslim glasses off for a minute. horrible comment.

 

[Slim]

What a disgusting and vile person.

 

[Adil_94]

Moeen should sue her. Deplorable tweet

 

[MenInG]

Seems CSK have listened to Moeen's request and removed the logo of the Alcohol

 

[Abdulm123]

Taslima got the whole squad laughing.

 

[MenInG]

Wonder what she wanted to achieve by this outrageous statement?

 

[OMB]

‘Something drastic’: Stuart Broad would back social media boycott over abuse

Stuart Broad has suggested England’s cricket team would be willing to join football clubs’ boycotting of social media in order to “make a stand” against online abuse.

The Championship clubs Swansea and Birmingham and the recently crowned Scottish champions, Rangers, are in the midst of a week-long social media blackout in protest against racist abuse of individuals. The former Arsenal and France forward Thierry Henry has also quit all platforms for the same reason while the Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, has made his feelings on the issue clear by handing control of his accounts to an anti-cyberbullying charity.


Rangers join Swansea’s social media boycott over online abuse

More action from within football is expected to follow as anger grows over social media companies’ inability to deal with online abuse and Broad has now outlined the possibility of England’s leading cricketers also taking a stance.

“I think it is definitely worth a conversation,” Broad said. “It’s a really strong message. You don’t want a small minority to ruin the opportunities you get through social media but do you need something drastic to stop it or should there be more responsibility with app creators and more liability?”

Cricketers have not been immune to online abuse: Jofra Archer reported at least two racially motivated attacks on Instagram last year, while last week Moeen Ali, now playing in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings, was abused on Twitter by the political activist and author Taslima Nasreen. He was defended by fellow cricketers Saqib Mahmood and Ben Duckett, who wrote: “This is the problem with this app. People being able to say stuff like this. Disgusting. Things need to change, please report this account!”

“There are great positives to social media but if we have to lose those positives for a period of time to make a stand then I’d be well up for that,” Broad told PA Media while taking part in NatWest’s CricketForce GetSetWeekend, a virtual curtain-raiser for the grassroots game. “It beggars belief that someone could write some of the messages to my teammates that they have to Jofra. If you said some of the stuff people say on social media on the street, it wouldn’t end well would it?

“If there was action it would come from the leaders in our dressing room and if the team felt like change needed to happen we’ve got some really great people above us in the hierarchy, like Ashley Giles and Tom Harrison, that would be very open to what the team’s beliefs were.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/11/cricket-stuart-broad-social-media-boycott-england

 

[Varun]

Haha Broad talking about shady Twitter handles.

 

[topspin]

Haha Broad talking about shady Twitter handles.

I know right. Him of all people should be the last to express outrage over Twitter behaviour.

 

[MenInG]