klubkip1 wrote:
He was singled out and if there is another reason other than his race I would like to know it. Maybe the way he dressed, maybe his demeanour, I cannot imagine that would lead to him being singled out and to the harassment he was subjected to though.
So, what you’re saying is that he was singled out?
Really Bro wrote:
Grafting wrote:
Two sides to every story. What's the backstory on this? Off to Africa again for 6 weeks for Mo, apparently.
A guy named Mohammed tried to get on a plane. In Germany (or America), this almost doesn't really count as harrassment.
That was my thought. I mean not so much America since terrorism doesn't happen here outside of one isolated event on 9/11/01. But Germany, yes there is a real concern.
Yes, I am implying he was singled out and from all reports he was, but I am also asking why?
set it up wrote:
Looked to me like the entitled little black guy was asking for it. Setting it all up for his little selfie short film. Looked to rehearsed for me to feel sorry for him.
Why do you need to point out his color? You horrid little racist.
wejo wrote:
Coach Cookie wrote:[/b
Wejo, I'm genuinely impressed for the amount of wokeness you show in this post. I'm not even kidding.
I wouldn't compliment me too much. I had to go google what wokeness meant.
I did a class at my church on racial justice. Read some Tehnissi Coates and part of the original academic article on "white privilege". Not a hard concept to understand.
Having said that I disagree with a lot of what Coates says. He's totally 100% focused on race and I think that's what we're trying to get away from. But it was nice to read his whole book to try and understand some of his rage.
klubkip1 wrote:
Continually pushing and shoving someone like that, especially when they repeatedly say not to is intimidation and harassment. The real issue though is why Mo Farah was singled out for a security check when nobody else was. We all know why and its blatant discrimination. Not sure what they were suspicious of or whether they thought he may be carrying a weapon, explosives or drugs or whether they were just generally suspicious but to profile somebody and single them out like that because of the colour of their skin is racism.
How do we know he was singled out because of the color of his skin?
We’ll never know. But countless studies in white dominated countries highlight that being stopped by the police or security in any setting is significantly higher if you are black. Surely, you KNOW that, indeed, we know you KNOW that.
More ugly racist click bait.
Sad you comment like that. It is not required. The obvious must be stated for the ignorant and naive. To learn.
Very simple. wrote:
Uhuh... right... wrote:
Farah was leaving the area, walking way from the rude official, when the guy came up and kept shoving him.
You must be a moron to think he was asking for it.
No one deserves to be treated that way.
He was filming in a security area, snowflake. Follow the rules, and everything goes just fine.
This is what I love about American's, particularly right wing ones but it's evident amongst lefties also.
They go around claiming they are free and in particular more free than all the other countries in the world.
However, the inability to even understand freedom is coached into them from a young age, they grow up with a mind that has been brainwashed into a subservient status.
And the best part is; they don't even know it.
Statement from the German federal police
On the way to his flight, Mr. Farah had to go through the passenger check in Terminal 2 of Munich Airport. This is carried out at the Munich Airport on behalf of the Bavarian State Government by a private security company. Apparently Mr. Farah did not agree with the passenger control and described it as racist. Obviously he was very upset.
Because Mr. Farah did not want to leave the checkpoint, the staff called in the federal policeman who is seen in the video for support. Together with the module manager, the official tried to explain and reassure Mr. Farah of this routine control. Unfortunately, he did not settle down. The officer then asked him to leave the checkpoint because he blocked it. Mr. Farah became more and more upset. He continued to discuss with the security team and the official and accused them of racism.
At that point, Mr. Farah began filming the security area, which is prohibited. The official therefore called on him to refrain from doing so. When Mr. Farah ignored this request, the area official referred him to the departure gate. Mr. Farah also constantly ignored this request. So the officer tried to see him as on the video by gently touching his shoulder from the control area to accompany the departure gate.
We decisively reject the racist reproach. Our official has done his job properly and correctly. We can not in any way recognize racist behavior on the part of the federal police officer on display here. "
s.
https://www.bild.de/news/inland/rassismus/mo-farah-beschwert-sich-ueber-flughafen-personal-55023258.bild.html#fromWallSo what was Mo trying to hide?
klubkip1 wrote:
He was singled out and if there is another reason other than his race I would like to know it. Maybe the way he dressed, maybe his demeanour, I cannot imagine that would lead to him being singled out and to the harassment he was subjected to though.
I’m a blonde white female, and I get singled out for all sorts of things. I get stopped and searched at security at customs disproportionately compared to other people (heck, I’m even made to remove my shoes along with all other females, despite the shoe bomber bro g male, and the shoe bomb hidden in a male shoe), I’ve had the hard, humourless questioning by customs officials. I’m pretty certain that if I kicked off in the way Mo Farah did at that airport, I’d be detained and miss my flight. I have never seen anyone get that agitated and start filming in a security area get away with it. Everyone knows security personnel might focus on you, it’s their job, but if you wanna travel, you just keep your head down, answer their questions and comply.
I’m not denying racism, but it’s Mo Farah. He is entitled. He and his wife constantly breach social protocol and then claim racism. As a child, he was s troublemaker and he admits himself that if it hadn’t been for athletics, he would have probably ended up involved in drugs and crime line several members of his family in the UK. He was slow to learn to read and to speak English, unlike many his age who came to the west, despite an extensive free education. He now has wealth beyond his wildest dreams and an air of confidence commensurate with that. Of course not everyone recognised him, so what they see is a person who is loud and arrogant in public and maybe but behaving in that slightly downtrodden, eyes down, invite no trouble way that most of us, including white people, afoot at airports.
So in this instance, I think he actually got away with it because he was black and very self important. I don’t think I, as a white remake, would have done. However I think this latest incident (and there have been several) is due to Mo’s problem with behaving himself in public. He becomes aggressive and adopts a victim mentality when challenged. He has a problem with authority. He has clearly married someone with the same behavioural pattern. It’s something most people grow out of, as they progress through society and prosper. Mo made a fool of himself, again, in public. I do accept that might be due to to past racist incidents making him over sensitive. However, do tell me how I would get on shouting and yelling and filming airport security in an airport in Somalia please.
Land of the not so free wrote:
Very simple. wrote:
He was filming in a security area, snowflake. Follow the rules, and everything goes just fine.
This is what I love about American's, particularly right wing ones but it's evident amongst lefties also.
They go around claiming they are free and in particular more free than all the other countries in the world.
However, the inability to even understand freedom is coached into them from a young age, they grow up with a mind that has been brainwashed into a subservient status.
And the best part is; they don't even know it.
Again, VERY simple. Follow the rules, and everything goes smoothly- that's not subservient- it's common sense. "Freedom" does not mean a person is permitted to do whatever they wish without consequences. I am Argentinean, btw.
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klubkip1 wrote:
He was singled out and if there is another reason other than his race I would like to know it. Maybe the way he dressed, maybe his demeanour, I cannot imagine that would lead to him being singled out and to the harassment he was subjected to though.
This mindset is victim culture personified. Besides the police statement, you have no idea what the circumstances were regarding this incident, making your statement on the matter all the more ludicrous. Assumption is poison for everyone.
I'm a white male. A few years ago, I was staying at a high end resort. First night I was there, it was after dark and I was walking back onto the property by myself. I was on vacation and dressed a little bit like a bum but that's me. As I entered the property, a security guard confronted me and asked me if I was a guest. I politely answered yes and he then asked me my room number and wanted to see my key card. I showed him and he let me go by.
The next night I was having dinner at the resort. At the next table was a group and one of the people in the group had the exact same thing happen to her. She was furious about it. She went on and on about how the people at the resort and in the country we were in were racist. I heard it all. When she was done telling her story, I said, don't worry about it, the same thing happened to me last night.
It got really quiet.
This might explain why Farah spends so much time abroad:
Barakus Obama wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
Better to riot amongst ourselves over elections (never once bothering refugees or other foreigners) than to devolve into a nation of regressive, hateful xenophobes. Your allegedly civilised continent is turning back the clock to the good, old 1930s.
Germany has taken in large numbers of immigrants. In 2016 there were 8.6 million people with an immigrant background in Germany. A nation that does far more good than Kenya has ever been close to. If you think Europe is like what you describe, you need to get out of your bubble and read something other than whatever the European version of Breitbart is.
A country with lots of crime, corruption in government, riots during elections, militants killing many many people. Kenya is a shithole compared to Germany.
HA! Let's see: Two world wars, a genocide and the holocaust. Yes, Kenya will never match that. Dude, I've been to Germany and I'd still rather live in Kenya. Trust!
Also why would you think a Kenyan would read Breitbart or any of that alt-right crap? Weird, but not surprising, from someone who uses Trumpian epithets to describe countries and counts the children and grandchildren of Turkish immigrants as foreign. Oh, and there are more Germans living in Kenya than Kenyans living in Germany. ? ?
Sorry, he would walk a few steps, then stop with his phone filming the whole thing. He was bringing it on himself to be a victim, if he kept walking to wherever he was going this would not have gotten to where it got. He was looking for an incident so he could be the victim.
Just because Kenya didn't have the technology that Germany had doesn't make them more virtuous in terms of war. Are you kidding me? What a joke! Interesting that you didn't mention the modern-day exoduses of ethnic minorities in Kenya. And there aren't many Kenyans living in Germany because it's an advanced society with an advanced economy which requires advanced skills to compete and survive in. Oh, and Mo Farah is a jerk. So, there!
El Keniano wrote:
HA! Let's see: Two world wars, a genocide and the holocaust. Yes, Kenya will never match that. Dude, I've been to Germany and I'd still rather live in Kenya. Trust!
Also why would you think a Kenyan would read Breitbart or any of that alt-right crap? Weird, but not surprising, from someone who uses Trumpian epithets to describe countries and counts the children and grandchildren of Turkish immigrants as foreign. Oh, and there are more Germans living in Kenya than Kenyans living in Germany. ? ?
love to burst your bubble wrote:
Interesting that you didn't mention the modern-day exoduses of ethnic minorities in Kenya
Hold up! "Modern-day exoduses of ethnic minorities? Who? And where did they go? Do tell. Germans, on the other hand were responsible for some of the worst massacres in African history notably in Tanzania (Tanganyika) and they nearly wiped out an entire tribe in Namibia. And don't get me started on the real exodus: that of Jews from Europe.
El Keniano's latest post made me laugh. Since he mentioned this, a sizable portion of the Germans living in Kenya is charity workers.