Comments on: I love Togo blogging

By: Os

Os — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:10:35 +0000

Ah yes, i love how the World Cup (or any international sporting event, really) brings out the best in British journalism. Great to see how that good old-fashioned “reporting” technique stays in the “writer” even after an extended stay in my home country, the Home Of The Weak, Land Of The Slave.

I remember attending a university course in London during World Cup 1990, with newspaper headlines openly comparing Team Cameroon to baboons. What swell writing that was. One wonders what the reaction might have been had Cameroon media reported that crybaby Paul Gascione should get the ball squeezed up his genocidal cavebitch arse…

I suppose British media-readers should be happy for nice fanciful World Cup stories like this one, though, because as the last second of football ticks away, England’s “reporters” will most likely go back to “writing” about the greatness of the Mighty Empire now serving its butt-buddy George W. Bush in eliminating towelheads in Iraq.

By: Cherif

Cherif — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:35:05 +0000

What’s that Bernard Manning? More bigotry? Brilliant! Wouldn’t miss it for the world.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:19:03 +0000

Cherif,

If you like what I’ve written, keep tuning in because there is going to be more of the same.

If you find the comments not to your liking, feel free to check out other World Cup sites.

Soccernet
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=4716

FIFA
http://www.fifa.com/en/index.html

By: Cherif

Cherif — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:13:31 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Nick.

You state that you don’t tolerate “personal attacks” however you seem happy to denegrate an entire nation, preferably with racist undertones:

Profile of country
Nick | Posted on: January 17th, 2006

“…people generally spend there time looking for lost change dropped by someone else, or building tree houses in preparation of the next elephant stampede.”

“The national sport used to be Aweee, a sadistic game where 2 combatants beat each other into oblivion with hardened balls of rhino dung.”

National team
Nick | Posted on: January 17th, 2006

“Who will be playing in summer 2006 depends a lot upon fitness and the dengue fever.”

Togo: Favourite foods & pastimes
Nick | Posted on: January 18th, 2006

“Wildebeest bbq is common whenever someone can throw a spear hard enough to kill one.”

So to summarise, the Togolese are scaveging, primitive savages with a propensity to contract dengue fever. Such a profound level of ignorance is astonishing. But, heh, carry on posting.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:03:22 +0000

Cherif, you can be as critical as you want and offer your own opinions.

We don’t tolerate personal attacks so when you go over the line and start calling people ‘idiot’ or ‘moron’ it gets deleted.

Carry on posting.

Brad, I’ve never been Togo, but enjoy the idea that an underdog can go to the World Cup and maybe cause an upset.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:31:41 +0000

Hey, just curious, what’s your background and connection with Togo? Are you there now? Are you from Togo? Did you use to live there?
I am just wondering because I am a huge Togo supporter as I used to live there. I check your blog almost daily for the latest news, keep it coming.

By: Cherif

Cherif — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:48:00 +0000

I’m glad you enjoy it so much. Perhaps you could utilise a little common sense and/or do some research in future before each post. I guess you’re the administrator for this site too as every critical reply I post seems to be removed. Anyway, keep up the good work.