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Coming out and kicking balls: Football’s bigotry problem goes all the way to the top

December 18, 2016by Juan Mac Leave a comment

The “news” that some footballers are gay is not a shock.  But yet again this week, we’ve had to deal with endless speculation and a predictable and damaging campaign to […]

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The Herald’s own goal

January 30, 2016by Juan Mac Leave a comment

Journalist and editor of CommonSpace, Angela Haggerty, lost her job as a columnist at The Sunday Herald yesterday, for expressing support for (now also ex-Herald columnist) Graham Spiers.  Spiers wrote […]

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WEEKLY WANKER #062: TYSON FURY

December 20, 2015by Juan Mac 1 Comment

A Thousand Flowers can now exclusively reveal that the most coveted award of the week goes to…our new World Heavyweight Champion and even more Heavyweight Wanker, Tyson Fury. The ongoing […]

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WEEKLY WANKER #053: HULK HOGAN

July 28, 2015by Juan Mac 2 Comments

“I am a real American, fight for the rights of every man, I am a real American, fight for what‘s right, fight for your life.” So goes the unmistakable hook […]

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Stirling Uni: There can be no cover up over blacking up

February 14, 2015by Juan Mac 5 Comments

[Content warning: racism, racist images, blackface] Just over a week ago, I came across a picture featuring members of Stirling Uni FC’s Men’s Football Teams, drinking in a Stirling Venue, […]

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WEEKLY WANKER #045: STIRLING UNI FC

February 11, 2015by Admin 1 Comment

  A Guest Post by The Outraged Punters [Content Warning: Racism, blackface] Last Thursday we received information that the Stirling Uni Men’s Football Team, as part of an official club […]

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