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Do you think that New Zealand's Rugby team name "All Blacks" is a bit racialist?

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Do you think that New Zealand's Rugby team name "All Blacks" is a bit racialist?

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  1. How long r u out of rehab for being a nutter i bet ur one of those people who r strapped to tables...... P.S. no offence


  2. No mate it would only be racist if it was the all whites or the no blacks or something like that. Something is only racist if it is a negative toward blacks or positve towards whites. you could never have something that is bad to whites or good to blacks be racist, it cant happen.

  3. It is in no way connected to their skin color, its because of their uniform color.

    Same is the case with NZ cricket team. They are called Black Caps.

  4. Non absolutely not it's just because the collor of they clothes

  5. No way are the AB's racists & why u worrying about that anyway its more to do with their proformance not b***$*** the media or any1 else makes up.

  6. Most normal ppl would not put the 2 togeather its only the pc brigade that could come out and make something out of nothing.

  7. it is the same as calling Manchester united "The reds" - do you think anyone in Russia cares apart from the Chelsea owner?

  8. noway   thats new zealand national colour

    all blacks name is as old is the country

  9. Firstly, New Zealand's national colour is black. 9like australia's is yellow and englands is white)

    Secondly, the name 'All Blacks' came from the old saying that the New Zealand rugby team use to be nicknamed the 'All backs' referring to the fact that the whole team was so fast that it was like they were playing a full team of backs. (if you know the positions in rugby then this would make sense as you have foward and back in the team).

    It just changed over the years (probabily through people misunderstanding the fact people were saying 'back' instead of 'black', and because the national colour is black then people thought that 'All Blacks' would be a great name for the rugby team!.

    p.s. rugby in new zealand is like baseball and NFL in america and like soccer in europe. IT'S HUGH!!!

  10. It's changed now their calle the 'All Golds'

    Also

    Racism is just people being fussy I'm white and if a black person ever called me anything to do with my colour I would just laguh I'm proud of being white you should be proud of what you are and not moan about descriptive words.

  11. If you think that is bad, the New Zealand Badminton team was going to call themselves "the Black c***s"

  12. black is the colour symbol of this country, i think its cool and unique to any other country's national colours

  13. No, you mentalist.

  14. It's better than being called a bunch of Black b******s, or Black arses, as stated it was because the whole team played like backs, earning the name All Backs witch was mis reported in the early years of rugby as ALL BLACKS.

    THE NZ ALL BLACKS IS WHAT KIDS & RUGBY PLAYERS IN NZ ASPIRE TO BE NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR OR RACE SO TO CALL IT RACIAST IS CALLING YOURSELF A RACIAST! (if you are indeed a NEW ZEALANDER)

  15. Only as perceived in the eye of the beholder!

  16. Init.

    It's like well racialist.

    They only don't let me play coz I ain't black.

    My sole is black, but I is white on the outside.

    Bang out of order.

  17. No, they are called the all blacks because they wear all black. The use of the word black to describe clothing that is black is not racist.

  18. It is with respect DOGGIE, when I say....

    You idiot!! They've been called that since the teams' inception way back before the wheel was invented. Racist?? are you for real? Even in this POLITICALLY correct world we live in... Racist??

    Please!!

  19. Why?  they where an all black strip??

  20. No.  And that should be 'racist'.

  21. no! - Don't trivialise real issues with ignorant self-regarding bigotry.

  22. The story I heard is when they toured back in the day and were actually described as All "Backs" (because of the way they played etc - like backs)..this was  misprinted to All Blacks by the press.... and it stuck.

    The black came later and the idea was poached from Neath Rugby Club, after they played them.

  23. Racist, you mean?...No, of course not....their kit is indeed all black!

    People look for racial connotations in everything nowadays....'blackboard' (a board that is black) was one of the first casualties of silly Political Correctness....where will it end??

  24. Definitely not. It is a rugby tradition and should be respected as such. Surely you can see it refers to their playing strip. Or are you now going to complain that I used the word "strip".

  25. It is a teams name...doesnt mean it has to be racist...YES people at  first impression will take it  in a racist way...but will then realise that it is not at all racist

  26. no they onli call it that coz they are wearing black.

  27. No. It is the colour of the jerseys they wear.

    Political correctness is getting out of control.

  28. Nope, there soccer team used to/ is called the All Whites, just gotta do with there uniforms

  29. No, they are referring to the clothes not the players,( although quite a few of the players are black) *no racism intened*

    IM BLACK!

  30. No not at all. If it was deemed as racist then that would be political correctness going totally over the top.

  31. racialist  and racist, both are correct.

    Don't worry
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