We all have clothes in our closets that we just want to forget we ever owned. Preppy and punk, mohair or leather, they are the textile skeletons of our past lives. If we go near them at all, its with gloves on.
But some, don't seem to think twice about echoes and ghosts. Take SS Lazio, a professional soccer club in Rome. Lazio is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Italy, with a lot of history under the bridge, some aspects of which, to extend the analogy, are delicate to wear in public.
But the design and marketing department at the club did not put 2 and 2 together, as it were, and unveiled a new kit that has stirred up a hornet's nest of accusations and defensive denials.
When is black just black? And when a political and racial badge? Here is the story....
http://aldianews.com/articles/opinion/lazio-those-who-forget-history-are-condemned-wear-it/40963
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Education of Hillary, and the Mal-Education of The Donald
Hillary Clinton is signalling that she thinks that a strongly pro-immigration stance will be a winner for her in the US election. Meanwhile, Donald Trump tries running a hiding behind a Latina fan. An interesting week ...
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Football's 'We Are the World' Moment
The refugee crisis is a major stepping-up moment for the world's most popular, and profitable, sport. Here is my take...
http://aldianews.com/articles/opinion/refugees-welcome-soccer-has-its-we-are-world-moment/40778
http://aldianews.com/articles/opinion/refugees-welcome-soccer-has-its-we-are-world-moment/40778
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