Slur ... Rio Ferdinand
Published: Today at 00:06
MAN United star Rio Ferdinand reignited the John Terry race war last night after a vile attack on Ashley Cole.
He branded England ace Cole, 31, a “choc ice” for backing cleared Chelsea
skipper Terry in the Premier League slur case involving Rio’s brother Anton.
Rio used the racist term on Twitter.
“Choc ice” is sometimes used as derogatory slang for “a black person who thinks they are a white person”.
A tweet from @CarltonEbanks, a friend of Rio, read: “Looks like Ashley Cole’s going to be their choc ice. Then again he’s always been a sellout. Shame on him.”
Rather than ignore the jibe, Rio responded: “I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic hahahahahahha!!”
But the England and Manchester United defender, 33, seemed to be trying to defuse the exchange 41 minutes later with a more light-hearted tweet.
It said: “I’m more a cherry brandy man! Used to go for the twisters too back
in the day! Classics.”
Two minutes after that he wrote: “Its Sarcasm!”
He later tweeted: “And if I want to laugh at something someone tweets... I
will! Hahahahaha! Now stop getting ya knickers in a twist!”
The “choc ice” exchange triggered furious messages from fans — with some branding Ferdinand racist.
It is believed Ferdinand’s relationship with England team-mate Cole has completely broken down as a result of the John Terry case.
But Cole’s agent Graham Shear said the player “wishes to make it clear that he
and Rio are good friends and Ashley has no intention of making any sort of
complaint”.
He added: “Ashley appreciates tweeting is so quick it often results in offhand and stray comments.” Rio’s agent refused to comment.
Terry, 31, was accused of calling QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. 27, a “f****** black ****” during a Premier League game last October.
Cole told magistrates the Chelsea skipper should never have been hauled before the court.
Terry was cleared on Friday and immediately flew out for a brief break with his family.
Tweeter Carlton Ebanks, 45, last night defended his jibe at Cole.
Ebanks, who lives in Derbyshire, said: “It was not a racist comment. How could it be when I am a mixed race man?
“My partner is white and our children are mixed race. The term is meant to mean someone who is not true, someone who’s being false to help somebody close to them.
“It has nothing to do with being black on the outside and white on the inside.”
Mr Ebanks added: “Rio Ferdinand used the same term because he would understand it in the same way I would.”
Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said: “Everyone should cool down. We need to draw a line under this particular incident.These footballers are role models.”
myView
My view is I think it’s wrong of Rio to turn his frustration towards Ashley Cole. Ashley clearly had a lot of tensions going and he decided to stay loyal to his team-mate John Terry.
But one of the problems that Rio and his brother Anton are facing is the disunity among black players.
If there was greater solidarity among black players they would have much more of an impact in stamping out racism.
“Choc ice” is sometimes used as derogatory slang for “a black person who thinks they are a white person”.
A tweet from @CarltonEbanks, a friend of Rio, read: “Looks like Ashley Cole’s going to be their choc ice. Then again he’s always been a sellout. Shame on him.”
Rather than ignore the jibe, Rio responded: “I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic hahahahahahha!!”
But the England and Manchester United defender, 33, seemed to be trying to defuse the exchange 41 minutes later with a more light-hearted tweet.
Attacked ... Ashley Cole
Two minutes after that he wrote: “Its Sarcasm!”
England team-mates ... John Terry, Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand
The “choc ice” exchange triggered furious messages from fans — with some branding Ferdinand racist.
It is believed Ferdinand’s relationship with England team-mate Cole has completely broken down as a result of the John Terry case.
Target ... Rio Ferdinand replies to tweet
Twitter
He added: “Ashley appreciates tweeting is so quick it often results in offhand and stray comments.” Rio’s agent refused to comment.
Terry, 31, was accused of calling QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. 27, a “f****** black ****” during a Premier League game last October.
Cole told magistrates the Chelsea skipper should never have been hauled before the court.
Terry was cleared on Friday and immediately flew out for a brief break with his family.
Bruv ... Anton Ferdinand
Ebanks, who lives in Derbyshire, said: “It was not a racist comment. How could it be when I am a mixed race man?
“My partner is white and our children are mixed race. The term is meant to mean someone who is not true, someone who’s being false to help somebody close to them.
“It has nothing to do with being black on the outside and white on the inside.”
Mr Ebanks added: “Rio Ferdinand used the same term because he would understand it in the same way I would.”
Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said: “Everyone should cool down. We need to draw a line under this particular incident.These footballers are role models.”
Away ... John Terry jetting off for a break after court case
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By SIMON WOOLLEY, Race Commissioner for EHRC
IT’S kind of inevitable that Rio Ferdinand would be thinking that — but it’s quite another thing to actually say it.My view is I think it’s wrong of Rio to turn his frustration towards Ashley Cole. Ashley clearly had a lot of tensions going and he decided to stay loyal to his team-mate John Terry.
But one of the problems that Rio and his brother Anton are facing is the disunity among black players.
If there was greater solidarity among black players they would have much more of an impact in stamping out racism.
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