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DID you hear the one about the Gillingham fans arrested for allegedly abusing the Rotherham manager for being Scottish during Gillingham’s 4-3 defeat at the Priestfield Stadium?

The story goes that Rotherham manager Steve Evans was allegedly racially abused by three men – aged 24, 27 and 57 – Steve Evans during yesterday’s League One game. The three have been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. The three have been released on bail until May 7.

Kent Online has some background:

It is not the first time Mr Evans and the Gills have been involved in allegations of racial abuse. The Scot previously made an official complaint in 2011 about then Gills boss, Andy Hessenthaler, after a heated exchange at a boxing day match when he was manager of Crawley Town.

As words were exchanged between players and staff of both teams. A police officer was sent into the changing rooms to calm the situation down.The complaint was later dropped by Mr Evans.

In his column in last Friday’s Messenger, Gills assistant manager John Schofield said that he expected a “side show” to come from the Rotherham boss on the sidelines.

So. There’s a spot of history between the home team an the visiting manager. There is context.

A police statement tells media:

“Kent Police is investigating an allegation that some Gillingham fans were chanting racist abuse at Rotherham manager Steve Evans during yesterday’s League One match. Three men aged 24, 27 and 57 were arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and have been released on bail until May 7 while officers make further inquiries.”

Mr Evans might have been abused. He might have been upset. But was it racist? Did three men deserve to have their liberty curtailed for what they might have said?

Are we all now so enlightened that calling someone a Scots so-and-so is an offence worthy of imprisonment? Are we now so touchy that a stupid, clumsy phrase from an idiot is worthy of police action?

Lord Macpherson’s 1999 report into the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence redefined a racial incident as “any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person”.

You can be an unwitting racist.

What price free speech now?

It was a relaxing Friday afternoon for Kate Hudson! She pampered herself with a mani-pedi at a salon in the Pacific Palisades. Afterwards, Kate stopped for a snack.

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Kate knows how to get her weekend off to a good start. An afternoon getting a mani-pedi sounds about perfect to me. Throw in a massage, and I’m in HEAVEN. Kate’s fingernails look cute, too. LOVE the feminine colors with camo leggings. I’ve been thinking I need to kick my nails up a notch with some patterns, rather than just one plain color. Are you into that or do you like to keep your look simple?

Photos by Goodwin/FAMEFLYNET

FLASHBACK to 14/04/1984:

Police officers battle with rival soccer fans at the end of the FA Cup semi final between Everton and Southampton at Highbury, London. At least 80 people were said to be arrested.

 

Southampton fans sit on a wall to get the best view at Highbury

The noise, the passion and Brian Moore, the best footballer commentator of them all. (There never were fences at Highbury. thank god):

AD of the day: Vancouver restaurant invites musicians to play free of charge – and one makes a counter-offer:

Spotter: @BarnabyEdwards

THE Daily Star once told its readers to vote for the EDL. Todays its anti-foreigner message is cloaked in a front page about gloating, freeloading Romanians:

The Star’s (prop. Richard Desmond)  headline is linked to a Channel 5 (prop. Richard Desmond) documentary. The paper tells us:

TV documentary exposes how gypsies are happy to exploit British benefit system

GYPSIES! Always the gypsies!

A NEW documentary is coming to your telly showing the lives of three gypsy families who say they love sponging off benefits in Britain.

Wonder how much these gypsies got paid to appear on the telly show?  White Dee, Benefit Street’s Matron “Mama” Morton, is rumoured to be getting £60,000 to appear on Channel 5′s Big Brother. For those of you who didn’t catch the show, Channel 4 bills Benefits Street as:

This documentary series reveals the reality of life on benefits, as the residents of one of Britain’s most benefit-dependent streets invite cameras into their tight-knit community

Thanks to telly, at least one of them is off benefits. Maybe one of the faces on Gypsies On Benefits And Proud will strike it rich on the magic box?

Katarina Cisarova has brought her eleven children and eleven grand-children with her to an estate in Rotherham.

The 43-year-old Slovakian Roma said she is happy to be here without having to worry about work.

She said: “My country, I no had a job, no food, nothing. No going back, never. I like here England. England give me house, give me doctor, give school, benefit, England good. Thank you so much England.”

Make your feel good, doesn’t it, to know that England is a society that attracts aspirational people looking for a better life. She had no job in Slovakia. Maybe she will get one here.

Of course, we’re supposed to dislike them. They are, after all, “proud” to milk the system:

The third gypsy being documented is Viorel Dinu. He came to the UK after losing both of his legs in Romania when he was seven years old.

The scumbag!

In Romania, he begged for money on his skateboard, but here he gets £750 a month in handouts. He revealed: “I come to the UK because I don’t have a nice life there. In England is more better life (sic) because here they don’t look on you if you black or not. They don’t think if your gypsy or not. Every door is open here, this is the most easy.”

Lest you be labouring under the idea that gypsies are thieving swine who “sponge off the UK” (see Daily Star headline), we hear from one of the show’s experts:

Executive Producer Jacqui Wilson says: “This programme reinforces the determination of the “And Proud” series to bring ground-breaking content, unearthing controversial characters and challenging stories that viewers have never have seen before.

“People should watch this programme before jumping to conclusions. Some of its revelations will make people think twice about Gypsies in the UK.”

Feel that warm glow?

That’s you burning a copy of the Daily Star.

FLASHBACK to February 14 1950:

The hocus-pocus magic of papier-mache masks brought Hollywood and German movie stars together in Berlin for a few hours of make-believe, Feb. 14, 1950. The skillful hands of Peter Ludwig plus members of Berlin’s artist colony and university students had an evening of fun to relax from the Cold War atmosphere. Here, after the party, all are sleepy and a mask of Marlene Dietrich rests on the lap of a reveler.