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I found Ding Ding offensive because although it is a clever reference to a bell, Ding Dong also means idiot or nitwit.
Roadrunner has explained that he meant the former which is great, but one can’t tell if others using Ding Dong are being nasty, and that is how we get racism etc creating in.
If James was to hear it, does he laugh thinking it is a reference to Bell, or are they also calling him stupid on the sly? Better to avoid nicknames like that altogether.Comment
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I don’t think this is about pontificating ..it’ may well be the sound of a bell but it’s a little deprecating and to me it is a little too close for comfort to a disparaging innuendo ..just expressing alternative opinions ..doesn’t necessarily mean we’’re pontificating
You could be accused of the same
Do you think James Bell would like to hear that name being bandied around by someone nearby ..for example if you wanted to catch his attention would you call him that..do You think his teammates would appreciate your nickname for him ..
Im not sure what nickname they use for him but I’m sure they wouldn’t find that one an option that didn’t sound juvenile
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Maybe we can start a seperate thread discussing what nicknames are acceptable for us to use for Sydney players ?
I can’t believe how something as innocuous has triggered such emotional responses.
I feel terrible now because I worked with someone years ago called Dave Bell and we used to call him Ding Dong , Donger and Dinner among other things I assume he is now suffering from delayed PTSD.
I guarantee that the % of people who interpret the use of the nickname Ding Dong in association with a person with the surname Bell as an offensive slight on their intelligence would be negligible.
To be honest the last time I heard someone call anyone a Ding Dong was by my dear departed mum 40 years ago and it was used affectionately not disparagingly or in a hurtful manner.
Rant over can we get back to the football now?
With the Quarantine period still in effect I find it very hard to think who you would drop based on performance alone. It seems that everyone is doing their designated job , the chemistry and bond appears strong and as such why tinker with a winning formula?
However it may be that the match committee look to manage a player or two in which case I wouldn’t mind seeing Logan have another run.Comment
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Whenever I hear the name Bell, I can't help but think of John Bell, Northern Ireland's greatest scientist, the author of the famous Bell's Theorem, a brilliant work that has become foundational in quantum mechanics.
So I always find a positive ring to the name Bell, even when he plays poorly. Maybe James Bell should quit football and become a physicist.Comment
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What a time to be alive ????
Back on topic, Dinger, I mean Belly, I mean Jimmy, sorry, James Bell to retain his spot thanks to the unavailability of the Covid 3 (is that offensive? ????)Last edited by caj23; 22 July 2021, 08:00 AM.Comment
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Only change would be one of the 2 that doubled up to go out given they played 2 games and we live in a world where sports scientists reign.Comment
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I think both Ding-Dong and Ring-a-ding are unkind nicknames which suggest he is stupid and possibly have a racist tinge to them (not intended I'm sure). So far as we know those nicknames are not used by anyone else, and I think they are better avoided.
'Belly' is definitely a nickname I have heard spoken by many of the players. However, James Bell himself confessed, in his interview on Yokayi Footy, that he got the nickname 'Dunnybrush' from one time when he grew out his hair and it grew straight up which he says he now very much regrets. Unkind but recognised but with a bit of a story to it and not made up by us.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)
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My initials are DIM. I wore it through high school without coming to grief.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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Just call the player James.
Chad is Chad.
James Bell can be James.Comment
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