Must not say that blacks are hard to see in the dark

Even though they are.  Colour must be INVISIBLE!

Paul Gascoigne has admitted racially abusing a black bouncer during an 'Evening with Gazza' stage show.

The 49-year-old said he couldn't see whether a black security guard was enjoying his show because Wolverhampton Civic Hall was poorly lit.

District Judge Graham Wilkinson said the ex-player had admitted 'the sort of insidious racism' that needed to be challenged.

He ordered Gascoigne to pay a £1,000 fine and hand over £1,000 in compensation to his victim. He will also pay around £600 in costs.

Dudley Magistrates' Court was told Gascoigne humiliated Errol Rowe, who had been assigned to protect him during his 'An Evening with Gazza' show, by asking him: 'Can you smile please, because I can't see you?'

According to one witness account, Gascoigne said: 'You want to get to the front of the stage and smile so the audience can see you,' as Mr Rowe maintained his professionalism in an area of the wings covered by shadow.

In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mr Rowe, 38, said he had two decades of experience in the security industry but had cried after the show.

'To have your hero as a footballer speak to you in a racial manner makes me feel so upset and angry,' Mr Rowe said.

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