Posted June 20, 2023 10:43
· last edited June 20, 2023 10:46
The point is NZ does not have a history or any significant issue with anti-black discrimination, there are very few black people in NZ, and of those most are probably not african-american. I thought it was ridiculous to march about black lives matter in nz, especially during a covid lockdown, if you really care about racism you'd focus on how Maori and Polynesians are and have been treated instead. Likewise, if the n word (edit: from a black player) got the NZ team to stop playing in protest despite having no black players, I'd think they were being ridiculous. martinb
I guess Boxall as well has been living in the States (or Nth America) for much of his life where the meaning is not nuanced.
From the video Mata, Stamenic, Boxall and Tuiloma (also Stateside) are clearly incensed and the Qatar players are in no doubt of that.
Clearly something has been said and if there is any linguistic misunderstanding it is then on the Qatar player, captain and coach to talk and express that. The coach’s reaction is frankly BS and shows no responsibility for the behaviour of his player.
I’m not sure what protest or anything in NZ has got to do with it tbh.
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Unknown editoredited June 20, 2023 10:46
The point is NZ does not have a history or any significant issue with anti-black discrimination, there are very few black people in NZ, and of those most are probably not african-american. I thought it was ridiculous to march about black lives matter in nz, especially during a covid lockdown, if you really care about racism you'd focus on how Maori and Polynesians are and have been treated instead. Likewise, if the n word got the NZ team to stop playing in protest despite having no black players, I'd think they were being ridiculous. martinb
I guess Boxall as well has been living in the States (or Nth America) for much of his life where the meaning is not nuanced.
From the video Mata, Stamenic, Boxall and Tuiloma (also Stateside) are clearly incensed and the Qatar players are in no doubt of that.
Clearly something has been said and if there is any linguistic misunderstanding it is then on the Qatar player, captain and coach to talk and express that. The coach’s reaction is frankly BS and shows no responsibility for the behaviour of his player.
I’m not sure what protest or anything in NZ has got to do with it tbh.