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Posted June 21, 2023 01:39 · last edited June 21, 2023 02:33

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This is an interesting take on the incident, and some of the problems that could come with it.
Petulant Brats or Innocent Victims of Racism?

https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

An interesting take yes, but he's wrong. Perhaps not surprising the author is in Canterbury.
https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

This incident is another part of a much wider issue of racial abuse in the beautiful game. As someone else posted until you have been racially abused it's simply impossible to know how serious, hurtful an issue it is. A few years back I wandering around downtown built up Cape Town (was getting late), and it just suddenly dawned on me that there were no white people around me at all - and I was very much the odd one out. Was a sudden weird feeling. Like how a black African walking around Wellington or Christchurch would feel ever day. Like all eyes are on you, and your skin colour. A mini epihany. To just be kicking a football around whilst thousands of cowards chant monkey noises or whatever in the stands, directly at you, must be incredibly hurtful.

Do agree somewhat that the local Austrian referee was in between a rock & a hard place. What was he to do, send the Qatari off? What if he genuinely didn't hear the slur? He was probably in a relaxed mood in the sun officiating a soon forgotten friendly in front of no one, then suddenly in the blink of an eye he's in the midst of a shark storm. Human nature in a way just to hope it all went away.

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Unknown editor edited June 21, 2023 02:33

scribbler

This is an interesting take on the incident, and some of the problems that could come with it.
Petulant Brats or Innocent Victims of Racism?

https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

An interesting take yes, but he's wrong. Perhaps not surprising the author is in Canterbury.
https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

This incident is another part of a much wider issue of racial abuse in the beautiful game. As someone else posted until you have been racially abused it's simply impossible to know how serious, hurtful an issue it is. A few years back I wandering around downtown built up Cape Town (was getting late), and it just suddenly dawned on me that there were no white people around me at all - and I was very much the odd one out. Was a sudden weird feeling. Like how a black African walking around Wellington or Christchurch would feel ever day. Like all eyes are on you, and your skin colour. A mini epihany. To just be kicking a football around whilst thousands of cowards chant monkey noises or whatever in the stands, directly at you, must be incredibly hurtful.

Do agree somewhat that the local Austrian referee was in between a rock & a hard place. What was he to do, send the Qatari off? What if he genuinely didn't hear the slur? He was probably in a relaxed mood officiating a soon forgotten friendly in front of no one, then suddenly in the blinl of an eye he's in the midst of a shark storm. Human nature in a way just to hope it all went away.

Unknown editor edited June 21, 2023 01:46

scribbler

This is an interesting take on the incident, and some of the problems that could come with it.
Petulant Brats or Innocent Victims of Racism?

https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

An interesting take yes, but he's wrong. Perhaps not surprising the author is in Canterbury.
https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

This incident is part of a much wider issue of racial abuse in the beautiful game. As someone else posted until you have been racially abused it's simply impossible to know how serious, hurtful an issue it is. A few years back I wandering around downtown built up Cape Town (was getting late), and it just suddenly dawned on me that there were no white people around me at all - and I was very much the odd one out. Was a sudden weird feeling. Like how a black African walking around Wellington or Christchurch would feel ever day. Like all eyes are on you, and your skin colour. A mini epihany. To be kicking a football around whilst thousands of cowards chant monkey noises or whatever in the stands, directly at you, must be incredibly hurtful.

Do agree somewhat that the local Austrian referee was in between a rock & a hard place. What was he to do, send the Qatari off? What if he genuinely didn't hear the slur? He was probably in a relaxed mood officiating a soon forgotten friendly in front of no one, then suddenly in the blinl of an eye he's in the midst of a shark storm. Human nature in a way just to hope it all went away.

Unknown editor edited June 21, 2023 01:45

scribbler

This is an interesting take on the incident, and some of the problems that could come with it.
Petulant Brats or Innocent Victims of Racism?

https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

An interesting take yes, but he's wrong. Perhaps not surprising the author is in Canterbury.
https://nominister.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/petulant-brats-or-innocent-victims-of-racism/

This incident is part of a much wider issue of racial abuse in the beautiful game. As someone else posted until you have been racially abused it's simply impossible to know how serious, hurtful an issue it is. A few years back I wandering around downtown built up Cape Town (was getting late), and it just suddenly dawned on me that there were no white people around me at all - and I was very much the odd one out. Was a sudden weird feeling. Like how a black African walking around Wellington or Christchurch would feel ever day. Like all eyes are on you, and your skin colour. A mini epihany.

Do agree somewhat that the local Austrian referee was in between a rock & a hard place. What was he to do, send the Qatari off? What if he genuinely didn't hear the slur? He was probably in a relaxed mood officiating a soon forgotten friendly in front of no one, then suddenly in the blinl of an eye he's in the midst of a shark storm. Human nature in a way just to hope it all went away.