A racial slur caught on camera at a grassroots rugby league match has shone a light on the discrimination which occurs at this level of sport.Local players have considered taking a knee or boycotting this weekend's gamesThe incident happened at a Toowoomba Rugby League game at the weekend, where a member of the crowd said a racial slur towards a player from the opposing team.Other members of the crowd who surrounded the person could be heard laughing at the remark.
"It just shows this country has got a long way to go, whether it's football related or not it's got nothing to do with it."The club involved, Pittsworth Danes, released a statement saying "there is no place for racism in our game or society"."As a club we do not stand for it, and we will take appropriate action once the investigation is complete," the statement reads.
"Sport brings people together, no matter your heritage or where you come from, you're no less or no better than anybody," Mr Hippi said. "You look at the professional codes with Adam Goodes and those types of players that have copped this sort of stuff before and it fizzled down off that, but obviously it's still here in the community."Toowoomba Rugby League chairman Joe Hannant said a person of interest had been identified and was due face the competition's judiciary on Thursday next week.Mr Hannant said the competition had taken appropriate steps.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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Why is this even news? Heard what white players get called? It's all part of the ribbing and meant in jest. Yawn, pass me a banana dear.
Showing your true colours, right there.
Even worse those around said nothing but laughed and encouraged it.
As an immigrant, I got called all sorts of names. It didn't affect me and I certainly wouldn't have reported it to the ABC. WTF is wrong with people these days?
Why, did Joe call someone a 'Dog faced pony soldier' ABC?🤠
Find some real news. A slur at a local footy match... when how many interracial crimes are committed by 'minority groups' against Australians.
Solution:- Take the knee😂🤪🤣
As usual ABC/Lefties do this best Hypocrites
If the attendee who shouted the racial slur had got his 11 year old niece to shout it we could hound the player out of the game right? /s /Adam Goodes
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