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Racism at Yorkshire CCC


chunkylover53 said:
Absolutely spot on. Robinson got a one game suspension whilst they investigated it. And the world moved on.

this is very different to what has gone on at Yorkshire.
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Robinson got an eight-match ban by the Cricket Discipline Commission, five of which were suspended for two years. He was also fined and required to attend various training courses as directed by the PCA over a two-year period.
 
Hopefully the comment doesn’t undermine the work that’s being done.

The best thing for this is for it to stop being a Rafiq issue/story as he’s clearly no saint and just focus on the problem itself.

It certainly shouldn’t be a get out clause for others who have been guilty of it.
 
sonson said:
Yet in one of the most significant testimonies of racism in Britain in the 21st century, you were nowhere to be seen. Something like 18 accounts if racism, you had nothing to say. Nothing at all.

Funny that
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Are you implying something 🤔
rentaghost said:
Of course it isn’t however:

1) A teenager sending a couple of racist tweets
2) An employee suffering years of racist abuse in the workplace day in day out
3) Somebody being murdered due to the colour of their skin

All 3 unacceptable but no right minded person would think they are equally as bad. If you are more excited or trying to compare the actions of Rafiq as a teenager to the years of abuse he has faced in equal terms then surely you must be a racist. Would you not agree?
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Again racism isn't acceptable in any shape of form, that's what we should be teaching our children, if you start dividing it up in to different levels then isn't that going to be confusing for them. Also abusive posts on a forum isn't acceptable either, would you agree with that too?
 
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MrBraithwaite said:
People really need to get over stuff. The way racism is being treated as the greatest sin known to man is silly.

Apologise and move on. Forgive and forget, etc.
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Just catching up with the thread and I really just had to highlight and respond to what is just an absolutely ridiculous take on things. By minimalising and trivialising racism in this way, you’re inadvertently adding to the problem. It needs to be dealt with as the huge thing that it is. ‘Apologise and move on’ is just a simplistic, nonsensical view of things.
 
If Hales England career wasn't dead in the water before The Sun Photo then since then they've recovered the body, cremated it, scattered the Ashes and now forgetting he ever existed.
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scotch said:
If Hales England career wasn't dead in the water before The Sun Photo then since then they've recovered the body, cremated it, scattered the Ashes and now forgetting he ever existed.
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Black facing years ago doesnt really strike me as a major sin and overt example of racism and prejudice of the black community, but I do accept it’s become something polarising that now seems to cause great offence in some quarters. With white people especially getting triggered on behalf of black people.

That said. Hales, the man is an absolute knacker. Has various previous for all manners of antics thats before we even get to racism so really, nowt shocks me with him.
 
Mackem DJ said:
Black facing years ago doesnt really strike me as a major sin and overt example of racism and prejudice of the black community, but I do accept it’s become something polarising that now seems to cause great offence in some quarters. With white people especially getting triggered on behalf of black people.

That said. Hales, the man is an absolute knacker. Has various previous for all manners of antics thats before we even get to racism so really, nowt shocks me with him.
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Hales is and always will be a complete an utter tosspot
 
Safc1987 said:
Funny how the same outrage isn’t applied to Rafiqs comments to the others
His comment is no worse/better than many of others made yet people seem quieter and less forgiving and understanding.
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There nobody saying anything other than Rafiqs two tweets as a teenager 10 years ago are anything other than racist and unacceptable. What many people are saying is that the systematic day in day out racist abuse over years that Rafiq has faced driving him to the point of suicide is worse. Also if you weren’t on here defending Rafiq before yesterday knowing what he went through but have come on now gleefully to hammer him then you are a blatant racist yourself.You have to be.
Hongkongphooey said:
Racism is not acceptable in any shape or form
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Then where were you before 5 pm yesterday with your heartfelt defence of Rafiq and what he had went through day in day out for years before you were aware of any messages he had sent himself?
 
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rentaghost said:
There nobody saying anything other than Rafiqs two tweets as a teenager 10 years ago are anything other than racist and unacceptable. What many people are saying is that the systematic day in day out racist abuse over years that Rafiq has faced driving him to the point of suicide is worse. Also if you weren’t on here defending Rafiq before yesterday knowing what he went through but have come on now gleefully to hammer him then you are a blatant racist yourself.You have to be.

Then where were you before 5 pm yesterday with your heartfelt defence of Rafiq and what he had went through day in day out for years before you were aware of any messages he had sent himself?
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It doesn’t matter if it’s one account of racism or 100 accounts of it racism is racism, there is no limit to the amount of comments that can lead someone to thoughts of suicide, all racism is unacceptable in all walks of life.

Stamp it all out I hope the ecb and yccc and even do something about this abuse and those who need to be are punished abs are ashamed!

but like I said 1 or 100 times racism is racism and only takes the one action to tip someone over the edge.

my nephew who is 16 has one account of
Racism in his life he had a knife pulled out on him for being black the only abuse he’s suffered but he now has counciilibg for this one account one time and it’s destroyed him
 
Concordsafc said:
It doesn’t matter if it’s one account of racism or 100 accounts of it racism is racism, there is no limit to the amount of comments that can lead someone to thoughts of suicide, all racism is unacceptable in all walks of life.

Stamp it all out I hope the ecb and yccc and even do something about this abuse and those who need to be are punished abs are ashamed!

but like I said 1 or 100 times racism is racism and only takes the one action to tip someone over the edge.

my nephew who is 16 has one account of
Racism in his life he had a knife pulled out on him for being black the only abuse he’s suffered but he now has counciilibg for this one account one time and it’s destroyed him
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All racism is terrible and no one is saying anything other tha Rafiws messages were racist and wholly unacceptable, However up until 5pm yesterday all many people knew was that a Pakistani cricketer had suffered years of racist abuse by white cricketers that had driven him to to suicide and many posters in here were nowhere to be seen. However since 5pm yesterday and the emergence of 2 racist messages from Rafiq sent 10 years ago some posters not seen previously, not criticising the acts of white cricketers, commentators, administrators many of which admitted their part in the racism towards Rafiq have emerged from nowhere to criticise Rafiq and Rafiq only. Every single poster that ticks that box is an absolutely massive racist.
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
The 18 counties are meeting today to discuss a plan to improve equality and diversity in the professional game. So at least they are realising there is huge problem.
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And this is what is now required. Rafiq has highlighted a huge, huge issue within the game and now hopefully we will see changes being made to prevent that from happening in future.

My personal opinion is that Rafiq cannot be involved due to what was revealed yesterday. But in a way his work is done anyway, he’s highlighted a huge problem and now hopefully the reforms that will be made can make it safer for fellow players in future
 
hudson88 said:
And this is what is now required. Rafiq has highlighted a huge, huge issue within the game and now hopefully we will see changes being made to prevent that from happening in future.

My personal opinion is that Rafiq cannot be involved due to what was revealed yesterday. But in a way his work is done anyway, he’s highlighted a huge problem and now hopefully the reforms that will be made can make it safer for fellow players in future
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I agree re Rafiq but I worry about him. He doesn’t have his cricket anymore due to the racism and I think saw this as his project and a way of filling the void and making a difference. I hope his mental health doesn’t deteriorate too much.
 
Safc1987 said:
Funny how the same outrage isn’t applied to Rafiqs comments to the others
His comment is no worse/better than many of others made yet people seem quieter and less forgiving and understanding.
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Bullshit.

Nobody, not one single person, is giving Rafiq a pass on his tweet. Can you not read?

But if you think that a tweet from a teenager is equivalent to a professional sports club (and indeed the governing body of one of our national sports) tolerating sustained racial abuse, and once exposed attempting to cover it up. Then frankly, you're a cretin.
 
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