Quote: Pemps "I would suggest that Polynesian is a race of people. I've googled it and it's a bit ambiguous but the general feeling is it's a race.
If he did say it I would hope it's out of pure ignorance to the fact that it's a race of people rather than a nationality. Like has already been said, if he'd called him a "Stupid Kiwi C@@t" then there's perhaps nothing to see here.'"
Polynesians are an ethnic group, as Europeans would be considered to meet the definition of an ethnic group. I don't condone abuse of anyone, but given that it's not a slur, we respect the various Polynesian cultures, and there is a deep on-field respect for people from Polynesian countries, and heritage, it doesn't seem like intentional racism. I genuinely think Clubby doesn't know whether Savelio is English or a Kiwi, and settles on vague. Trying to get inside the mind of a prop-forward is not the easiest, but I hope that there is no intent, that he can learn about nations, ethnic groups, races and why it is best to steer clear of using identifiers in-between the bits that are meant to be the insult.
