And yet it still happens, as Offiah and several other players have said.

I can't tell if you are being intentionally naive or not, but do you firmly believe every instance of racism is reported to the police and acted upon?

Theres a massive difference between racism and a hate crime. Telling a rugby player "you're alright for a black lad" isn't a hate crime or an arrestable offence, but it is racist. You're massively over simplifying the problem.

I've been told many a time 'You're alright for a pie-eater'.

Is that an offensive derogatory term coined historically that could cause offence to someone with sensitivities towards their ancestors hardships?

Are you really comparing the two?

I’m astounded you’re comparing the two to be honest. That in itself is pretty disgusting.

You can't be serious. You have to be looking for a response here. And I'm done with it

Incredible....

Ahhhh I understand now. You have minimised the reasons for the movement (note movement, not political party) to such a degree that you can't see it for what it is and therefore can't understand why people might want to support it.

Fair enough.

Did I compare the two?

I'm against any form of racism.

Its such a complex issue that people will take the wrong end of the stick, take offence, can't delve into reasons properly without someone else jumping onto the post and throwing their two pence in. This is why we should be debating rugby rather than identity politics and politics and sport shouldn't mix.

Yes, yes you did.

"He was told youre alright for a black lad" "well I was told im alright for a pie eater" literal comparison

Ah, my mistake.

I took a break to calm down as it was late last night and I was fed up of reading/hearing absolute tripe.

I thought I’d come back to the thread with a different and more balanced feeling. Reading this has done nothing but reaffirm what I said.

Racism is not just one way as many people are led to believe by the media and the left wing dominated BBC.

If you don't believe me, ask the family of Kriss Donald in Glasgow!

I think we're all aware that it's not a one way street, but in general the flow of traffic is a lot stronger in one direction.

I disagree. Racism was on it's way out after the hard work everyone has done over the past 30-40 years coupled with us in this Country and Town being welcoming and friendly on the whole. This whole marxist coup has set back race relations 30 years and thats why I don't support it.