Racism in sport
Racism in sports is a problem which is manifest around the world. It has led to a wide range of controversial incidents which have been reported in the media.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) released a report[1] claiming that racial abuse and vilification is commonplace in Australian sport.[2]
Controversial incidents of racism in sport
The following incidents of alleged racism in sport received significant attention in the media.
Association Football has a history of racism events. Some players may be targeted because of their association with an opposing team. However, there have been instances of individuals being targeted by their own fans.[3][4][5]
Some significant policies aimed at reducing racism in Association Football include Football Against Racism in Europe, Show Racism The Red Card, Rasismul strică fotbalul in Romania not all passed.
Australian Football has a history of racism, including some significant events, however the Australian Football League's racial vilification code has gone some way to reducing racism in the sport.
Cricket
Golf
- 2008
- Broadcaster Kelly Tilghman is suspended from The Golf Channel after joking about Tiger Woods being "lynched in a back alley" during final round coverage of the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
- In 1997, when Tiger Woods was twenty one years old, he shot a record 18 under par, and won the tournament, making him the first African American to win a major professional golf tournament. [6] Fuzzy Zoeller made comments congratulating on how well Tiger Woods was playing in the tournament.[6] Then went on to refer to Woods as a little boy, and made a comment for him not to order fried chicken or collard greens for the Champions Diner the following year.[6][7] Zoeller says that his comments were misconstrued.[6] Eventually Woods and Zoeller gathered for lunch, where Woods accepted Zoeller’s apologies for the racially derogatory remarks.[7]
Rugby League
- 2007
- 2010
Basketball
- Radio talk show host Don Imus was suspended for two weeks then fired by CBS after allegedlly racially disparaging comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. [12] [13] [14] This incident occured on April 11, 2007, with remarks calling the team "nappy headed hos" the day following the team losing in the NCAA Women's National Championship game against the University of Tennessee.[13][14]
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