This is a deeply entrenched problem. That, farcically Yorkshire Cricket Club is being allowed to conduct its own investigation is another facet of it. Rafiq is rightly being praised for his courage in taking a stand, but Peck concludes pessimistically "there remains the growing evidence that things are going backwards".
The recent testimony of ex-Yorkshire and England cricketer Azeem Rafiq to a parliamentary committee of the constant racism he suffered from team mates makes horrific listening and reading. Yet, amid the shock and hand-wringing and calls for something to be done, racists continue to react as though there isn't a problem. Some of the online comments are highlighted in this article by Tom Peck who says: "There has to be an understanding, first and foremost, that racism is alive and well in Britain today. It is thriving. It is hammering out of the fingers of ever more emboldened keyboard warriors up and down the country, and it doesn’t stop there." Other, worse online comments continue to be made.
This is a deeply entrenched problem. That, farcically Yorkshire Cricket Club is being allowed to conduct its own investigation is another facet of it. Rafiq is rightly being praised for his courage in taking a stand, but Peck concludes pessimistically "there remains the growing evidence that things are going backwards".
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