Sports world bruised by racism-JoongAng Ilbo

The racial discrimination frenzy is raging again in the sports world. Face-to-face words, social media postings, and’crossing the line’, which should not be crossed, occurred one after another.

The Spanish Primera Liga round 29, Valencia-Cadiz, held in Cadiz, Spain on the 4th, was temporarily suspended in the first half. This is because Valencia’s Mukhtar Diakabi, who was fighting with Cadiz’s Juan Carla in the first half of the 1st half of the 1-1 tie, suddenly left the ground. The game was halted for nearly 30 minutes as the team withdrew to the locker room.

The cause was racist remarks. Spanish media Marca quoted a match report and reported that “Diacabi, who had an argument with Kala, left the ground feeling humiliated by the word’shitty negro’.” After the game, the Valencia club said, “We are proud of the decision of our players who left the stadium together in support of Diakabi. No form of racism should be allowed on the ground. Today we have lost respect, and we have lost the spirit of football and sports.” In the future, the Spanish police will investigate the information.

England’s Tottenham center defender Davinson Sanchez was plagued by a’bad attack’. Sanchez, who played against Newcastle on the same day (2-2 draws), provided the foundation for Tottenham’s first goal with a mistake in the 28th minute of the first half. After the game, the Sanchez social media account was flooded with racist swear words and monkey emoticons from fans. Sanchez disclosed this situation and lamented “Nothing changes.”

On the 30th of last month, French football legend Thierry Henry announced the suspension of social media and said, “Racism in the online world is disgusting. He argued that the verbal violence that he had suffered in stadiums and on the streets is now on a daily basis on social media.”

It’s not just football. Korean-American Chloe Kim, the world’s strongest snowboarding halfpipe, vividly conveyed the atmosphere of Asian hatred that pervades American society in an ESPN interview on the 3rd. “Some people spit on me in public places, or send me a message on social media saying,’Never take the white girl’s gold medal.’ When I go outside the house, I always carry an electric shock and a self-defense knife.”

Jeong Yong-cheol, a professor at Sogang University (Sports Psychology), said, “As sport is a fair stage that is recognized for its ability regardless of skin color, the hatred and prejudice of those who do not want to admit the difference are more visible. He pointed out that joint attention and coping are needed to prevent the spread of reckless anger and hatred toward other races.”

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