Ramblings from the old Guy - The incident in Columbus
June 3rd 2008 06:46 pm
(fyi: The views expressed here are my own. I am not speaking for the Casbah)
By now you have heard about a Crew “fan” calling Rev’s forward Kheli Dube a n***** from the supporter’s section (if not, read this post by Ives Galarcep). This might have been an isolated incident, but I’m sure it’s not the only one that’s happened. The only reason it got noticed is because it got posted on YouTube (the video has since been removed). Thank you Crew Supporters, The Crew, and MLS for taking the steps to prevent this for happening in the future.
I could go on about systemic racism, and why this person thought it was safe to drop the n-word among a group of American soccer fans…but I won’t.
Instead, I ask a simple solution. If you see it or hear it. Confront it. If you’re too shy, or feel threatened by it, please find someone who will confront it.
Because if you ignore it, you’re just as guilty.
-Guy