‘Deep-rooted’ racism, sexism and classism in English cricket, report finds

[@TheVRSofa]

Posh sport is classist! Shock...no one.

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

This is crazy man, South Asians are one the most racist groups in the UK. They are extremly ethnocentric and tribalistic. Pakistanis, Indians especially in the UK. When will the South Asian community deal with the racism in their community against other groups in the UK ?

[@simontemplar404]

I agree, this subject is a distraction from more important matters. Attacking cliques does not change the world.

[@erikmorales1004]

Urmmm that's not true everyone can be the focus here is the white race of.males

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@@TerryBell1968 LOL what are you saying mate i don't get your point ?

[@MrMrsmijj]

I could have told you that without the report. They were always going to say that. It's the in thing.

[@tvted6160]

100% what I was going to say 👍

[@tomd2103]

A quick search of Cindy Butts and the others on the panel will tell you all you need to know. That and the fact she said she went in to investigation 'expecting' to find things.

[@slipperydouglas8263]

*Deep rooted racism, classism and sexism in England

[@jupiter998]

[@curiositycloset2359]

How much more ridiculous can all this get?

[@josephmalik3861]

Oh dear the shock that a posh English sport is found to be racist

[@simontemplar404]

Whilst being keen to beat down on discrimination it is also true that outrage politics achieves nothing useful if it does not engage with politics as a whole. Destroying a sport and its followers does not improve the lot of the lower end of our economic achievers. Beware the chimera of identity politics whilst ignoring economic politics. Do not get suckered by easy targets, it is the hard targets that need to be addressed. Watch the squirrel - don't.

[@belkentens]

Wow… everything’s racist

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

Things in England will never change so put up with it or just leave.

[@collar1967]

#nukebritian

[@fazandlaila7538]

Then don’t go to other countries and ask them to change

[@davidreed9671]

Surely anyone but the English playing cricket is cultural appropriation?

[@wrestlingp]

This is a tale as old as time, the level of protectionism in cricket and the preservation of the elitism and snobbery has always been there, from the top of the game to the grassroots. It's as if the powers that be in English cricket don't want the sport to gain a mainstream status as it'd be a threat to them and their corrupt system.

[@curiositycloset2359]

Where are all the working class on channel 4 news? Pot kettle black much

[@jujutrini8412]

@@curiositycloset2359Channel 4 didn’t write the report.

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@jujutrini8412 o, who did then? What universities did they go to, what are their allegiances? I notice that all these "reports" all come back with the same result. Now, is that because we are a racist sexist society, or because the kind of people, who get into role of producing These "reports", need jobs. Which they wouldn't have if they didn't keep finding things. It's quite simple really. This is what managerialism looks like. Text book case. That's the real privileged class. The class that gets to make up reports, that require more reports ad infinitum. And, if you're a bit of a dummy, a simple chap, you'll follow the report, or follow the science etc. Better people know better though.

[@Lenniefinch]

You forgot, it’s also boring

[@oliverhunter9924]

More divisive reporting used to manipulate and to drag out racism even further. Well done on keeping racism alive channel 4

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@oliverhunter9924...Somewhere i agree, i like channel 4 but sometimes they make these reports to keep racism or instigate racial gass lighting alive. Racism is very bad in any shape and form but it should not be presented as some form of entertaiment each every 2 to 3 days. Sometimes issues in the US is presented as global news and i am like why are we in the UK being overflown by American issues in some town the avarage briton never goes to or even ever heard of.

[@WhichDoctor1]

Maybe if people in positions of power didn’t carry on being racist then the news wouldn’t carry on reporting on it? Just a thought

[@heyzus]

My goodness, I am surprised, class discrimination ,racism and gender discrimination in cricket, I'm sure no one ever thought that!

[@curiositycloset2359]

Funny, just you never seem to see any working class people on channel 4 news. They never seem to bother them reporting on that.

[@wodens-hitman1552]

If the pc brigade look long enough they'll find racism in everything

[@JW-YT]

Nobody cares.

[@stevetheprogger1]

Don't see too many native Australians playing for Australia...or white guys playing for the Windies. Also, women don't like going to test matches... Even if the tickets prices are much reduced... Just a fact... Nothing more.

[@dortchem]

Racism, sexism and classism in a sport of the Colonizers...(GASP) 😐

[@KINGCABA-if4nk]

True, yet ppl want to asslimate.

[@elliotwilmo1286]

I can attest to seeing predatory behavior in Cricket. Though I was never abused to the extent as what is being talked about here, I noticed a discriminatory behavior being adopted by the other kids when I was in the youth system. I never went very far, but I played for the best part of a decade, and I eventually dropped out because I felt bullied and picked on by the kids I had grown up with. It wasn't anything to do with class or snobbery, but it was a predatorial instinct that had arose in them and eventually picked me out as a whipping post. And it wasn't just them, I noticed it across other youth systems, and in private school teams we played against. Whenever I brought it up, there seemed to be a way of it being swept under the rug. I won't say any specific names as my case is much lighter than what's being discussed here, but I think the issue here is the ingrained pedagogy and 'old boy' nature of the intuitions behind the sport. It was a posh sport a hundred years ago, and that generation don't want to let it go out of privileged hands. I felt humiliated when I dropped out because I enjoyed the sport but lost my love for it on a day-to-day basis. I felt isolation, and felt guilty about it because there was never any open discussions in the sport about things like this. And as a kid, it can be very hard to vocalise your feelings when there isn't an adult asking the right questions. What I will say is that when I play now on Saturday and Sundays at recreational level, there is none of this whatsoever. It's a bit of fun, and any discrimination is stamped out immediately. And there's a genuine appreciation for the inter-racial mix the sport helps foster. Perhaps this is because there's no large institution behind it, it's the just players from the area who want anyone and everyone to get involved. I hope very much that todays Ashes game (28th June 2023) will make some statement about this report too.

[@xizilionyizzexeliqer3897]

they are racist as demons I know what you mean "swept under the rug", let's hope Taylor Swift sweeps joe away from rug forever. I mean when I spoke up to domestic violence and few bad emails they took my devices ago and like the video they prolly think I am a ped' for no good reason (and exaggerated 'testilying' reports to make it seem like it made regarding the police station temporary cell door and conversations) the way the foul mouthed commenter does but never charged me with anything alike but just email caution. A human mind is capable of millions of calculations but a racist devil in power alike is number crunching nonsense all the time in the same manner against those he feels he is superior to.

[@lnteIIigence]

A total shock! 😅

[@paulwild4330]

I think we should allow racism clubs where racists can go and be racist in private.

[@stopthetories]

What does anyone expect from an English sport?

[@MrMrsmijj]

Seems a bit racist to say the English can only produce racist sports. I mean we mostly invented them so foreigners could beat us at them.

[@0mnicide]

“Peoples who’s job it is to find racism find racism in everything report says.”

[@wodens-hitman1552]

BBC and 4 think if we're not gay,black or in a wheelchair there's something wrong with you

[@higgsboson2280]

Is this a surprise??!!!

[@TheAArmstrong]

Channel 4 and their never ending hard on for naughty wacism 😦😭😭

[@f6876]

Prejudice in cricket 😳* pretends to be shocked*

[@vincent1969ok]

That Asian cricketer who kicked all this off turned out to be an anti-semite.

[@SenakaWeeraratna-v7t]

This is true not only of English Cricket but also of ICC. Senaka Weeraratna is the inventor of DRS. Google and Wikipedia recognize him as there is no other challenger. ICC, however, is always in a state of denial when it comes to attributing due credit to the inventiveness of non-white authors. Money talks and ICC has shut the mouth of all affiliated bodies particularly in Sri Lanka and the Indian subcontinent and the Black African and Caribbean cricketing countries from raising the issue of authorship of DRS. It would not be wrong to say that the ICC has contempt for claims of high intellectual achievement beyond the boundary of people from non-white countries. These racist attitudes are rooted in a pathological condition. Cricket commentators talk about every aspect of DRS in their commentaries except on the origin of DRS. It is a taboo subject. ICC does not want its hirelings in the commentary box to mention the name of Senaka Weeraratna even as a contender despite worldwide recognition. The reason is obvious. Sri Lankan cricket commentators stand to lose their lucrative jobs if ever they mention in a cricket commentary in Sri Lanka that a Sri Lankan i.e., Senaka Weeraratna, has made a claim for recognition of authorship of DRS Senaka Weeraratna has revolutionized the game of cricket with his conception of ' Player Referral' which is the substratum of DRS. The ICC lacks integrity and intellectual honesty, and moreover lacks cogent evidence admissible in a Court of Law, to establish authorship of DRS. It is working on a pure bluff in the hope that the true author of DRS, Senaka Weeraratna, will get fed up in frustration and withdraw from further engagement in a ' David and Goliath' contest in a scenario where the ' Spirit of Cricket' is markedly absent. Shame on ICC

[@drevil5066]

Sorry mate, but the ICC is in BCCI's back-pocket. The ICC's lack of integrity, which, while it comes through colonial history, is now being given a turn for the worse by the BCCI's greed.

[@prideofdurham4776]

How can there be racism in cricket? Look at the non-test playing countries , almost 98% Indian or Pakistani players , Italy have no Italian players at all. As for England just look at Moeen Ali and others in the cricket squad , foreigners in the Premier Football League and non-Brits in Rugby.

[@willieclark2256]

Is the sky blue as well?

[@johndean8295]

We will all end up playing with ourselves soon so no one's offended

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Everyone bowing to the pc brigade again.

[@danielgoring1328]

But then they'll be offended that no one is giving them any attention.

[@Kioki1-x8p]

If only your colonial ancestors had the shame to mind their own business too.

[@faithingod5533]

Yawn..... Lets play the race card again, again... and again..

[@draw4kicks]

“The race card” when there’s numerous accounts of Asian people being called terrorists. Calling a spade a spade isn’t using a card

[@sz4128]

You missed out the bit where the report states the English game is sexist too. Oh you’re racist hence focus on the race bit.

[@BriBryBriBry]

Thank God we don’t play this horrible stupid game in America.. praise the Lord

[@josephjohnson329]

I guess you have never heard of USA Cricket or the The United States National Cricket team, they played Zimbabwe yesterday. The US is even hosting the 2024 Men’s cricket T20 World Cup, jointly with the West Indies.

[@alanfrost4661]

Sick of hearing the same over and over

[@rb-qm5pb]

what's wrong with English cricket, has been played for here for generations . This is England FACE IT! we are NOT multicultural .

[@lnteIIigence]

Oh okay then.

[@nsh1772]

Then why can't y'all win the Ashes

[@tomd2103]

Got to laugh really. They do a piece on the lack of equality and diversity in cricket and choose to feature a club where all the players and coaches are from one background and there is not a female player in sight. The coach then comes on and complains about diversity - wonder what would happen if a girl wanted to join that team? Then we have an interview with a person who has himself used racist language and has been accused of some very questionable behaviour towards women.

[@xizilionyizzexeliqer3897]

lol this sexism and racism is bread and butter of anglo-500-year-plusism then saying no I'm the king of arguments that's everyone but me it's you not me get it?

[@bagelking6364]

Oh god and the ball just keeps in rolling doesn't it!!! Let's all be honest cricket is one of 100 sports where there is racism!!! It's been around for decades and you will never ever stop it so let's just move on!!!

[@elliotwilmo1286]

Pretty sure the not-doing-anything-about-it is exactly why there are 100 sports which are racist. I think the age we live in grants us a unique power of exposure. News travels quickly. People can whistleblow more effectively. Corporations and power can be held accountable, not totally, but more indiscriminately than ever. Sure we still have problems in the media and in the pillars of power, but 'moving on' just lets this kind of stuff exist unchecked.

[@Chief_Brody]

They are right about women in cricket though

[@aussiepatriot]

this media outlet is so woke

[@saadiafahad4688]

good tallha and zar

[@guff9567]

Only foreigners play cricket. The British don't

[@50_Pence]

Your house is about to be repossessed. You cant afford food. Teachers striking. Hospitals with no doctors. Look here -Abdul got a BLT thrown at him after a wicket. Sounds like this is a new food bank opened up.

[@samcarena4702]

What a moronic comment

[@TheCBear95]

What?

[@50_Pence]

@@TheCBear95 it's smokescreen bs news to distract you from the real issues going on. Culture war nonsense

[@JW-YT]

@@TheCBear95 he's pointing out that this is a non-issue compared to the actual issues the country faces. But somehow it made the news.

[@wrestlingp]

It's not like that news wasn't on the program beforehand on the same night or a couple days before. I bet when they do report on the things you noted in your first paragraph you'd say something to sidetrack the debate then too.

[@futureliverpool4449]

Well this is no surprise is it.

[@alexander211974]

So what..!

[@johndean8295]

Everyone gets offended in life deal with it

[@hourbee5535]

Cancel cricket

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

Duh

[@kashchand290]

Shock horror... Lol everyone knows this

[@kenroyforte6175]

I have been playing cricket all my life never knew this was a thing.

[@TheAArmstrong]

It’s not. Just something for a slow news day.

[@ipredictariot6371]

Why can’t there be some sport that appeals more to the middle and upper classes? (In England anyway).. Seems to be classist to suggest that there can’t be.

[@MrMrsmijj]

I mean I'm working class AF and I love cricket

[@django3422]

The better question is why do we have tiered classes?

[@ipredictariot6371]

@@django3422 that’s like asking why are some people smarter than others, or why are some people better working with their head and others with their hands, or why is there fine dining and fast food.

[@WhichDoctor1]

The issue is having a sport where the upper class drive out people who look and sound different from them with bullying and discrimination. Why should people from an Asian or poorer background and women be excluded from playing a sport they enjoy?

[@ipredictariot6371]

@@WhichDoctor1 and you really think that only happens in sports and cultures dominated by middle to upper classes? Give me a break.

[@Havoc-bc6oy]

This game truly is not entertaining.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Good!

[@samcarena4702]

No surprise I have always regarded cricket as racist

[@steveoldfield2607]

The grievance and grifting industry is alive and well , I would love to see some diversity in other nations teams ? In New Zealand we have a Rugby team selected on the colour of their skin the Maori All Blacks . How come it’s only White people who are considered Racist ? Very much Pot Kettle I think !

[@ramyagoncillo9674]

Come on late Britain let's all act surprised...

[@jowilson2532]

English cricket racism wont go away