Opinion: Every blackfulla will despair over the Hawthorn revelations, but they won’t be surprised | Brooke Boney
What I’m concerned about, like many others, is that this is not a once-off occurrence. That this is the beginning of an incredibly difficult conversation about how we treat these men behind closed doors before we expect them to go out and perform for us on the field, win us flags, sponsors and members. I’m terrified that this game I love and speak so proudly about is harbouring something I’d be ashamed of.
Sometimes people are flawed, and they say the wrong thing. I get that – I’ve done it before and will probably do it again. Sometimes people do the wrong thing in a moment of weakness or indulgence. I get that too. What these allegations raise, though, is racism of a different kind. What this sort of racism does is tell one group of people that they are better than another with a set of rules and obligations that only need to be met and fulfilled by black people.
The system asks that we get involved. That we roll up our sleeves and grin and bear it. That we dream of a better future. Racism, at its core, robs people of their potential. It tears down dreams and, for some young men and women, turns them into nightmares.
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