Brooke Boney and Tony Armstrong have both leapt to the defence of Latrell Mitchell and condemned the racist abuse the star fullback copped during an NRL game on Thursday night.
Indigenous TV presenter Brooke Boney has issued an impassioned plea live on air calling for racism to be stamped out in sport and"everywhere" after a rugby league star was subjected to racial slurs during a tense match.
Today Show presenter Brooke Boney lashed out at the teenager who racially abused Latrell Mitchell. Picture: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images “The thing is it’s not just Latrell then going out on the field, it’s kids at home watching this as we report it, it’s kids seeing comments on Facebook when the clip gets posted. It’s disgusting and it has to stop. It’s making people sick.”
“You shouldn't have to worry about going into your own workplace and have people racially vilify you. Boney said it was time for racism in sports and across society to stop regardless if in person or online. Picture: Today Show “I shouldn’t have to come be able to come here as a coach and lead a team of players in here to be racially abused.
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